Syed Asghar Wajahat (Retd.)

Prof. Syed Asghar Wajahat (Retd.)

Professor (Department of Hindi)

Department of Hindi,
Faculty of Humanities and Languages,
Jamia Millia Islamia,

New Delhi-110025

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Academic Performance

S.No.
Year
Degree
Grade
Institution
(i)
1968
M.A.
I
Aligarh Muslim University
(ii)
1974
Ph.D.
-
Aligarh Muslim University
(iii)
1981-83
Post Doctoral Research
-
Jawaharlal Nehru University


Employment Profile

S.No.
From
To
Position Held
Name of Institutes
(i)
1971
1981
Lecturer
Jamia Millia Islamia
(ii)
1981
1983
Research Associate
Jawaharlal Nehru University
(iii)
1983
1992
Reader
Jamia Millia Islamia
(iv)
1992
1997
Associate Professor
ELTE, Budapest, Hungary
(v)
1998
till date
Professor
Jamia Millia Islamia

Award Recieved

  • Sanskriti Award for Creative Writing-Sanskriti Pritishthan, Delhi 1978.
  • Communal Harmony Award, Organization for Understanding and Fraternity, 1992.
  • Award from Hindi Urdu Award Committee, Lucknow, 1992.
  • Best Playwright of the year, Bhuvaneshvar Natya Sansthan, 1995.
  • Vanmali Award for fiction, Bhopal, 2000.
  • Sahityakar Samman, Hindi Akademi, Delhi 2000.

Highlights of Important Contributions

  • Courses Taught: Mass-Media & Creative Writing course
  • Any other innovative activity: Creative writer and Media person

Publication Details

Total Publication Profile
(a) Number of Papers published in refereed journals
In India: -
In Abroad: -

(b) Number of Papers published in Conferences/ Seminars/ Workshops
In India: 10
Abroad: 1
Books: 15
Ph. D. Thesis guidance:  4
Total number of doctoral thesis guided: 4

Visit Abroad

  • USA, UK, Philippines, HongKong, Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, France, Netherlands, Italy, Romania

List of Publications

      Books

  1. Andhere se, collection of short stories with Pankaj Bisht, Bhasha Publication, New Delhi.
  2. Hindi Kahani, Punarmulyankan (criticism), co-editor, Bhasha Publication, New Delhi.
  3. Dilla Pahuncna hai, collection of short stories, Prakashan Sansthan, Delhi.
  4. Nioeant ke Sahyatra, translation of Qurratul-ain-Haider's Urdu Novel, Joanpah, Delhi.
  5. Hindi Urdu ka pragatioeal kavita, criticism, McMillan, Delhi.
  6. Inna ka avaz (Play), Prakasan Sansthan, Delhi
  7. Vargati (play), Vaya Prakashan, Delhi.
  8. Nazeer Akbarabadi, translation of criticism by Prof. Mohd. Hasan, Sahitya Akademi, Delhi.
  9. Swimming pool collection of short stories, Rajkamal, Delhi.
  10. Bund Bund script of TV series, Radha Kasya, Delhi.
  11. Sab se sasta gooet, collection of street plays, Gagan Bharta, Delhi.
  12. Pak napak (play), Prem Prakashan Mandir
  13. O Janmya ha naa (play), Dinman Prakashan, Delhi.
  14. Sab kaha kuch, collection of short stories, Kitab Ghar, New Delhi.
  15. Sat asman (Novel), Rajkamal Prakashan, Delhi.