Pen Name : Mohammad Ahrar Hindi

Real Name : Mohammad Ehrar Alam

Father’s Name : Late M. Babajan ‘Ashique’(Urdu and Persian poet)

Date of Birth : 22 / 09/ 1956

Place of Birth : Shiblibari, Dhanbad (Jharkhand)

Alma mater : Ranchi University, Ranchi

Profession : Retired as Class 1 Govt. officer (2016)

Speciality : Indian-Persian Calligrapher

Languages Known : Persian, Urdu, Hindi, English, Elementary knowledge of Arabic also

Area of Interest : Qur’anic Studies, Islamic History, Urdu and Persian Literature

Area of Specialization : Practical knowledge of Islamic Calligraphy (particularly Nas’taliq) with
a critical understanding of Indian and Iranian aspects

Follower of School : Mir Imad al- Hasani school of Calligraphy

:Publications

• Articles published in Urdu Journal ‘ Aaj Kal ’(Delhi), Khuda Bakhsh Urdu library Journal
  (Patna) and ‘Urdu Book Review’ (Delhi)
• Various calligraphy plates (wasli) published on the coverpage of reputed Journal ‘Shab
  Khoon’ (Allahabad), ‘Dabeer’ (Aligarh), ‘Naqd-o-Tahqeeq’ (Delhi)
• Calligraphy plates published in Qand-e-Parsi New Delhi with introduction of M Ahrar Hindi

:Lectures Delivered

• Khuda Bakhsh Public Oriental Library, Patna
• Ghalib Institute, New Delhi
• Maulana Azad Library, (Aligarh Muslim University) Aligarh (U. P)
• Department of Persian, (Banaras Hindu University) Banaras (U. P)
• Raza Library Rampur (2017)

:Exhibitions

• K.O. P Library, Patna (2005, 2010)
• Ghalib Institute, New Delhi (2010)
• Banaras Hindu University, Banaras (2012, 2014)
• Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh (2010, 2017)
• Raza Library Rampur (2017)
• Moinuddin Ahmed Art Gallery , Aligarh (April 2018)
• Iran Culture House, New Delhi 2. (Jan 2020)
• IGNCA New Delhi (Feb 2020)