Ghalib Award for Urdu Prose, Poetry, Crticism, and Drama

23 December 2010
Ghalib Award for Urdu Prose, Poetry, Crticism, and Drama
Ghalib Award for Urdu Prose, Poetry, Crticism, and Drama
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Email Address: ghalib@vsnl.net
Editor/Founder: Ghalib Institute
Country: India
Type: Writers' Prize

Description: The Ghalib Institute gives awards to the people every year for their contribution to the Urdu in various ways. The Ghalib Awards, given in the spheres of Urdu prose, poetry, criticism, and drama etc., are considered highly prestigious in academic world; and carry Rs 50,000 each, an insignia and a citation. The award was named after Mirza Asadullah Khan 'Ghalib, a poet and writer who wrote both in Urdu and Persian.

Read about the 2010 winners here.

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