Tareekh Adab Urdu in five volumes has been brought out by the council this covers the history of Urdu literature from its inception till the seventeenth century. These volumes have been jointly written by erudite researchers Prof. Gyan Chandra Jain and Prof. Sayeda Jaffar.

This book differs in many ways from the earlier books written on the history of Urdu literature. Particularly at the micro level each and every aspect of Urdu language, evolution and contribution of sufis, poets, writers etc. from Kashmir to Kanya kumari and Khambat to Bay of Bengal has been covered in detail.

Books Exhibitions

Publication is worth only if it reaches the masses and its target readers properly. To achieve this goal, NCPUL has made a concerted effort on sales promotion through the net-working of the V.O.s and state Urdu academies and leading educational institutions throughout the country. NCPUL has participated in various international book exhibitions held in India and organised a few of its own. These efforts have yielded the desired results and sale of the council's publications have increased considerably. NCPUL has so far organized Twelve Kul Hind Urdu Kitab Melas at Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Lucknow, Patna, Srinagar, Hyderabad and two Reaginol Book Fairs at Delhi and Guwahati.