Azad was elected vice-president of Anjuman Taraqqi-i-Urdu (Hind) (a national body for the promotion of Urdu under the Ministry of Human Resource Development), in 1989 and President in 1993, remaining in this office till his demise.

[2] He was at his writing desk until fifteen days before he died – of carcinoma and a brief illness – at the Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute & Research Centre in New Delhi, India on 24 July 2004.

The first such event resulted in the young Azad meeting Hafeez Jalandhari for the first time and being presented with a copy of Hindustan Hamara, which he read, cherished and re-read over the years.

On moving to Delhi after the partition of India, Azad secured the post of Assistant Editor of the Urdu daily, Milap.

Roodad-e-Iqbal, Volume II (646 pages), completed shortly before his death, is also compiled by Amin Banjara in book form and ready for publication.

The DLit degrees awarded by the Universities of Jammu & Kashmir to him and the 10+ books and numerous research articles written about him are testimony to Azad's impact on the literary circles of both India and Pakistan.

[8] Two short extracts from his review epitomise the plaudits showered on Jagan Nath Azad whenever Allama Iqbal is discussed in academic or literary circles: "Prof. Jagan Nath Azad, who has earned for himself an authoritative niche in Iqbaliat, encompasses in this book the quartet of poetry, politics, philosophy and religion that forms the matrix of Iqbal’s creative genius.

Prefaced by Dr. Mohammad Maruf's balanced and perceptive analysis of Prof. Azad's views and copiously studded with illustrative extracts from Iqbal's works and their meticulous translations, this valuable compendium on Iqbaliat provides smooth, racy reading.

Naqvi wrote: "The books authored by Jagan Nath Azad include some on literary criticism while about eleven, both in English and Urdu, are on Iqbal.

Even in Pakistan, it was Jagan Nath Azad's whisper into the ears of Gen Zia ul Haq that led to the establishment of the Iqbal Chair in the Punjab University.

However, the Indian National Council for Promotion of Urdu recognises the importance of such publications (safarnama) and now supports research in this field, to encourage writers aspiring to follow in the footsteps of Azad.

It is not a co-incidence that Kashmir witnessed a golden era of peace & progress in the 1970s & 80s – the time of Azad’s efforts in building bridges in the State.

During his life Azad was the honoured recipient of numerous awards for his contribution to Urdu Literature and work on Allama Iqbal.

Most famous writer, poet and Journalist Syed Fakhruddin Balley was Founder Chief_Editor and Syed Zafar Moeen Balley as Editor of "Aawaz E Jarras Lahore" (literary magazine) Mr S.F.Balley Alig published "Jagan Nath Aazad Number" of "Aawaz E Jarras Lahore" and Gosha E Jagan Nath Azad in "Aawaz E Jarras Lahore" Unikarians International (UAE Chapter) organised Jashn-e-Azad in Abu Dhabi in 1993 and Halqa-e-Fun-o-Adab (USA) convened Jashn-e-Azad in 1998.