Nusrat Mehdi, a well-known writer and Director of Madhya Pradesh Urdu Academy, was awarded a PhD by Rabindranath Tagore University, Bhopal on completing her dissertation ‘Global Contribution of Advaita Tradition, with special reference to Adi Shankaracharya, Rumi and Sufi Traditions’.
The research work was completed under the direction of Dr Sangeeta Pathak, Professor Hindi Department, Faculty of Humanities and Liberal Arts.