International Urdu Conference
International Urdu Conference Aalmi Urdu Conference عالمی اردو کانفرنس | |
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Status | active |
Genre | Conference |
Frequency | Annually |
Venue | Karachi |
Years active | 2008 |
Inaugurated | 2008 |
Previous event | 2021 |
Next event | 2023 |
Patron(s) | Government of Pakistan |
Organised by | Arts Council of Pakistan |
Website | urduconference |
The International Urdu Conference or Aalmi Urdu Conference (Urdu:عالمی اردو کانفرنس), is an international conference on Urdu language. The international conference consists of several Urdu scholars, writers and laureates from different parts of the world who contribute to the Urdu language. It is run and organized every year by the Arts Council of Pakistan.[1][2][3]
From 2008 to present day, Arts Council of Pakistan were hosted 15th editions of International Urdu Conference. The last and 15th International Urdu Conference were held in Karachi from 1 December 2022 to 4 December 2022.[4][5]
History
[edit]International Urdu Conference started by the Arts Council of Pakistan, headquartered in Karachi in 2008, has become a yearly tradition eagerly anticipated by Pakistani writers and cultural figures. Renowned academics from India, United Kingdom, Canada, Turkey, Iran, and other countries took part and presented their research papers, theses, and creative works on Urdu language.[6][7]
Editions of conference
[edit]S.No | Edition | Start date | End date | Duration | Location | Ref |
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1 | 1st | 25 June 2008 | 26 June 2008 | 1 day | Karachi | [8] |
2 | 2nd | 17 November 2009 | 21 November 2009 | 4 days | Karachi | [9] |
3 | 3rd | 2 December 2010 | 5 December 2010 | 3 days | Karachi | [10] |
4 | 4th | 22 November 2011 | 25 November 2011 | 3 days | Karachi | [11] |
5 | 5th | 6 December 2012 | 9 December 2012 | 3 days | Karachi | [12] |
6 | 6th | 28 November 2013 | 1 December 2013 | 3 days | Karachi | [13] |
7 | 7th | 16 October 2014 | 19 October 2014 | 3 days | Karachi | [14] |
8 | 8th | 8 December 2015 | 11 December 2015 | 3 days | Karachi | [15] |
9 | 9th | 1 December 2016 | 4 December 2016 | 3 days | Karachi | [16] |
10 | 10th | 21 December 2017 | 25 December 2017 | 4 days | Karachi | [17] |
11 | 11th | 22 November 2018 | 25 November 2018 | 3 days | Karachi | [18] |
12 | 12th | 5 December 2019 | 8 December 2019 | 3 days | Karachi | [19] |
13 | 13th | 3 December 2020 | 6 December 2020 | 3 days | Karachi | [20] |
14 | 14th | 9 December 2021 | 12 December 2021 | 3 days | Karachi | [21] |
15 | 15th | 1 December 2022 | 4 December 2022 | 3 days | Karachi | [22] |
See also
[edit]- Urdu movement
- Arts Council of Pakistan
- Pakistan National Council of the Arts
- Ministry of Culture
- Foundation for Arts, Culture and Education
- National Academy of Performing Arts (Pakistan)
- Culture of Pakistan
References
[edit]- ^ "'Make Urdu official language as per Supreme Court ruling'". The Express Tribune. 4 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
- ^ Governor Sindh Kamran Khan Tessori addressing the last session of (4 December 2022). "15th International Urdu Adab conference organized by Karachi Arts Council". Associated Press of Pakistan.
- ^ "15th Aalmi Urdu Conference 2022 Archives". Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
- ^ Salman, Peerzada (2 December 2022). "15th International Urdu Conference gets under way". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
- ^ "Aalmi Urdu Conference". Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
- ^ "Aalmi Urdu Conference". Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
- ^ Siddiqi (3 December 2019). "The 12th International Urdu Conference". Trade Chronicle. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
- ^ "1st Urdu Conference 2008 | Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi On YouTube". Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi. 5 December 2008. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
- ^ "2nd Urdu Conference 2009 | Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi on YouTube". Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi. 25 November 2009. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
- ^ "3rd Urdu Conference 2010". Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi. 8 December 2010. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
- ^ "4th Urdu Conference 2011". Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
- ^ "5th Urdu Conference 2012". Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi. 10 December 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
- ^ "6th International Urdu Conference: Arts Council president was as excited as on his wedding day". The Express Tribune. 28 November 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
- ^ Web Desk (15 October 2014). "7th International Urdu Conference from tomorrow". Samaa. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
- ^ PakistanToday. "8th international Urdu conference to start from Dec 8 | Pakistan Today". Retrieved 8 December 2022.
- ^ "9th Urdu Conference 2016". Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
- ^ "10th International Urdu Conference to be held at Arts Council". Daily Times. 15 December 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
- ^ Web Desk (22 November 2018). "11th International Urdu Conference begins in Karachi". Samaa. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
- ^ "12th International Urdu Conference to be held from tomorrow". Daily Times. 3 December 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
- ^ 13th International Urdu Conference (4 December 2020). "Continues At Arts Council Karachi". BOL News.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "International Urdu Conference to run from Dec 9 to 12". The Express Tribune. 3 December 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
- ^ Salman, Peerzada (2 December 2022). "15th International Urdu Conference gets under way". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 8 December 2022.