Abdul Qavi Desnavi

Born: 1 November 1930

Died: 7 July 2011

He was an Indian Urdu language writer, critic, bibliographer and linguist.
He wrote many books on Urdu literature.
His work included about Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, Mirza Ghalib and Allama Muhammad Iqbal.
He was awarded with several awards for his literary work.
He became Professor and head of the Urdu department of Saifia College.
He was a well known literary figure in India and in the Urdu world.
On 1 November 2017, Google showed a Google Doodle in honouring Desnavi’s 87th birthday.

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