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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.
Syeda Ummehani Ashraf | |
|---|---|
| Born | 26 December 1949 Kichaucha Sharif, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Academic work | |
| Era | contemporary |
| Discipline | Urdu language |
| Institutions | Aligarh Muslim University |
| Personal | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Main interests | Urdu Qaseeda |
Biography
editUmmehani 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
editUmmehani 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