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The Sambalpur University, Orissa has conferred its prestigious Gangadhar National Award for Poetry 2008 on Prof. A. M. K. Shahryar, noted poet and former Chairman, Department of Urdu, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh. The University has instituted the award in the memory of eminent Orissa poet Gangadhar Meher (1862-1924). The award carries a cash prize of rupees fifty thousand a shawl and a citation. Professor Shaharyar is the eighteenth recipient of the award and a galaxy of poets belonging to various Indian languages including Ali Sardar Jafri, Kedar Nath Singh, Ayyapa Panikar, Shakti Chattopadhyay, K. Sachidanandan, Dillip Chitre, Jayant Mahapatra, Gulzar and Nawakant Barua have received his award. Professor Shaharyar has published six collections and his poems were translated into English, Spanish, German, French, Italian and various Indian languages. Professor Shaharyar represented India in various literary meets and festivals of India held in USA, France, UK and other countries. He has already bagged several literary awards including Sahitya Academy Award, Bahadur Shah Zafar Award, Begum Akhtar Ghazal Award, UP and Bihar Urdu Academy Awards etc.
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