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  • Government College University Faisalabad
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Urdu

Faculty Profile

Vision

The Department of Urdu has greatly contributed in the promotion and development of Urdu language and literature since its birth in 1963. The Department started M.Phil and Ph.D Programmers in 2004 and 2009 respectively.

Mission

Urdu language has become a craze all over the world and it has connected us with the literary tradition and great works of cross cultural literary studies plus new critical theories, prevalent in the modern literature. This vision of the Department is being worked upon by implementing that frame of policies guide us to this direction.

Introduction

The Department of Urdu was established in 1963 at post graduate level and very illuminating teacher Mr. Manzoor Hussain Shor became its first chairman and academic leader. After attaining the status of University, Professor Ishfaq Hussain Bukhari became the first Chairman of the department of Urdu. The Department introduced its M.Phil program in addition to its regular master program. The M.Phil program was started on 2004 and Ph.D program on 2009. The Department of Urdu started B.S four year program in 2010 The Department has designed various new courses like, Computer Literacy, Translation, Communication Skills, Script Writing, and Diploma of Official Urdu. The Department is making every effort to encourage and nourish creative talent as well as research aptitude of students. The Department of urdu is publishing a biannual Research Journal “Zaban-o-Adab” which is approved by HEC from 2005. This biannual literary magazine reflects also its endeavor to develop creative talents of youth. The Department of Urdu is also publishing a monthly newsletter entitled “Nawa-e-Urdu”. Two literary platforms Qalam Qirtas and Naqd-o-Nazar are formed for the development of urdu literature. Detail of National & International Conferences/Seminars held under Department of Urdu is as under:

  1. Three Days International Urdu Conference “Urdu Tehqiq-o-Tanqeed: Aalmi Tanazur Mein” on 29th to 31st August 2006.

  2. One Day International Seminar on “Qaumi Tashakhus Me Adab Aur Saqafat ka kirdar “on 7th March 2008.

  3. One Day International Seminar Ghalib on 27th March 2008.

  4. One Day National Seminar on Faiz Ahmed Faiz held on 16th February, 2009.

  5. Two Days Faiz Ahmed Faiz International Conference on 3rd to 4th November, 2011.

  6. Three Days Allama Iqbal International Conference 28th to 30th November, 2012.

  7. One Day Allama Iqbal National Seminar on 27th November 2014.

  8. One Day Majeed Amjad National Seminar on 11th December 2014.

  9. One Day Faiz Ahmad Faiz National Seminar on 27th February 2015.

  10. One Day National Seminar on New Urdu Poetry on 15th Jun 2017.

  11. One Day International Seminar and Exhibition on Pak-Turk Cultural and Literary Relations on 7th May 2018.

  12. One day seminar titled “Feminism in Urdu literature” on Nov 2021.

  13. One day Seminar titled “Humanism in Allama Iqbal’s poetry” on Nov 2021.

  14. One day Seminar on Urdu Linguistics held on Dec 2021.

  15. One day international seminar titled “Indo Pak culture and civilization in Urdu literature” on August 2022.

  16. One day international seminar “Cultural identity of Urdu” Feb 2023.

  17. One day international Seminar on titled” Literature and gander discrimination” on March 2023.

  18. One day international seminar Titled “ Urdu in Egypt” on June 2023.

  19. One day seminar on Artificial intelligence on June 2023.

  20. One day Seminar on contemporary Urdu fiction on July 2023.