International Urdu Conference Explained

International Urdu Conference
Native Name:Aalmi Urdu Conference
عالمی اردو کانفرنس
Native Name Lang:ur
Status:active
Genre:Conference
Frequency:Annually
Venue:Karachi
Years Active:2008
First:2008
Founders:-->
Prev:2021
Next:2023
Patron:Government of Pakistan
Organised:Arts Council of Pakistan
Or Sponsors:-->

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

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

!S.No!Edition!Start date!End date!Duration!Location!Ref
11st25 June 200826 June 2008Karachi[8]
22nd17 November 200921 November 2009Karachi[9]
33rd2 December 20105 December 2010Karachi[10]
44th22 November 201125 November 2011Karachi[11]
55th6 December 20129 December 2012Karachi[12]
66th28 November 20131 December 2013Karachi[13]
77th16 October 201419 October 2014Karachi[14]
88th8 December 201511 December 2015Karachi[15]
99th1 December 20164 December 2016Karachi[16]
1010th21 December 201725 December 2017Karachi[17]
1111th22 November 201825 November 2018Karachi[18]
1212th5 December 20198 December 2019Karachi[19]
1313th3 December 20206 December 2020Karachi[20]
1414th9 December 202112 December 2021Karachi[21]
1515th1 December 20224 December 2022Karachi[22]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022-12-04 . 'Make Urdu official language as per Supreme Court ruling' . 2022-12-08 . The Express Tribune . en.
  2. Web site: 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.
  3. Web site: 15th Aalmi Urdu Conference 2022 Archives . 2022-12-08 . Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi . en-US.
  4. Web site: Salman . Peerzada . 2022-12-02 . 15th International Urdu Conference gets under way . 2022-12-08 . DAWN.COM . en.
  5. Web site: Aalmi Urdu Conference . 2022-12-08 . Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi . 10 August 2015 . en-US.
  6. Web site: Aalmi Urdu Conference . 2022-12-08 . Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi . 10 August 2015 . en-US.
  7. Web site: Siddiqi . 2019-12-03 . The 12th International Urdu Conference . 2022-12-08 . Trade Chronicle . en-US.
  8. Web site: 1st Urdu Conference 2008 Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi On YouTube . 2022-12-08 . Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi . 5 December 2008 . en-US.
  9. Web site: 2nd Urdu Conference 2009 Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi on YouTube . 2022-12-08 . Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi . 25 November 2009 . en-US.
  10. Web site: 3rd Urdu Conference 2010 . 2022-12-08 . Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi . 8 December 2010 . en-US.
  11. Web site: 4th Urdu Conference 2011 . 2022-12-08 . Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi . en-US.
  12. Web site: 5th Urdu Conference 2012 . 2022-12-08 . Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi . 10 December 2012 . en-US.
  13. Web site: 2013-11-28 . 6th International Urdu Conference: Arts Council president was as excited as on his wedding day . 2022-12-08 . The Express Tribune . en.
  14. Web site: Web Desk . 2014-10-15 . 7th International Urdu Conference from tomorrow . 2022-12-08 . Samaa . en.
  15. Web site: PakistanToday . 8th international Urdu conference to start from Dec 8 Pakistan Today . 2022-12-08 . en-GB.
  16. Web site: 9th Urdu Conference 2016 . 2022-12-08 . Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi . en-US.
  17. Web site: 2017-12-15 . 10th International Urdu Conference to be held at Arts Council . 2022-12-08 . Daily Times . en-US.
  18. Web site: Web Desk . 2018-11-22 . 11th International Urdu Conference begins in Karachi . 2022-12-08 . Samaa . en.
  19. Web site: 2019-12-03 . 12th International Urdu Conference to be held from tomorrow . 2022-12-08 . Daily Times . en-US.
  20. Web site: 13th International Urdu Conference . 4 December 2020 . Continues At Arts Council Karachi . BOL News.
  21. Web site: 2021-12-03 . International Urdu Conference to run from Dec 9 to 12 . 2022-12-08 . The Express Tribune . en.
  22. Web site: Salman . Peerzada . 2022-12-02 . 15th International Urdu Conference gets under way . 2022-12-08 . DAWN.COM . en.

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