Abdussalam Puthige

Abdussalam Puthige is the Editor-in-Chief of Varthabharathi,[3] a Kannada daily Newspaper, published from Mangalore[4] the coastal city of Karnataka and Bangalore,[5] the state capital. The first issue of Vartha Bharathi hit the stands on 29 August 2003 from Mangalore.[6]

Abdussalam Puthige (A.S. Puthige)
Born2 April 1964
Ganjimutt, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka
OccupationWriter, journalist
LanguageEnglish, Kannada, Urdu, Beary,
NationalityIndia
CitizenshipIndian
Alma materSDM Law College, Mangalore
GenrePresent
Notable worksTowards Performing Da'wah[1]

Kannada Translation of the Quran,[2]

English Translation of Allama Iqbal's Shikwa & Jawab Shikwa(ISBN 9789670957005)
Notable awardsTransparency International Award 2009
Website
vbepaper.com
vbnewsonline.com/home/
qurankannada.com

Career

His English work, Towards Performing Da'wah,[7] was published in UK by The International Council for Islamic Information (ICII), Leicester.[8][9][10]

Puthige has dealt with marinalised communities in a widely published interview titled 'The Muslim Kannadiga' by scholar and researcherYoginder Sikand.[11][12]

'Kannadadalli Qur'an Anuvada' was released on 1 September 2012 by Rajarshi Dr.Virendra Heggade, Dharmadhikari of Shree Kshetra, Dharmastala. This work has already seen 4 Editions. Its third Edition was published in Dubai by the Department of Islamic Affairs, Government of Dubai, UAE. The releasing ceremony in Dubai was inaugurated by Mr. MK Lokesh, Ambassador of India in UAE. This translation of Quran is available online.[13] The same is also available as an android application the Google Play for free with the title 'Quran in Kannada' .[14]

References
  1. ISBN code: EB050115
  2. "Quran in Kannada by Nzymic".
  3. "Vartha Bharathi awarded by Transparency International". twocircles.net. 26 March 2009.
  4. "jdyellowpages.com".
  5. "The Muslim Kannadiga". twocircles.net. 16 August 2008.
  6. "Islamic Voice - SHABAN 1424 H". islamicvoice.com.
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 12 September 2009. Retrieved 24 May 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 August 2004. Retrieved 24 May 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. Al-Attique Authors List Archived 3 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  10. http://www.cciq.org/newsite/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=529&Itemid=39%5B%5D
  11. "The Muslim Kannadiga". twocircles.net.
  12. "Fana Watch". fanawatch.com.
  13. http://quraninkannada.com/
  14. "Quran in Kannada by Nzymic".
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