By TwoCircles.net staff reporter
Patna: Padmashree Professor Kaleem Ajiz took the charge as the Chairman of Bihar Urdu Standing Committee (Bihar Urdu Mushawarati Committee) on 25th June. He was given a warm welcome in the secretariat office after assuming the office.
Author of several books and classical ghazals, Dr. Ajiz is a retired professor of Patna University and a recipient of the much coveted Padmashree award for his contributions to Urdu literature. True to his love to Urdu, he sent the government information about his joining the committee as the chairman in Urdu language.
He was born in a village in Patna district in the 1920s. He was a gold medalist in BA from Patna College and then earned his Masters in Urdu from Patna University. He also got his doctorate from Patna University for his thesis on “Evolution of Urdu Literature in Bihar.” He served as a lecturer for decades in the Department of Urdu at Patna University.
In the words of this great poet:
“Yeh pukar saare chaman mein thi, woh sehar hui woh sehar hui
Mere aashiyan se dhooan utha, to mujhe bhi iski khabar hui”
The Government of Bihar reconstituted the State Urdu Standing Committee on 17th June under chairmanship of Dr Ajiz for promotion of this second official language of the state.
The oath-taking ceremony was attended by Chairman of Bihar State Minority Commission, Naushad Ahmad, former minister Shumail Nabi, Secretary Urdu Academy, Shahzad Anwar Ansari and General Secretary Urdu Council, Aslam Jawedan.