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Urdu adab oont bamuqabla railway part 1 from hawayyan by dr rauf parekh
Rauf Parekh is an Urdu lexicographer, linguist, humorist and a Pakistani newspaper columnist.
Contents
- Urdu adab oont bamuqabla railway part 1 from hawayyan by dr rauf parekh
- Urdu adab oont bamuqabla railway part 2 from hawayyan by dr rauf parekh
- Early life and career
- References
Urdu adab oont bamuqabla railway part 2 from hawayyan by dr rauf parekh
Early life and career
Born in Karachi on August 26, 1958, Parekh was educated in Karachi. Having obtained MA and PhD degrees in Urdu from the University of Karachi, he worked for the (Urdu Lughat Board) or Urdu Dictionary Board, Karachi, as Chief Editor from 2003 to 2007. Farman Fatehpuri, president of the Urdu Lughat Board, said in an interview, "The Urdu Lughat Board plans to publish 22 volumes containing 300,000 words, give or take a few hundred words." He praised Rauf Parekh for bringing out two volumes of the Urdu Lughat in two years.
Urdu Lughat Board began its work in 1958, the first volume of the Urdu Lughat came out in 1967.
In 2017, Rauf Parekh teaches Urdu at the University of Karachi and writes a weekly literary column in Dawn. In addition to research articles, humorous essays and critical writings, he has written over 20 books.