Eminent Urdu linguist, researcher, writer, critic Farman Fatehpuri remembered.

ISLAMABAD -- Eminent Urdu linguist, researcher, writer, critic and scholar Farman Fatehpuri was remembered on the occasion of his birth anniversary on Thursday.

He is widely regarded as an authority on the life and work of Ghalib. He wrote many scholarly articles, book reviews, and editorials.

He received Sitara-e-Imtiaz Award for his literary accomplishments in 1985 from the President of Pakistan. He died in his sleep during the very early morning on August 3, 2013 and he was buried in the Karachi University graveyard.

Born on January 26,1926 in Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh, his real name was Syed Dildar Ali. He received his matriculation from Fatehpur and intermediate education from Allahabad in 1948. He graduated from Agra University in 1950.

Farman migrated to Pakistan in 1950 and settled in Karachi. He completed his Master of Arts, LLB and B.T. from Karachi University.

In 1965, he obtained his PhD degree. He holds the honour of being the first Pakistani with a D.Litt (Doctor of Letters) in Urdu in 1974.

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