Introduction
The Department of Urdu was established in 1982 and is
one of the Major languages Department of the University of
Mumbai. Since its inception the Department has played an
important role in establishing relevant specialization such as
inter-disciplinary courses like Arabic ,Persian and Marathi
etc. The academic curriculum of advance courses is supplemented
by numerous seminars on comparative literature , inter-cultural
hermeneutics, linguistics, translation ,philosophy and
aesthetics etc.
Aims & Objectives
To motivate and prepare students for Post-Graduate Studies.
To impart quality education at all levels of teaching i.e.
language, literature, culture-studies and research. Our M.A. and
M. Phil programmes are research oriented. A comprehensive
syllabus, which we follow, has an inter-disciplinary and
inter-cultural character which makes the students competent to
pursue research in the field of inter-cultural studies which is
a requirement in this era of globalization. Beside post-graduate
studies in literature we offer part-time courses in language,
which aim at teaching Urdu as a second language.
To generate interest in Urdu language & literature at higher
levels of learning through the following activities
:
1. Conducting post-graduate teaching effectively.
2. Supervising research at the levels of M. Phil. & Ph. D.
Identifying new areas of research & Conducting independent
research through various research projects.
3. Organizing seminars, conferences, workshops, symposia,
Mushaira & Musical Programmes .
4. Publishing research monographs, bibliographies & scholarly
books.
5. Conducting visiting lectures for students by eminent Urdu
scholars.
Help Desk
Dr. Saheb Ali,
Department of Urdu , University of Mumbai, First Floor, Ranade
Bhavan,
Vidyanagari Campus, Kalina, Santacruz
(East), Mumbai 400 098.
Tel. : 26526091, 26526388 (Ext. Head -
3343, Office - 3341) , +9122- 26523389