City-based journalist and Urdu poet Mehtab Alam has made the city proud by getting an international award of repute ‘Sitarah Adab’ of Kuwait.
Mehtab Alam has been conferred with the prestigious ‘Sitarah Adab’ (Star of literature) award of Kuwait. The award was presented to Alam on the eve of Kuwait National Day on February 24, 2017. Kuwait National Day is observed every year on February 25.
The award instituted in 2003 by Anjuman Tahzeeb – e - Urdu (Urdu Cultural Forum) Kuwait is bestowed to those litterateurs of Urdu who do remarkable work for the Urdu language across the world, especially in Asia. The year 2017 award has been given to Bhopal based electronic media journalist Mehtab Alam working as bureau chief of ETV Urdu for his book ‘Dast e Hind Mein Urdu Adab.’
The effort made by the event convener Aamir Kidwai was highly appreciated; who worked hard to make the occasion a memorable event among Urdu lovers in Kuwait.
Anjuman Tahzeeb – e - Urdu Kuwait is formed by Urdu lovers from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. It organizes Urdu poetic meets and other programs for the promotion of Urdu language besides it have instituted Sitarah Adab’ award for those litterateurs who do remarkable work to promote the Urdu language.