February 15, 2021 Prof. Muzaffar Hanfi, a prominent Urdu Poet, critic, and writer JAMMU, India — Aalami Tehreek Urdu (International Urdu Movement), an organization based in India to promote the Urdu language, has decided to institute a global award in the name of Prof. Muzaffar Hanfi, a prominent Urdu Poet, critic, and writer. The award will be given to a scholar in Urdu literature in April this year. President of Aalami Tehreek Urdu, Dr. Zakir Malik Bhulaisi, announced the institution of the award on the movement's Facebook page from the northern Indian city of Jammu. He said the executive committee of the movement at its meeting on Jan. 30 decided on the award which carries a cash prize of Rs35,000, a citation certificate, and a trophy. In view of the present COVID-19 restrictions the award will be presented online, he said.