Shamim Tariq (born 1952 in Varanasi) is an Indian scholar and columnist. He is the Director of the Karimi Library at Anjuman-i-Islam. His philosophical treatise Tasawwuf aur Bhakti, analyzing the principles of Sufi thought and Vedanta won the 2015 Sahitya Akademi Award for Urdu. The work describes commonalities between the two traditions and their message of compassion, justice, peace and brotherhood.[1][2][3]
References
- ↑ "Sahitya honour for Dogri, Punjabi writers". Tribune. 2014-12-19. Retrieved 2015-12-24.
- ↑ "Kulkarni for promotion of Urdu to bring India, Pak closer". India Today. March 15, 2016.
- ↑ Devapriya Roy (February 21, 2016). "A reader's guide to the 24 books that have won the Sahitya Akademi awards". Scroll.in.