[1][2] He was a recipient of the fourth highest Indian civilian honour of Padma Shri from the Government of India in 1989.
[2] Aajiz continued his association with Patna University by joining the institution as a member of its Urdu language faculty.
[6] After retirement, he was appointed as the Chairman of the Urdu Advisory Committee, Government of Bihar, a post he held till his death.
[7] Kalim Ajiz was an author of more than a dozen books of poetry, prose, essays, travelogue and autobiography.
[1] Kalim's literary works include:[8] Aajiz, who had four sons and two daughters,[1][2] died on 14 February 2015 at Hazaribagh in Jharkhand, at the age of 94.