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Syeda Ummehani Ashraf

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Syeda Ummehani Ashraf
Born (1949-12-26) 26 December 1949 (age 74)
Kichaucha Sharif, Uttar Pradesh, India
NationalityIndian
Academic work
Eracontemporary
DisciplineUrdu language
InstitutionsAligarh Muslim University
Personal
ReligionIslam
Main interestsUrdu Qaseeda

Syeda Ummehani Ashraf is a senior Professor of Urdu at the Women's College of Aligarh Muslim University.[1][2] She is the wife of Urdu poet and critic, Syed Amin Ashraf.[citation needed] She has authored books including A study of Classicism and Romanism in Urdu.

Biography

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Ummehani Ashraf was born to Syed Aale Hasan and Syeda Khatoon on 26 December 1949 at Kichaucha Sharif, Ambedkar Nagar District, Uttar Pradesh, India.[citation needed] She did her primary schooling at the village madrasa in Kichaucha Shariff. She cleared the matriculation examination as a private candidate in 1966. She received a B.A in 1973 an M.A in 1975, and a PhD degree in 1981 from the Aligarh Muslim University.[citation needed] Her PhD thesis title was Shumaili Hind ke Qasaid Ki Farhang.[3]

She was appointed Urdu lecturer in the Women's College of the Aligarh Muslim University in 1986. She became a professor in 2002.[citation needed]

Literary works

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Ummehani Ashraf's works include:

  • A study of Classicism and Romanism in Urdu
  • Urdu Qaseeda Nigari
  • Urdu Marsia Nigari
  • A sociological study of Urdu Qaseeda
  • A farhang of Urdu Qaseedas as written in North India

References

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  1. ^ Faculty amu.ac.in [dead link]
  2. ^ "Home". amu.ac.in.
  3. ^ Shumaili Hind ke Qasaid Ki Farhang amu.ac.in [dead link]