Commemorative volume on Shamsur Rahman Faruqi

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Journal of the Faculty of Arts of the Aligarh Muslim University has brought out a special issue commemorating contribution of noted Urdu critic and novelist Shamsur Rahman Faruqi. Writers for the issue include Md. Asim Siddiqui, Anisur Rahman, Frances Pritchett, Sarav Mukherjee, Fatima Rizvi, Irfanullah Farooqi, and Naved Akbar. It was released on February 23 by AMU Vice Chancellor Prof. Tariq Mansoor.

Faruqi who died on December 25, 2020 was an Urdu language poet, author, critic and theorist. He is known for imparting modernism to Urdu literature. He is also credited with the revival of the Dastangoi, the 16th century oral storytelling art form.