Mohiuddin Qadri Zore  Syed Mohiuddin Qadri Zore (December 1905 – September 1962) was an Indian writer, scholar, poet, literary critic, historian, and social reformer. He is best known for his pursuit of the rejuvenation of Urdu language and literature, writing 61 books in his lifetime, generating a major foundation of the Urdu literature now taught in all schools throughout India. Recognized as the first Urdu linguist, his writing ranged from short stories to novels to poetry, social commentary, scholarly criticism, and linguistic analysis. Along with his written legacy, one of his greatest contributions to revitalizing Urdu was his establishment of the organization Idare Adabiyaat e Urdu (also known as 'Aiwan-e-Urdu') dedicated to the recovery, restoration, and digitalization of aging and disentegrating texts, books, and manuscripts, which are used in research of the ancient language. He also helped to found the Abdul Kalam Azad Oriental Research Institute, and a still-published Urdu magazine, known as "Sabras". Syed Mohiuddin Qadri Zore was born in Hyderabad, India in December 1905. He completed his early education there, attending Madrasa-e-Darool Uloom City School, followed by further studies at Usmania College, where he obtained an M.A. with distinction in Linguistic Sciences in 1927. Due to his exemplary performance as a student, he was sent to London, England on a fellowship by the ruler of Hyderabad in 1929, where he completed his Ph.D in Linguistic Sciences. He continued his study of linguistics in Paris in 1930 for some time before returning to India. Upon his return, Zore served as Principal of the Chaderghat Government Degree College, head of the Urdu department at Osmania University, and head of the Urdu Department and Dean of Faculty at Jammu and Kashmir University. Zore wrote many articles and books on Urdu language and literature, including "Tillsm-e-Khayaal", "Sayr-e-Golconda" and "Golconda ke Heeray". His poetry includes "Hubbe Tarang","gulzaar-e-Ibrahim" and "Dakkani Adab ki Tareekh". In addition, "Kulliyate Mohammad Quli Qutb Shah" (1940), "Hayat-e-Mir Muhammad Momin" (1941), "Dastane-adab Hyderabad" (1951), "Tazkira makhtutat Urdu" Vols. II and III (1951 and 1957), "Talib-o-mohni" (1957), "Maani sukhan" (1958), are notable contributions among his works as well.