By TCN News,
Aligarh: The Aligarh Movement Award-2011 of The Aligarh Movement Magazine will be given to Aziz Burney, Sahara Urdu Media Group Editor, and Dr. M. Hamidullah Bhat, Director, National Council For Promotion of Urdu Language (NCPUL). The award will be conferred upon them at a national conference to be held in Aligarh on 4th October 2011.
The Aligarh Movement Magazine had announced that this year’s award will be given to two persons—one for Urdu journalism and another for linking Urdu with livelihood.
The magazine received 124 nominations for these awards from across the globe. The award committee unanimously decided to honor Sahara Urdu Media Group Editor Aziz Burney for Urdu journalism and NCPUL director Dr. M. Hamidullah Bhat for making commendable efforts to link Urdu with livelihood.
Mr Jasim Mohammad, secretary, award committee, said the award was earlier given to Vice Chancellor of Integral University, Prof. Syed Wasim Akhtar.