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Iqbal Award is presented to honour creative writings in _______literature.1. Kharosti2. Urdu3. Persian4. Hindi

Answer» Correct Answer - Option 2 : Urdu

The correct answer is Urdu.

  • Iqbal Award is a prestigious annual award given in the field of creative Urdu writing.
  • The award carries a cash prize of 2 lakh and a plaque of honor.
  • The award has been instituted in the name of Allama Iqbal, an eminent poet of Urdu. 
  • He gave new dimensions to Urdu poetry in the first four decades of the twentieth century.
  • Iqbal's grandfather Sahaj Sapru was a Hindu Kashmiri Pandit who later migrated to Sialkot. 
  • His major compositions are:
    • Asrar-e-Khudi, Rumuz-e-Bekhudi, and Bang-e-Dara, including patriotic Tarana-e-Hind, are included.
    • His poetry written in Persian is very famous in Iran and Afghanistan, where he is called Iqbal-e-Lahore.
    • He has written a lot on the religious and political philosophy of Islam.


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