Seminar on Pt Akhtar underway at Maulana Azad National Urdu University

Hyderabad: Glowing tributes were paid to Pt Harichand Akhtar, a legendary poet and a well-known Urdu journalist of Pre Independent India, in a National Seminar inaugurated at Maulana Azad National Urdu University on Wednesday.

Prof Shafey Kidwai, Aligarh Muslim University, delivered the keynote address at the inaugural session of the two-day national seminar "Pandit Hari Chand Akhtar, in the Mirror of Urdu Poetry and Journalism."

He spoke about his personality and recalled his humorist and entertaining behaviour. The valedictory session of the seminar will be held on Thursday. The Governor of Kerala, Arif Mohammad Khan, will grace the valedictory session as the chief guest.