Anjuman-i Taraqqi-i Urdu
Anjuman-i Taraqqi-i Urdu (Urdu: انجُمن ترقی اردو; Organisation for the Progress of Urdu) was an organisation working for the promotion and dissemination of Urdu language, literature and culture in British India.
| Founded | 1886 (renamed in 1903) |
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| Founded at | Aligarh, British India |
| Type | Literary organisation |
| Legal status | Non-government organization |
| Purpose | To promote the Urdu language |
| Headquarters | New Delhi Karachi |
| Location |
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Key people | Syed Ahmad Khan Abdul Haq |
| Urdu literature ادبیاتِ اُردُو | |
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| Urdu literature | |
| By category Urdu language | |
| Major figures | |
| Amir Khusrau (father of Urdu literature) - Wali Dakhani (father of Urdu poetry) - Mir Taqi Mir - Ghalib - Abdul Haq (Baba-e-Urdu) | |
| Urdu writers | |
| Writers – Novelists – Poets | |
| Forms | |
| Ghazal – Fiction | |
| Institutions | |
| Anjuman-i Taraqqi-i Urdu Urdu movement Literary Prizes | |
| Related Portals Literature Portal Pakistan Portal | |
| Part of a series on |
| Aligarh Movement |
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After the partition of India, the separated organisations, Anjuman Taraqqi Urdu Hind in the Republic of India and Anjuman-i Taraqqi-i Urdu Pakistan continue its works. These serve as the largest Urdu scholarly promotional associations in the subcontinent.
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