Shafey Kidwai (born 8 April 1960) is an Indian academic, bilingual critic, translator, columnist, and author.
[citation needed] Many reputed literary journals of the subcontinent carry his articles regularly and he is often regarded as one of the best modern academic critics in Urdu.
A previous work Urdu Literature and Journalism: Critical Perspective was published by Cambridge University Press India.
He is a bilingual critic and communication expert and his fortnightly column on literature, Culture and media Going Native appears in the Friday Review, The Hindu.
These accolades reflect Shafey Kidwai's profound influence and contributions to Urdu literature, journalism, and academic criticism.