Abdul Qavi Desnavi was born on November 1, 1930 in village Desna of block Asthawan in Nalanda

Nalanda

Nālandā is the name of an ancient center of higher learning in Bihar, India.The site of Nalanda is located in the Indian state of Bihar, about 55 miles south east of Patna, and was a Buddhist center of learning from the fifth or sixth century CE to 1197 CE. It has been called "one of the...

 district of Bihar

Bihar

Bihar is a state in eastern India. It is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size at and 3rd largest by population. Almost 58% of Biharis are below the age of 25, which is the highest proportion in India....

. He was an eminent Writer, Critic, Bibliographist, Linguist & Scholar of Urdu

Urdu

Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...

 language. He belonged to the family of Great Muslim scholar Syed Sulaiman Nadvi

Syed Sulaiman Nadvi

Allama Sayyed Sulaiman Nadvi was an eminent Indian and Pakistani historian, biographer, littérateur and scholar of Islam...

, who was one of the eminent historian and the greatest biographers of the Islamic prophet Muhammad

Muhammad

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, during his times. He was the 2nd son of late Prof. S.M. Saeed Raza, who was Professor of Urdu

Urdu

Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...

, Arabic & Persian languages in St. Xavier's College, Mumbai. His elder brother was Prof. Syed Mohi Raza & younger brother was Syed Abdul Wali Desnavi.

Prof. Desnavi has authored more than 50 books on Urdu

Urdu

Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...

 literature & also his book translated in different Indian languages other than English language

English language

English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...

. His specialization was Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, Mirza Ghalib

Mirza Ghalib

Dabir-ul-Mulk, Najm-ud-Daula Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan , pen-name Ghalib and Asad , was a classical Urdu and Persian poet from India during British colonial rule...

, Allama Muhammad Iqbal

Muhammad Iqbal

Sir Muhammad Iqbal , commonly referred to as Allama Iqbal , was a poet and philosopher born in Sialkot, then in the Punjab Province of British India, now in Pakistan...

 and Bhopal. He was recipient of several awards. He received Senior Fellowship from the Union Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India. His great treatise was a voluminous book on one of India’s frontline freedom fighter and first Union Education Minister Maulana Abul Kalam Azad over 900 pages titled "Hayat-e-Abul Kalam Azad" which he penned in the year 2000. It was acclaimed nationally and internationally.

Many present era Urdu litterateurs such as lyricist Javed Akhtar

Javed Akhtar

Javed Akhtar is a poet, lyricist and scriptwriter from India. Some of his most successful work was done in the late 1970s and 1980s with Salim Khan as half of the script-writing duo credited as Salim-Javed...

, Poet Mushtaq Singh, Prof. Muzaffar Hanfi, Selani Silwatte, Prof. Khalid Mehmood, Prof. Mohammed Naumaan Khan, Prof. Afaq Husain Siddiqui, Poet Iqbal Masood, Dr.Iqbal Masood Nadvi

Iqbal Masood Nadvi

Dr. Iqbal Masood Nadvi is a well-known Muslim scholar in Canada, one of few who have the authority to give an Islamic legal ruling . He is currently the Imam of Al-Falah Islamic Centre and is among the leadership of Islamic Circle of North America's Canadian arm, ICNA Canada. Previously, he was an...

, Ahsam Uddin Farooqui, Khurshid Akhtar, Mohammed Naseem, Dr. Qamar Ali Shah, Prof. Yaqoob Yawar, Molana Sharafat Ali Nadvi, Prof. Arjumand Bano Afshan etc. were under his tutelage during their student days in Bhopal and are now sparkling in the Urdu world. Under his guidance many students attained PhD

PHD

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 degrees.

Career

Prof. Desnavi had his primary education in Arrah

Arrah

Arrah is a city and a municipal corporation in Bhojpur district in the state of Bihar, India. The actual name of Arrah is Ara but it was misspelt by the British and now corrected to Ara but still known as Arrah in many records. It is the district headquarters of Bhojpur district, located near the...

 town of Bihar

Bihar

Bihar is a state in eastern India. It is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size at and 3rd largest by population. Almost 58% of Biharis are below the age of 25, which is the highest proportion in India....

 state. After completing his Graduation & Post Graduation in First Division from St. Xavier's College, Mumbai, he joined Urdu Department of Urdu in Saifia Post Graduate College in February 1961. He rose to become Professor and Head of the Urdu Department of Saifia College and became well-known literary figure at the all India level in the Urdu world. He retired in 1990. He was also holding many Honorary positions as follows.

1. Additional Principal of Saifia Post Graduate College, Bhopal.(1983–1985)
2. Secretary of Madhya Pradesh Urdu Academy, Bhopal (1991–92)
3. Elected Member Majlis E Aam Anjuman Taraqqui Urdu (Hind), New Delhi (1979–1984
4. Member of All India Anjuman Taraqui Urdu Board, New Delhi (1977–1978)
5. Member of Program Advisory Committee, All India Radio
   All India Radio
   All India Radio , officially known since 1956 as Akashvani , is the radio broadcaster of India and a division of Prasar Bharati. Established in 1936, it is the sister service of Prasar Bharati's Doordarshan, the national television broadcaster. All India Radio is one of the largest radio networks...
   
   , Bhopal (1978–1979)
6. Member Executive Council, Barkatullah University
   Barkatullah University
   Bhopal University or Barkatullah University Hindi: बरकतउल्लाह विशवविधालय is an Indian university in Bhopal, renamed after the great freedom fighter, Prof. Barkatullah, who was born there. It is the main university of the capital city and provides degrees to most of the non-technical colleges in...
   
    Bhopal (1980–1982)
7. Chairman of Board of Studies,Urdu, Persian
   Persian language
   Persian is an Iranian language within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and countries which historically came under Persian influence...
   
    & Arabic
   Arabic language
   Arabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...
   
   , Barkatullah University
   Barkatullah University
   Bhopal University or Barkatullah University Hindi: बरकतउल्लाह विशवविधालय is an Indian university in Bhopal, renamed after the great freedom fighter, Prof. Barkatullah, who was born there. It is the main university of the capital city and provides degrees to most of the non-technical colleges in...
   
    Bhopal (1977–1980) & (1984–1985)
8. Dean
   Dean (education)
   In academic administration, a dean is a person with significant authority over a specific academic unit, or over a specific area of concern, or both...
   
    Faculty of Arts, Barkatullah University
   Barkatullah University
   Bhopal University or Barkatullah University Hindi: बरकतउल्लाह विशवविधालय is an Indian university in Bhopal, renamed after the great freedom fighter, Prof. Barkatullah, who was born there. It is the main university of the capital city and provides degrees to most of the non-technical colleges in...
   
    Bhopal (1980–1982)
9. Member Working Committee, Taj-ul-Masajid
   Taj-ul-Masajid
   Taj-ul-Masajid is a mosque situated in Bhopal, India. The mosque is also used as a madrasah during the day time.-History:...
   
   , Bhopal

Awards

1. Senior Fellowship, Ministry of Education & Culture, Government Of India for 4 Years
2. Awarded Sanad “Imteyaz Meer” All India Meer Academy, Lucknow
3. Nawab Siddique Hasan Khan Provincial Award, Bhopal
4. Bihar Urdu Academy Award, Bihar (1988–89) & (1989–90)
5. All India "Parvez Shahidi Award" West Bengal Urdu Academy, Calcutta

Awards on Books

1. Sat Tahriren, Uttar Pradesh
   Uttar Pradesh
   Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
   
    Urdu Academy, Lucknow (1975)
2. Uneesween Sadi Mein Iqbal, Bihar
   Bihar
   Bihar is a state in eastern India. It is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size at and 3rd largest by population. Almost 58% of Biharis are below the age of 25, which is the highest proportion in India....
   
    Urdu Academy, Patna (1977)
3. Motala-E-Khotoot Ghalib, Bihar
   Bihar
   Bihar is a state in eastern India. It is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size at and 3rd largest by population. Almost 58% of Biharis are below the age of 25, which is the highest proportion in India....
   
    Urdu Academy, Patna (1979)
4. Motala-E-Ghobar-E-Khatir, Bihar
   Bihar
   Bihar is a state in eastern India. It is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size at and 3rd largest by population. Almost 58% of Biharis are below the age of 25, which is the highest proportion in India....
   
    Urdu Academy, Patna (1981)
5. Iqbaliat Ki Talash, Bihar
   Bihar
   Bihar is a state in eastern India. It is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size at and 3rd largest by population. Almost 58% of Biharis are below the age of 25, which is the highest proportion in India....
   
    Urdu Academy, Patna (1984)
6. Abul Kalam Azad Academy, Bihar
   Bihar
   Bihar is a state in eastern India. It is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size at and 3rd largest by population. Almost 58% of Biharis are below the age of 25, which is the highest proportion in India....
   
    Urdu Academy, Patna (1987)
7. Yadgar—E—Suleman, Maghribi Bengal
   Bengal
   Bengal is a historical and geographical region in the northeast region of the Indian Subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal. Today, it is mainly divided between the sovereign land of People's Republic of Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal, although some regions of the previous...
   
    Urdu Academy, Calcutta (1984)

Research And Critical Work

1. Ek Aur Mashriqi Kutub Khana, Publisher, Jamiat Tulba, Desna, (1954)
2. Hasrat
   Hasrat Mohani
   Maulana Hasrat Mohani was a romantic poet of Urdu language, journalist, politician, parliamentarian and a fearless freedom fighter of Indian Sub-continent . His real name was Syed Fazl ul Hasan. He was born in 1875 at Mohan in Unnao district of U.P...
   
    Ki Siyasi Zindagi, Publisher, Jamiat Tulba, Desna, (1956)
3. Allama Iqbal
   Muhammad Iqbal
   Sir Muhammad Iqbal , commonly referred to as Allama Iqbal , was a poet and philosopher born in Sialkot, then in the Punjab Province of British India, now in Pakistan...
   
    Bhopal Mein, Publisher, Dept. of Urdu Saifia College,Bhopal (1967)
4. Bhopal Aur Ghalib
   Mirza Ghalib
   Dabir-ul-Mulk, Najm-ud-Daula Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan , pen-name Ghalib and Asad , was a classical Urdu and Persian poet from India during British colonial rule...
   
   , Publisher, Dept. of Urdu Saifia College,Bhopal (1969)
5. Nuskha-E-Bhopal Aur Nuskha-A-Bhopal Sani, Publisher, Dept. of Urdu Saifia College,Bhopal (1970)
6. Ek Shahar Panch Mushahir, Publisher, Naseem Book Depot, (1973)
7. Motala—E—Khotoot—E—Ghalib
   Mirza Ghalib
   Dabir-ul-Mulk, Najm-ud-Daula Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan , pen-name Ghalib and Asad , was a classical Urdu and Persian poet from India during British colonial rule...
   
    (1975) (Edition 2nd) (1979)
8. Sat Tahriren, Publisher, Naseem Book Depot, (1975)
9. Talash-O—Taasur, Publisher, Naseem Book Depot, (1977)
10. Mehdi Hassan Efadi, Publisher, Naseem Book Depot, (1977)
11. Iqbal
    Muhammad Iqbal
    Sir Muhammad Iqbal , commonly referred to as Allama Iqbal , was a poet and philosopher born in Sialkot, then in the Punjab Province of British India, now in Pakistan...
    
     Uneesween Sadi Mein, Publisher, Naseem Book Depot, (1977)
12. Iqbal
    Muhammad Iqbal
    Sir Muhammad Iqbal , commonly referred to as Allama Iqbal , was a poet and philosopher born in Sialkot, then in the Punjab Province of British India, now in Pakistan...
    
     Aur Dilli, Publisher Nai Awaz Jamia Nagar New Delhi (1978)
13. Motala-E-Ghobar-E—Khatir, Publisher Nai Awaz Jamia Nagar New Delhi(1981)
14. Iqbal
    Muhammad Iqbal
    Sir Muhammad Iqbal , commonly referred to as Allama Iqbal , was a poet and philosopher born in Sialkot, then in the Punjab Province of British India, now in Pakistan...
    
     Aur Darul Iqbal Bhopal, Publisher, Naseem Book Depot, (1983)
15. Iqbaliat Ki Talash, Makataba Jamia, (1984)
16. Iqbaliat Ki Talash, Publisher, Globe Publishers, Urdu Bazar Lahore, Pakistan
    Pakistan
    Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
    
     (1985)
17. Abul Kalam Azad Urdu, Publisher Sahitya Akademi
    Sahitya Akademi
    The Sahitya Akademi ', India's National Academy of Letters, is an organisation dedicated to the promotion of literature in the languages of India...
    
    (1987)
18. Maulana Abul Kalam Mohiuddin Ahmad Azad Dehlavi (1988)
19. Talash—E—Azad, Publisher, Maharashtra Urdu Academy,
20. Urdu Shairi Ki Gayarah Awazain,Publisher, Nai Awaz Jamia Nagar New Delhi
21. Masreen wa Mutaliqat Azad,Publisher Nai Awaz Jamia Nagar New Delhi
22. Hayat Abul Kalam Azad  (2000),Publisher, Modern Publishing House New Delhi
23. Mai Urdu Hoon 2006

Compilation Work

1. Aur Hindustan Jag Utha (1963)
2. Mazameen Lisan-un-Sidque (1967)
3. Qadir Nama-E—Ghalib
   Mirza Ghalib
   Dabir-ul-Mulk, Najm-ud-Daula Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan , pen-name Ghalib and Asad , was a classical Urdu and Persian poet from India during British colonial rule...
   
    (1971)
4. Nazr—E-Sajjad (1974)
5. Mirza Salaamat Ali Dabeer
   Mirza Salaamat Ali Dabeer
   Mirza Salaamat Ali Dabeer was a leading Urdu poet who excelled and perfected the art of Marsiya writing. He is considered the leading exponent of Marsiya Nigari or marsiya writing along with Mir Anis....
   
    (1977)
6. Bachon Ka Iqbal
   Muhammad Iqbal
   Sir Muhammad Iqbal , commonly referred to as Allama Iqbal , was a poet and philosopher born in Sialkot, then in the Punjab Province of British India, now in Pakistan...
   
    (1978)
7. Abdul Haque Banam Mahvi (1980)
8. Nazre—Takhallus (1981)
9. Armoghane-Saifia (Co—Editor) (1986)
10. Mahanama Lisan-un-Sidque (1988)
11. Jawaharlal—O—Azad (Co—Editor) (1990)
12. Fakhernama (Co—Editor) (1997)

Bibliographies

1. Ghalibyat (1969)
2. Anis Numa (1973)
3. Hindustan Main Iqbaliat (1976)
4. Dhanpat Rai Nawab Rai Premchand(1981)
5. Yadgar—E—Sulaiman
   Syed Sulaiman Nadvi
   Allama Sayyed Sulaiman Nadvi was an eminent Indian and Pakistani historian, biographer, littérateur and scholar of Islam...
   
    (1984)
6. Yadgar—E—Azad (1989)

Books Translated in other Languages

1. Abul Kalam Azad, Hindi language Translated by Janki Prashad sharma, Publisher Sahitya Akademi
   Sahitya Akademi
   The Sahitya Akademi ', India's National Academy of Letters, is an organisation dedicated to the promotion of literature in the languages of India...
   
   (1987)
2. Abul Kalam Azad, Punjabi language
   Punjabi language
   Punjabi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by inhabitants of the historical Punjab region . For Sikhs, the Punjabi language stands as the official language in which all ceremonies take place. In Pakistan, Punjabi is the most widely spoken language...
   
    Translated Inder Singh Raz Publisher Sahitya Akademi
   Sahitya Akademi
   The Sahitya Akademi ', India's National Academy of Letters, is an organisation dedicated to the promotion of literature in the languages of India...
   
    (1988)
3. Abul Kalam Azad, English language
   English language
   English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
   
    Translated Syeda Syedain Hamid Publisher Sahitya Akademi
   Sahitya Akademi
   The Sahitya Akademi ', India's National Academy of Letters, is an organisation dedicated to the promotion of literature in the languages of India...
   
   (1991)
4. Abul Kalam Azad, Maithili language
   Maithili language
   Maithili language is spoken in the eastern region of India and South-eastern region of Nepal. The native speakers of Maithili reside in Bihar, Jharkhand,parts of West Bengal and South-east Nepal...
   
    Translated Fazlur Rehman Hashmi Publisher Sahitya Akademi
   Sahitya Akademi
   The Sahitya Akademi ', India's National Academy of Letters, is an organisation dedicated to the promotion of literature in the languages of India...
   
    Academy(1994)

Articles Published In Special Edition Of Magazines

Out of more than 300 Articles, Few of his Articles are listed below

1. Azad Number, Urdu Adab, Aligarh (1959) “Lisanussidque”
2. Ghalib Number, Urdu Adab Aligarh (1969) "Khum Khana-E-Jawaid Aur Ghaltb”
3. Ghalib
   Mirza Ghalib
   Dabir-ul-Mulk, Najm-ud-Daula Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan , pen-name Ghalib and Asad , was a classical Urdu and Persian poet from India during British colonial rule...
   
    Number,Jamia Delhi (1969) “Maulana Abbas Rafat”
4. Ghalib
   Mirza Ghalib
   Dabir-ul-Mulk, Najm-ud-Daula Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan , pen-name Ghalib and Asad , was a classical Urdu and Persian poet from India during British colonial rule...
   
    Number Shair, Bombay (1969) “Yar Mohammad Khan Shokat
5. Ghalib
   Mirza Ghalib
   Dabir-ul-Mulk, Najm-ud-Daula Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan , pen-name Ghalib and Asad , was a classical Urdu and Persian poet from India during British colonial rule...
   
    Number—(I) Nuqoosh, Lahore Pakistan
   Pakistan
   Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
   
    (1969) “Ghalib Ke Khelaf Ek Kitab Ka Taaruf”
6. Ghalib
   Mirza Ghalib
   Dabir-ul-Mulk, Najm-ud-Daula Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan , pen-name Ghalib and Asad , was a classical Urdu and Persian poet from India during British colonial rule...
   
    Number—(III) Nuqoosh, Lahore Pakistan
   Pakistan
   Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
   
    (1971)
   1. Qadir Nama
   2. Biyaz—E—Ghalib (Nuskha—E—Bhopal Sani)
7. Ghalib
   Mirza Ghalib
   Dabir-ul-Mulk, Najm-ud-Daula Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan , pen-name Ghalib and Asad , was a classical Urdu and Persian poet from India during British colonial rule...
   
    Number Urdu Karachi (1969) “Abul Fazal Mohammad Rafat Sherwani”
8. Ghalib
   Mirza Ghalib
   Dabir-ul-Mulk, Najm-ud-Daula Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan , pen-name Ghalib and Asad , was a classical Urdu and Persian poet from India during British colonial rule...
   
    Number Adab—E—Lateef Lahore (1969) "Ghalib Ka Ek Shagird”
9. Ghalib
   Mirza Ghalib
   Dabir-ul-Mulk, Najm-ud-Daula Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan , pen-name Ghalib and Asad , was a classical Urdu and Persian poet from India during British colonial rule...
   
    Number, Nai Qadren, Hyderabad Pak (1969) Ghalib Aur April Fool
10. Ghalib
    Mirza Ghalib
    Dabir-ul-Mulk, Najm-ud-Daula Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan , pen-name Ghalib and Asad , was a classical Urdu and Persian poet from India during British colonial rule...
    
     Number Naya Daur, Lucknow (1969) “Bhopal Aur Ghalib”
11. Ghalib
    Mirza Ghalib
    Dabir-ul-Mulk, Najm-ud-Daula Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan , pen-name Ghalib and Asad , was a classical Urdu and Persian poet from India during British colonial rule...
    
     Number Ajkal, Delhi (1969) “Insha-E-Noor Chashm”
12. Ghalib
    Mirza Ghalib
    Dabir-ul-Mulk, Najm-ud-Daula Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan , pen-name Ghalib and Asad , was a classical Urdu and Persian poet from India during British colonial rule...
    
     Number Subras, Hyderabad (1969) Hashmi Aur Nuskha-E-Hameedia
13. Ghalib
    Mirza Ghalib
    Dabir-ul-Mulk, Najm-ud-Daula Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan , pen-name Ghalib and Asad , was a classical Urdu and Persian poet from India during British colonial rule...
    
     Number Majalla—E—Saifia(1969—70) “Nuksha-E-Bhopal Aur Nuskha-E-Bhopal Sani”
14. Ghalib
    Mirza Ghalib
    Dabir-ul-Mulk, Najm-ud-Daula Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan , pen-name Ghalib and Asad , was a classical Urdu and Persian poet from India during British colonial rule...
    
     Number (II) Urdu-E-Molla, Delhi (1961) Ghalib Numa
15. Iqbal
    Muhammad Iqbal
    Sir Muhammad Iqbal , commonly referred to as Allama Iqbal , was a poet and philosopher born in Sialkot, then in the Punjab Province of British India, now in Pakistan...
    
     Number (I), Nuqoosh, Lahore Pakistan
    Pakistan
    Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
    
     (Sep. 1977) Hayat—E—Iqbal
16. Iqbal
    Muhammad Iqbal
    Sir Muhammad Iqbal , commonly referred to as Allama Iqbal , was a poet and philosopher born in Sialkot, then in the Punjab Province of British India, now in Pakistan...
    
     Number (II), Nuqoosh Lahore Pakistan
    Pakistan
    Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
    
     (Dec.1977)
17. Yadgar—E—Iqbal, Majalla—E—Saifia, Bhopal (1980)
18. Nadvi Number, Subras Hyderabad (April 1968), "Najeeb Ashraf Nadvi"
19. Ehtisham Hussain Number, Frogh e Urdu Lucknow (1974)
20. Ehtisham Number Aahang Gaya (Jul-Nov.1973)
21. Abdul Haque Number Quami Zaban (1967) “Mahvi Siddique”
22. Talimi Number, Albilagh, Bombay (Dec. 1954)
23. Jan Nisar Akhtar
    Jan Nisar Akhtar
    Jan Nisar Akhtar was an important 20th century Indian poet of Urdu ghazals and nazms, and a part of the Progressive Writers' Movement, who was also a lyricist for Bollywood....
    
     Number Fan Aur Shkshiyat, Bombay (1976) “Jan Nisar Ki Ghazlen”
24. Chakbast Number, Froghe Urdu Lucknow (1977) “Chakbast Ki Nazmen”
25. Krishin Chander Number, Shair Bombay (1977) “Krishn Chander Ki Yad”
26. Dabir Number, Kitab Numa Delhi (1977) “Mirza Salamat Ali Dabir Aur Dabiryat”
27. Abdul Majid Daryabadi
    Abdul Majid Daryabadi
    Abdul Majid Daryabadi was an Indian Muslim writer and exegete of the Qur'an. He obtained his BA in Philosophy from Canning College, Lucknow in 1912. In his academic career, he edited the Urdu weekly Sach and then Sidq . Amin Ahsan Islahi, another Indo-Pak Muslim scholar, also worked with him on...
    
     Number, Naya Daur, Lucknow
28. Khalilur Rahman Azmi Number, Shair Bombay “Hayat Khalilur Rahman Azmi”
29. Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari
    Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari
    Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari was an Indian nationalist and political leader, and former president of the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League during the Indian Independence Movement...
    
     Number, Ajkal (Delhi. 1981)
30. Faiz Ahmad Faiz Number, Fan Aur Shaksiat Bombay (March 1979 —March 1981)
31. Qateel Shifai
    Qateel Shifai
    Aurangzeb Khan or Qateel Shifai was a Pakistani Urdu poet.-Early life:Qateel Shifai was born in Haripur, Hazara Division, British India .-Career:...
    
     Number, Fan Aur Shaksiat Bombay, (June 1982) “Ek Khat Ek Khushboo"
32. Firaq Number, Naya Daur Lucknow, (March–May 1982) “Firaq Ek Qabil Qadar Danishwar Ek
33. Salnama Nuqoosh Lahore,Pakistan
    Pakistan
    Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
    
     (June 1985) “Maktoob Nigar Firaq”
34. Firaq Gorakhpuri
    Firaq Gorakhpuri
    Raghupati Sahay , better known under his pen name Firaq Gorakhpuri , was a writer, critic, and one of the most noted contemporary Urdu poets from India...
    
     Number, Urdu Adab Delhi, (1983—84) “Maktoob Nigar Firaq”
35. Allama Mehvi Siddique Number, Asbaq Poona (1983) “Maulana Mehvi Siddique”
36. Sahir
    Sahir Ludhianvi
    Sahir Ludhianvi was a popular Urdu poet and Hindi lyricist and songwriter. Sahir Ludhianvi is his pseudonym...
    
     Number, Fan Aur Shaqsiyat, Bombay (1985) “Sahir Talkhyan Parchaiyan”
37. Iqbal
    Muhammad Iqbal
    Sir Muhammad Iqbal , commonly referred to as Allama Iqbal , was a poet and philosopher born in Sialkot, then in the Punjab Province of British India, now in Pakistan...
    
     Number, Urdu Adab Delhi (1979) “Hindustan Mein Iqbalyat”
38. Sahafat Number-2, Ajkal Delhi (1984) “Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Aur Haftwar Paigham”
39. Akbari Iqbal Number, Shagoofa, Hyderabad (1986) “Iqbal Ki Tanzia Aur Mizahia Shairy”
40. Majrooh Sultanpuri
    Majrooh Sultanpuri
    Majrooh Sultanpuri was an Urdu poet, lyricist and songwriter...
    
     Number Chiragh, Bombay
41. Mohammad Tofail Number, Nuqoosh Lahore Pakistan
    Pakistan
    Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
    
    (July 1987)
42. Yad—A—Raftagan Number, (Hissa—E-Avval) Naya Daur Lucknow (1988)
43. Ganesh Bihari Tarz Number, Fan Aur Shakhsiyat(Sept. 1988) “Ganesh Bihari Tarz”
44. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Number, Aiwan—E—Urdu Delhi — (Dec. 1988)
45. Abul Kalam Azad Number, Naya Daur,Lucknow
    1. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Ka Siyasi Safar Pahil! Graftari Tak
46. Abul Kalam Azad Number, Rooh-E—Adab - Calcutta
    1. Abul Kalam Azad Wadi-E-Shaery Mein
    2. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Calcutta Par Qarz

Articles Published In Books

1. Maulana Mahvi Siddique Bachon Key Sahir Balak Bagh Mayar—A—Adab Book Depot (1976)
2. Akbar Ka Zamana Fan Aur Unki Gazal Goyee Ka Avvali Daur, Akbar Allahabadi : Bihar Urdu Academy Patna (1984)
3. Allama Sulaiman Nadvi Aur Reyasat Bhopal Motala—E-Sulaiman : Darul Uloom, Tajul Masajid, Bhopal (1986)
4. Malik Ram
   Malik Ram
   Malik Ram Baveja or Malik Ram was a renowned Urdu, Persian and Arabic scholar. His monumental work “Tazkirah-e-Muasireen” was awarded the 1983 Sahitya Akademi Award.- Early life :...
   
    Aur Abul Kalam Azad, Malik Ram
   Malik Ram
   Malik Ram Baveja or Malik Ram was a renowned Urdu, Persian and Arabic scholar. His monumental work “Tazkirah-e-Muasireen” was awarded the 1983 Sahitya Akademi Award.- Early life :...
   
    Ek Motalea : Maktaba Jamia Ltd., New Delhi (1986)
5. Iqbal
   Muhammad Iqbal
   Sir Muhammad Iqbal , commonly referred to as Allama Iqbal , was a poet and philosopher born in Sialkot, then in the Punjab Province of British India, now in Pakistan...
   
    Ki Urdu Ghazal Goi (1905 Tak) Ramooz—E—Iqbal : Shoba—E—Urdu, Calcutta University, Calcutta (1984)
6. Mohib—E-Watan Hall,Hali Fan Aur Shakhsiat Haryana Sahitya Academy, Chandigarh (1986)
7. Zakir Hussain
   Zakir Hussain (politician)
   Dr. Zakir Hussain , was the third President of India from 13 May 1967 until his death on 3 May 1969. He was the first elected Muslim president of India....
   
    Sahib - Baten Uski Yad Ati Hain Naqsh-E-Zakir Maktaba Jamia,New Delhi (1987)
8. Syed Sulaiman Nadvi
   Syed Sulaiman Nadvi
   Allama Sayyed Sulaiman Nadvi was an eminent Indian and Pakistani historian, biographer, littérateur and scholar of Islam...
   
    Ka Urdu Kalam Allama Syed Sulaiman Nadvi,Bihar Urdu Academy, Patna (1988)
9. Azad Key Sahafati Safar Ki Pahli Manzil, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, Bihar Urdu Academy Patna (1989)

Reviews

1. Iqbal
   Muhammad Iqbal
   Sir Muhammad Iqbal , commonly referred to as Allama Iqbal , was a poet and philosopher born in Sialkot, then in the Punjab Province of British India, now in Pakistan...
   
    Review (Hyderabad) : Ajkal, Delhi (Sep.1979)
2. Iqbal
   Muhammad Iqbal
   Sir Muhammad Iqbal , commonly referred to as Allama Iqbal , was a poet and philosopher born in Sialkot, then in the Punjab Province of British India, now in Pakistan...
   
   , Nazrul
   Kazi Nazrul Islam
   Kazi Nazrul Islam , sobriquet Bidrohi Kobi, was a Bengali poet, musician and revolutionary who pioneered poetic works espousing intense spiritual rebellion against fascism and oppression. His poetry and nationalist activism earned him the popular title of Bidrohi Kobi...
   
    Aur Tagore
   Rabindranath Tagore
   Rabindranath Tagore , sobriquet Gurudev, was a Bengali polymath who reshaped his region's literature and music. Author of Gitanjali and its "profoundly sensitive, fresh and beautiful verse", he became the first non-European Nobel laureate by earning the 1913 Prize in Literature...
   
     : Ajkal, Delhi (Sep.1979)
3. Iqbal
   Muhammad Iqbal
   Sir Muhammad Iqbal , commonly referred to as Allama Iqbal , was a poet and philosopher born in Sialkot, then in the Punjab Province of British India, now in Pakistan...
   
    Jamia Ke Mosannefeen Ki Nazar Mein, Ajkal, N.Delhi Nov.1979 (Dr. Narang)
4. Jaiza Makhtootat Urdu (Mushfiq Khawaja), Shanaqt Bhopal No.
5. Iqbal
   Muhammad Iqbal
   Sir Muhammad Iqbal , commonly referred to as Allama Iqbal , was a poet and philosopher born in Sialkot, then in the Punjab Province of British India, now in Pakistan...
   
    Review (Hyderabad) : Shanakht Bhopal No. 2 (1980)
6. Maasreen (Maulana Abdul Majid Daryabad) Sahir Bombay Vol. 51 — No. 7 (1980)
7. Wazahati Kitabiyat (Dr.Gopi Chand Narang
   Gopi Chand Narang
   Gopi Chand Narang is an Indian scholar of Urdu language and literature, an eminent Urdu writer, scholar, critic and linguist. He is author of many books in Urdu, Hindi and English....
   
   ) & Dr. Hanfi, Kitab Numa Delhi (Dec. 1980)
8. Namood—E-Hasti (Dr. Mohammad Hasnain), Zabano-O-Adab Patna (Jan — March 1982)
9. Anees Shanasi (Dr. Gopi Chand Narang
   Gopi Chand Narang
   Gopi Chand Narang is an Indian scholar of Urdu language and literature, an eminent Urdu writer, scholar, critic and linguist. He is author of many books in Urdu, Hindi and English....
   
   , Kitab Numa Delhi (March 1983)
10. Urdu Nazm Moarra Aur Azad Nazm, Dr. Hanif Kaifi, Kitab Numa Delhi (July 1984)
11. Urdu Afsana Revayat Aur Masael (Dr.Gopi Chand Narang
    Gopi Chand Narang
    Gopi Chand Narang is an Indian scholar of Urdu language and literature, an eminent Urdu writer, scholar, critic and linguist. He is author of many books in Urdu, Hindi and English....
    
    ), Jaiza Edit: Muzaffar Hanfi, Khalid Mahmood
12. Mir Taqi Mir
    Mir Taqi Mir
    Khuda-e-sukhan Mir Taqi Mir , whose real name was Muhammad Taqi and takhallus was Mir , was the leading Urdu poet of the 18th century, and one of the pioneers who gave shape to the Urdu language itself...
    
     Number (Nuqoosh Lahore) Jaiza:Muzaffar Hanfi Khalid Mahmood.
13. Jaiza (Muzaffar Hanfi & Khalid Mahmood) Kitab Numa Delhi.
14. Tilamza-E—Ghalib (Malik Ram)Kitab Numa Delhi, (April 1986)
15. Guftar—E—Ghalib (Malik Ram) Kitab Numa Delhi, (Aug. 1986)
16. Tuhfa-E-Suroor Shamsur Rehman Farooqi Kitab Numa Delhi (Jan 1987)
17. Jagti Raton Ki Fasl (Murtaza Ali Shad) Ajkal Delhi (May 1989)
18. Kuch Abul Kalam Azad Ke Bare Mein -Malik Ram Ajkal Delhi (Feb 1990)

Prefaces,Introductions,Impressions & Letters

1. Taaruf Samunder Ashna (Khalid Mahmood)(1982)
2. Taaruf Naqd Bijnori (Hadiqa Begam) (1984)
3. Pesh Lafz Haftrang (Shahid, Meer) (1981)
4. Pesh Lafz Phulwari (Hafiz Abdul Razzaq Baqvi) (1982)
5. Pesh Lafz Dr. Muzaffar Hanfi (Dr. Mahboob, Rahi) (1986)
6. Pesh Lafz Raqs—E—Nawa (Nusrat Siddique) (1988)
7. Taasurat Nigam Number Naya Daur Lucknow (1982)
8. Tajzia Suraj Mukhi (Sham Barakpuri) Dragone (1986)
9. Pesh Lafz Motaleat (Dr. Nasim Shahanvi) (1981)

Articles Read In Seminar

1. Iqbal
   Muhammad Iqbal
   Sir Muhammad Iqbal , commonly referred to as Allama Iqbal , was a poet and philosopher born in Sialkot, then in the Punjab Province of British India, now in Pakistan...
   
    Ki Nazm—Goi (1901—1905):Iqbal Sadi Taqribat Calcutta University, (1979)
2. Akbar
   Akbar Allahabadi
   Syed Akbar Hussain Rizvi popularly known as Akbar Allahabadi was an Indian Urdu poet.-Early life:...
   
    Ka Zarifana Kalam : Chotha All India Jushan Zarafat, Patna (1980)
3. Ghalib
   Mirza Ghalib
   Dabir-ul-Mulk, Najm-ud-Daula Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan , pen-name Ghalib and Asad , was a classical Urdu and Persian poet from India during British colonial rule...
   
    Sadi Say Iqbal
   Muhammad Iqbal
   Sir Muhammad Iqbal , commonly referred to as Allama Iqbal , was a poet and philosopher born in Sialkot, then in the Punjab Province of British India, now in Pakistan...
   
    Aur Prem Chand Sadi Tak
4. Iqbal
   Muhammad Iqbal
   Sir Muhammad Iqbal , commonly referred to as Allama Iqbal , was a poet and philosopher born in Sialkot, then in the Punjab Province of British India, now in Pakistan...
   
    Ki Tanzia Aur Mazahiashair Yom—E-Iqbal, Iqbal Academy Hyderabad (1980)
5. Iqbal
   Muhammad Iqbal
   Sir Muhammad Iqbal , commonly referred to as Allama Iqbal , was a poet and philosopher born in Sialkot, then in the Punjab Province of British India, now in Pakistan...
   
    Aur Khawja Hassan Nizami
6. Chaodhwin Sadi Hijir Main Urdu Key Zarya Din Ki Khidmat
7. Syed Fazlul Hassan Hasrat Mohani Pahilibar Qaid Farag mein
8. Akbar Allahabadi Ka Zamana, Fan Aur Gazal Goi Ki Avvalin (1983)
9. Syed Sulaiman Nadvi
   Syed Sulaiman Nadvi
   Allama Sayyed Sulaiman Nadvi was an eminent Indian and Pakistani historian, biographer, littérateur and scholar of Islam...
   
    Ka Urdu Kalam
10. Maulana Syed Sulaiman Nadvi
    Syed Sulaiman Nadvi
    Allama Sayyed Sulaiman Nadvi was an eminent Indian and Pakistani historian, biographer, littérateur and scholar of Islam...
    
     Aur Riyasat Bhopal
11. Mohib-E-Watan Hall Taqribat Yom-E-Hali,Haryana Sahitya Academy, Chandigarh.
12. Azad Key Sahafaty Safar Ki Pahli Manzil-Lisanussidque
13. Iqbal
    Muhammad Iqbal
    Sir Muhammad Iqbal , commonly referred to as Allama Iqbal , was a poet and philosopher born in Sialkot, then in the Punjab Province of British India, now in Pakistan...
    
     Aur Unkey Ek Jalilul Qadar Hamasr Abul Kalam Azad
14. Maulana Azad Pahli Bar Qaid-E-Farang Mein

Under his Guidance PhD Degree Awarded by Barkatullah University to the following Students

1. Dr. Muzzafer Hanafi - "Shad Arfi Shaksiat Aur Fun" 1974 Published - 1977
2. Dr. Hadiqa Bagum - "Abdul Rehman Bijnori Hayat Aur Khidmat" 1981 Published - 1984
3. Dr. Naseem Shanvi- "Urdu Tanquid Ka Marxi Dabistan"1981
4. Dr. Mohammed Ayub Khan - "Iqbal
   Muhammad Iqbal
   Sir Muhammad Iqbal , commonly referred to as Allama Iqbal , was a poet and philosopher born in Sialkot, then in the Punjab Province of British India, now in Pakistan...
   
    Aur Gazal Goi" 1982
5. Dr. Safia Wadood - "Takhalus Bhopali Hayat Aur Khidmat" 1984 Published - 1993
6. Dr. Arjumand Bano - " Riasat Bhopal Aur Mushahir Urdu" 1989
7. Dr. Shan Ahmed Fakhri - "Sironj Ki Khidmat"1990 Published - 1999
8. Dr. Yaqoob Ali Khan - "Taraqqui Pasand Shairi Aik Jaiza"1990 Published - 1997
9. Dr. Mohammed Naumaan Khan - "Bhopal Main Urdu Inzamam Ke Baid"1990

Articles on Abdul Qavi Desnavi

1. Urdu Ke Aik Bisaar Naweis Qalam Kar by Dr. Giyan Chand Jain - America
2. Prof. Abdul Qavi Desnavi, Bahasiyat Azad Shinas by Prof. Riyaz Ur Rehman Sherwani - Aligarh
3. Abdul Qavi Desnavi, Aik Jasoos Aik Mukhber by Ibrahim Yusuf - Bhopal
4. Abdul Qavi Desnavi, Aik Iqbal Shinas by Dr. Rafi Uddin Hashmi - Pakistan
5. Abul Kalam Azad Per Aik Nazer by Dr. Mohi Raza - Mumbai
6. Abdul Qavi Desnavi Ki Tanqeed Nigari by Dr. Hamid Husain - Bhopal
7. Abdul Qavi Desnavi Watan Mein Ujnabi by Prof. Abdul Mughni - Patna
8. Abdul Qavi Desnavi, Bahasiyat Ghalib Shinas by Prof. Hanif Naqvi - Banaras
9. Qavi Sahab by Prof. Muzaffer Hanafi - Delhi
10. Abdul Qavi Desnavi Aur Bhopal by Hakim Syed Zullul Rehaman - Aligarh
11. Abdul Qavi Desnavi Roshini Ka Humsafer by Ishrat Qaudri - Bhopal
12. Abdul Qavi Desnavi Aur Bhopal by Syed Akhtar Husain (Master Akhtar) - Bhopal
13. Yadash Bakhair by Dr. Adam Shaikh - Mumbai
14. Yadyare Maherbain by Dr. Mujahid Husain - Mumbai
15. Abdul Qavi Desnavi, Bahasiyat Ghalib Shinas by Prof. Hanif Naqvi - Banaras
16. Chend Lamhat Abdul Qavi Desnavi Ki Sath by Hamid Surti - Mumbai
17. Qavi Sahab Aik Misali Ustad, Misali Insan by Prof. Afaq Husain Siddiqui - Ujjain
18. Sarzamin Bhopal Ka Hudi Khuwan by Arif Aziz - Bhopal
19. Haqiqi Muhabe Urdu Abdul Qavi Desnavi by Kausar Siddiqui - Bhopal
20. Qavi Sahab Aur Bhopal by Yaqub Yawar - Banaras
21. Abdul qavi Desnavi Aik Nazeer Saz Shaksiyat by Dr. Gulam Husain - Ujjain
22. Mushafeq Ustad Prof. Abdul Qavi Desnavi by Farhat Jehan - Bhopal
23. Abdul Qavi Desnavi, Hema Jihat Shaksiyat by Syed Anwar Husain Anwar - Berasiya
24. Kuch Mere Aur Abdul Qavi Desnavi Ke Bara Mein by Nissar Rahi - Bhopal
25. Ustad Muhtram by Ahsaam Uddin Farooqui - New Delhi
26. Prof. Abdul qavi Desnavi, Shaksiyat Ke Aina Mein by Saifi Sironjee - Sironj
27. Aber Nissyan by Dr. Shan Fakhri - Sironj
28. Qavi Sahab Meri Nazar Mein by Prof. Arjumand Bano Afshan - Bhopal
29. Abdul qavi Desnavi, Mere Mohsin Mere Ustad by Mohammed Naseem - New Delhi
30. Kirdar Saaz Ustad by Zaibun Nisa Siddiqui - Bhopal
31. Saifia College Shobai Urdu Aik Missali Terbiyat Gah by Dr. Khalid Mehmood - New Delhi
32. Abdul qavi Desnavi, Aik Yaddasht by Siddiqur Rehman Qidwai
33. Abdul qavi Desnavi, Mumbai se Bhopal Tek by Prof. Abdul Sattar Dalvi - Mumbai
34. Ah Qavi Sahab, by Prof. Muzaffer Hanafi - New Delhi
35. Prof. Abdul qavi Desnavi, Urdu Science Nawaz Shaksiyat by Mohammed Khalil - New Delhi

Poems on Abdul Qavi Desnavi

1. Pasban-e-Urdu by Rahbar Joanpuri
2. Nazre Abdul Qavi Desnavi by Arshad Siddiqui
3. Anjuman Ilm-O-Kamal by Zafar Sahbai
4. Herf-e-Khuloos by Kausar Siddiqui
5. Shan-e-Imtiaz by Zafar Naseemi
6. Qandil-e-Hikmat,Abdul Qavi Desnavi by Wafa Siddiqui
7. Kharaj-e-Tehsin by Arman Akberabadi
8. Pahchaan Hei Saifia by Kamil Baihzadi
9. Prof. Abdul Qavi Desnavi by Mateen Qurashi Shaheed
10. Aik Nazem by Iqbal Masood

Illness and Death

Prof. Desnavi died at about 5 am on 7 July 2011 in a private hospital where he was admitted following complaints of old age related diseases. He is survived by his wife, three sons and four daughters and a large number of relatives and Literary friends to mourn his loss. He was buried to rest in Bada- Bagh graveyard in the evening after “Maghrib” prayers wherein a large number of literary personalities and elite of the town participated in his funeral procession.

External links

1. http://twocircles.net/2011jul0/urdu_litterateur_prof_abdul_qavi_desnavi_passes_away_bhopal.html
2. http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/noted-urdu-litterateur-abdul-qavi-desnavi-passes-away/750738.html
3. http://news.outlookindia.com/item.aspx?727064
4. http://www.worldcat.org/wcidentities/lccn-n84-206925
5. http://www.urducouncil.nic.in/urdu_wrld/u_auth/index_all.htm
6. http://khojkhabarnews.com/?p=350
7. http://professordesnavi.blogspot.com/2011/07/photos-of-abdul-qavi-desnavi.html
8. http://nabila-alegendabdulqavidesnavi.blogspot.com/2011_07_01_archive.html
9. http://nationallibrary.gov.in/ResultKeyword.php?start=975&p_f=975&id=abu&id1=personal
10. http://www.urducouncil.nic.in/urdu_wrld/u_auth/index_all.htm
11. http://wapedia.mobi/en/Abul_Kalam_Azad?p=2
12. http://nationallibrary.gov.in/showdetails.php?id=383616