By TCN News,
Aligarh: Noted Urdu poet, Prof. A. M. K. Shahryar was today honoured with the Sir Syed Lifetime Achievement Award by the Aligarh Alumni Association, New York Tristate, USA for his outstanding contribution to Urdu language and literature.
The award ceremony was held at his residence on 20th August due to his health conditions. AMU Vice Chancellor, Prof. P. K. Abdul Azis and Nawab Ibne Saeed Khan of Chhatari presented him a cash prize of Rs. One Lakh along with a citation and a memento.
L-R: Prof. A. M. K. Shahryar, Nawab Ibne Saeed Khan of Chhatari, AMU Vice Chancellor, Prof. P. K. Abdul Azis
Dr. Noorul Hasan Khan and Mrs. Avinash Sawhney, members of Executive Committee of Aligarh Alumni Association, New York Tristate also graced the award ceremony.
Shahryar, 75, is a distinguished alumnus of the Aligarh Muslim University. He started his career as a lecturer in Department of Urdu at Aligarh Muslim University in 1966 and retired as Chairman in 1996.
Prof. Shahryar has been awarded with several prestigious awards including Jnanpeeth Award, the highest literary award of the country. Shahryar gave a new trend to the film songs for Bollywood movies.