Abul Khair Kashfi

Abul Khair Kashfi
Born 19 February 1932
Kanpur, British India
Died 15 May 2008(2008-05-15) (aged 76)
Karachi, Pakistan
Residence Karachi
Citizenship Pakistani
Nationality Pakistani
Fields Urdu literature and Linguistics
Institutions University of Karachi
Alma mater University of Karachi, Columbia University, NY
Doctoral advisor Abul Lais Siddiqui
Doctoral students Tahira Nighat
Known for Urdu literature and Linguistics

Muhammad Abul Khair Kashfi (Urdu: سید محمد ابو الخیر کشفی) was a Pakistani author, researcher, critic, linguist and scholar of Urdu literature and linguistics.

Career

He remained associated with the University of Karachi as Professor and Chairman in the Department of Urdu from 1958 to 1994. He was also a Visiting Professor at the Osaka University of Foreign Studies, Japan. After retirement Kashfi devoted his time to writing, guiding research, public speaking and media appearances.

Education

Kashfi earned M.A. and Ph.D degrees in Urdu from the University of Karachi in 1952 and 1971 respectively. The title of his doctoral dissertation was "The Historical and Political background of Urdu Poetry from 1707 to 1857 A.C." He also earned a master's degree in Teaching of English as a Second Language from Teachers' College, Columbia University, in 1968.

Books

His publications include:

Awards

References


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