Many famous poets and academicians of today have been Abdul Qavi's disciples. Javed Akhtar is one of them.
Abdul Qavi’s birth anniversary commemorated by an animated doodle by Google.
Abdul Qavi Desnavi (1 November 1930 – 8 July 2011) was an Indian Urdu language writer, critic, bibliographer and linguist. He wrote many books on Urdu literature.His work included about Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, Mirza Ghalib and Allama Muhammad Iqbal. He was awarded with several awards for his literary work.
Desnavi was born in village Desna, Bihar of block Asthawan to the family of Muslim scholar Sulaiman Nadvi, who claimed to be descended from and who was a recognized historian and biographer of Muhammad. Desnavi was the son of Syed Mohammed Saeed Raza, who was Professor of Urdu, Arabic and Persian languages in St. Xavier's College, Mumbai. Desnavi had two brothers, elder Prof. Syed Mohi Raza and younger Syed Abdul Wali Desnavi.
Many scholars, poets, and teachers of today were his students in Bhopal, and several other students obtained Ph.D. degree under his guidance. He died on 7 July 2011 in Bhopal, India.
Desnavi got his primary education in Arrah town of Bihar state. He completed his Graduation and Post Graduation in First from St. Xavier's College, Mumbai.He joined Urdu department in Saifia Post Graduate College in February 1961. He became Professor and head of the Urdu department of Saifia College. He was a well known literary figure in India and in the Urdu world.
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