Google Doodle honours noted writer Abdul Qavi Desnavi for his contribution towards Urdu


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Known for his huge contribution towards the enrichment of Urdu language, Abdul Qavi Desnavi was honoured by search engine Google with a doodle on his 87th birth anniversary on Wednesday.

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