PROF. SADI-UR-RAHMAN KIDWAI

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Prof. Sadiq-ur-Rahman Kidwai is an Indian writer, academician and a former dean of the School of Languages, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, known for his scholarship in Urdu literature. Now, he is the secretary of the Ghalib Instituterenowned an educational and cultural institution in Delhi, and a member of the Goethe Society of India. He was honoured by the Government of India, in 2010, with the fourth-highest Indian civilian award of Padma Shri. He is the author of more than 15 literary books.