Mehrunnisa Parvez Explained

Mehrunnisa Parvez
Birth Date:1944
Birth Place:India
Occupation:Writer
Spouse:Bhagirath Prasad
Children:4 (Simala Prasad, IPS)[1]
Awards:Padma Shri

Mehrunnisa Parvez is an Indian writer of Hindi literature.[2]

Biography

She was born in 1944; she published her first story in 1963 in Dharamayug magazine; and she has authored several short stories and novels in Hindi.[3] Amma,[4] published in 1967, and Samara,[5] released in 1969, are two of her notable works. Besides, she has also published several short story anthologies,[6] and her works have been the subject of academic studies.[7] The Government of India awarded her the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri in 2005 for her contributions to Indian literature.[8]

She is married to Shri Bhagirath Prasad, a retired Indian Administrative Service officer who is the first person to enter into this prestigious service from the state of Madhya Pradesh and the current Member of Parliament from Bhind Lok Sabha Constituency in Madhya Pradesh. The couple lives in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.[9]

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Notes and References

  1. News: DNA India . Meet IPS officer, daughter of IAS officer, who worked in Bollywood films, cracked UPSC exam in 1st attempt with AIR... . 6 August 2024 . 7 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240806145748/https://www.dnaindia.com/education/report-meet-ips-simala-prasad-ias-officer-daughter-worked-in-bollywood-films-cracked-upsc-exam-in-1st-attempt-wit-3077137 . 6 August 2024 . en.
  2. Web site: India: Door-to-door nikaahnama drive . Women Living Under Muslim Laws . 2015 . November 30, 2015.
  3. Web site: Mehrunnisa Parvez (1944-) . Katha . 2015 . November 30, 2015.
  4. Book: Amma . Jnana Ganga; Samskarana . Mehrunnisa Parvez . 1997 . 155 . 978-8185829609.
  5. Book: Samara . Grantha Akadami . Mehrunnisa Parvez . 1999 . 158 . 978-8185826721.
  6. Web site: Mehrunissa Pervez Books . Pustak . 2015 . November 30, 2015.
  7. Mehrunnisa Parvez ke katha sahitya mein badalte jivan mulya . University . Shodh Ganga . 2015 . 10603/19585 . November 30, 2015 . Mini . P. .
  8. Web site: Padma Awards . Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India . 2015 . July 21, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf . October 15, 2015 .
  9. Web site: Congress candidate joins BJP . https://web.archive.org/web/20140315035247/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1140310/jsp/nation/story_18064329.jsp#.Vlv0ePkrLIU . dead . 15 March 2014 . Telegraph India . 10 March 2014 . November 30, 2015.