Pashto Academy (Pashto: پښتو اکېډمي) is a language regulatory institution based at the University of Peshawar in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan responsible for the standardisation, advancement, and promotion of the Pashto language in Pakistan.[1][2][3] It was established in 1955 with the support of the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, with Maulana Abdul Qadir serving as its first director.[1][4] It was created following the precedent the Pashto Tolana in Kabul having been set up in 1937.[5] It is a research and publication institution with a focus on Pashto linguistic development and research. Areas studied and researched by the academy include Pashtun culture, literature, history, and the arts.[1]
Activities
editSince its inception, the Pashto Academy has produced over 500 publications in Pashto, which include classical texts, modern literature, critical literature, scientific works, translations, Pashto lexicon, research publications, booklets, and journals. The academy maintains a library which is host to a large collection of printed Pashto books, rare texts and manuscripts, media, tapes, and photographs of prominent scholars and poets.[1] The academy also maintains a museum and art gallery, inaugurated in 2009, depicting Pashtun cultural heritage.[6] A research cell has been set up at the academy which conducts studies on the life and works of Khushal Khan Khattak, regarded as one of the most notable classical Pashtun poets.[1]
Directors
editPast and present directors of the Pashto Academy:[1]
- Maulana Abdul Qadir
- Mian Syed Rasool Rasa
- Syed Azeem Shah Khyal Bokhari
- Mohammad Nawaz Tahir
- Raj Wali Shah Khattak
- Salma Shaheen
- Dr. Nasrullah Jan Wazir (Current Director)[7]
See also
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- Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan – Pashto language regulation board in Afghanistan
- National Language Authority (Urdu) – National regulation board for Urdu
- Sindhi Language Authority – Sindhi language regulation authority
- Balochi Academy – Balochi language regulation academy
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f "Centre of Pashto Language and Literature". University of Peshawar. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
- ^ Pollock, Sheldon Ivan (2003). Literary Culture in History: Reconstructions from South Asia. University of California Press. p. 7. ISBN 978-0520228214.
- ^ Sebeok, Thomas Albert (1976). Current Trends in Linguistics: Index. Walter de Gruyter. p. 705.
- ^ Brown, Michael Edward; Ganguly, Sumit (2003). Fighting Words: Language Policy and Ethnic Relations in Asia. MIT Press. pp. 71. ISBN 978-0262523332.
- ^ Green, Nile; Arbabzadah, Nushin (2013). Afghanistan in Ink: Literature Between Diaspora and Nation. Hurst. p. 18. ISBN 978-1-84904-204-8.
- ^ "Pashtoon Heritage Museum - Pashto Academy". Pashto Academy. Archived from the original on 15 November 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
- ^ "Director". Pashto Academy. Archived from the original on 14 November 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
