Lucknow, December 09: Noted writer Iqbal Mateen will get this year’s Maulana Abul Kalam award of the Uttar Pradesh Urdu Academy for his contribution to Urdu literature.
Chairperson of the academy Tarannum Aqeel today said that Amir Khusrau Award, carrying a cash reward of Rs. 1.5 lakhs, will be given to Bekal Utsahi while five other awards of Rs 1 lakh each will be given to Masror Jahan, Hanif Tareen, Sajida Zaidi, Mohd Ishaq siddiqui and Fazal Husnain.
Aqeel said the Premchand Award, carrying a cash reward of Rs 1 lakh, will be given to Pradep Jain of Muzaffarnagar.
The Maulana Abul Kalam award carries a cash prize of Rs 5 lakh.
Two awards for journalists writing in Urdu, carrying a cash prize of Rs 50,000 each, will be given to Akhtar Yunus Kidwai and Shafaat ali Siddiqui.
–PTI