![55th Death Anniversary of Baba-e-Urdu observed](https://photo-cdn.urdupoint.com/media/2016/08/_2/740x404/pic_1471339139.jpg)
55th Death Anniversary Of Baba-e-Urdu Observed
Faizan Hashmi Published August 16, 2016 | 02:18 PM
![55th Death Anniversary of Baba-e-Urdu observed](https://photo-cdn.urdupoint.com/media/2016/08/_2/740x404/pic_1471339139.jpg)
ISLAMABAD,(UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 16th Augst,2016) : The 55th death anniversary of Baba- e-Urdu Maulvi Abdul Haq was observed on Tuesday (today). Maulvi Abdul Haq was a learned scholar and prime linguist. He is considered as the master of urdu language and demanded for it to be declared as the national language of Pakistan. He was born on 16 November, 1872 in Hapur town in Ghaziabad District in India.
He was the founder of Anjuman Taraqqi-i-Urdu which was founded in 1903 in Aligarh. Abdul Haq migrated to Pakistan in November 1947. Some of his material which is brought with him while migrating is kept in Urdu Dictionary board library.
Maulvi Abdul Haq also pushed for the establishment of an Urdu College in Karachi,the implementation of Urdu as a medium of teachings and instructions for all subjects in educational institutions and worked to organise a national Urdu conference in 1959.
His most prominent works include the English- Urdu dictionary, Maktoobat, Chand Ham Asar, Tauqeedat, Muqaddimat, Debacha Dastan Rani Ketki and Qawaid-e-Urdu. After a prolonged period of incapacitation, on August 16, 1961 he died of cancer in Karachi. In acknowledgment of his services to Urdu literature, Pakistan Post issued a Commemorative stamp on 16 August 2004.
Related Topics
Recent Stories
![Cricket: England v West Indies 3rd Test scoreboard](https://photo-cdn.urdupoint.com/media/2024/07/_1/235x155/pic_1722019914.jpg)
Cricket: England v West Indies 3rd Test scoreboard
![Finance minister briefs Chinese officials on refor ..](https://photo-cdn.urdupoint.com/media/2024/07/_1/235x155/pic_1722019922.jpg)
Finance minister briefs Chinese officials on reform agenda, engagement with IMF
![Finland says Russian vessel violated its territori ..](https://photo-cdn.urdupoint.com/media/2024/07/_1/235x155/pic_1722019912.jpg)
Finland says Russian vessel violated its territorial waters
![Olympic opening ceremony under way on River Seine](https://photo-cdn.urdupoint.com/media/2024/07/_1/235x155/pic_1722019266.jpg)
Olympic opening ceremony under way on River Seine
![West Indies' treble strike rocks England in third ..](https://photo-cdn.urdupoint.com/media/2024/07/_1/235x155/pic_1722019264.jpg)
West Indies' treble strike rocks England in third Test
![Ukraine court orders detention of suspect in murde ..](https://photo-cdn.urdupoint.com/media/2024/07/_1/235x155/pic_1722019262.jpg)
Ukraine court orders detention of suspect in murder of nationalist ex-MP
![Long queues, ticketing problems ahead of Paris ope ..](https://photo-cdn.urdupoint.com/media/2024/07/_1/235x155/pic_1722019015.jpg)
Long queues, ticketing problems ahead of Paris opening ceremony
![Rana Sanaullah Khan joins Paris 2024 Olympics inau ..](https://photo-cdn.urdupoint.com/media/2024/07/_1/235x155/pic_1722019638.jpg)
Rana Sanaullah Khan joins Paris 2024 Olympics inauguration reception
![Glowing tributes mark 69th birthday of President Z ..](https://photo-cdn.urdupoint.com/media/2024/07/_1/235x155/pic_1722019637.jpg)
Glowing tributes mark 69th birthday of President Zardari at Governor's House
![Players unaware of spying scandal as Canada Olympi ..](https://photo-cdn.urdupoint.com/media/2024/07/_1/235x155/pic_1722019635.jpg)
Players unaware of spying scandal as Canada Olympic coach sent home: official
![Naqvi hails Pak women cricketers for going down fi ..](https://photo-cdn.urdupoint.com/media/2024/07/_1/235x155/pic_1722019013.jpg)
Naqvi hails Pak women cricketers for going down fighting against SL
!['Sabotage' on French rail network before Olympics: ..](https://photo-cdn.urdupoint.com/media/2024/07/_1/235x155/pic_1722019634.jpg)
'Sabotage' on French rail network before Olympics: What we know
More Stories From Pakistan
-
NDMA Advisory: More Monsoon Rains-wind, Thundershowers from July 28-31
6 hours ago -
Armed Forces, tri services chiefs pay homage to Captain Sarwar Shaheed
6 hours ago -
Agriculture dept inks agreement with Bakhabar Kissan
7 hours ago -
Rana Sanaullah Khan joins Paris 2024 Olympics inauguration reception
7 hours ago -
Glowing tributes mark 69th birthday of President Zardari at Governor's House
7 hours ago -
Balochistan CM announce depoliticizing of police, Levies force
7 hours ago
-
PTI creating unrest, halting economic progress in country: MNA
7 hours ago -
ISSI holds webinar on “Elections in Iran : Regional and International Insights”
7 hours ago -
ECP defers written test for seats of election officers
7 hours ago -
PN assists in firefighting, evacuation efforts for stranded civilians of Kashif Centre fire incident
7 hours ago -
Women's rights protection is govt's top priority. Hina Parvez Butt
7 hours ago -
"We stand in solidarity with Azma Bokhari”: Secretary Women’s Parliamentary Caucus
7 hours ago