Center for Urdu Culture Studies

The Centre for Urdu Culture Studies (CUCS) was established with the vision of “protection and promotion of aesthetical and cultural values of Urdu Language and its historical consciousness”. Its mission is to develop a combination of archives, museum, library and cultural research institution. It wishes to be seen as an authority in Urdu culture studies. The centre has a gallery based on achievements and activities of Maulana Azad National Urdu University in pictorial form named as Azad Gallery. The Centre has rich collection of rare and valuable reading materials in its library, useful for research scholars and Urdu lovers. Some renowned personalities of Hyderabad and other cities have donated about 5,000 rare and valuable books, 4,000 magazines and 200 manuscripts from their personal collections to the Center. The center organizes activities related to urdu language and culture, the activities includes - Creative writing workshops; Workshops on Dastangoi; Presentation of Dastangoi; Ghazal Sarai course (six months); Kahani Club and its Bi-Weekly meetings with the presentation of new short stories by the students; MANUU Drama Club with plays such as Daadi Amma Maan Bhi Jaao, Chauraha; multimedia exhibitions (such as on 1857); workshop on Dress and Personality exclusively for girls; Theatre workshop.