Saliha Abid Hussain Explained

Saliha Abid Hussain
Birth Place:India
Occupation:Novelist
Known For:Urdu literature
Awards:Padma Shri

Saliha Abid Hussain (1913 - 1988) was an Indian writer of Urdu literature,[1] considered by many to be one of the prominent writers of modern Urdu novels and children's literature.[2] [3] She is the author of works such as Azra,[4] Rekhta,[5] Yadgaray hali[6] Baat Cheet[7] and Jane Walon ki Yad Ati Hai.[8] The Government of India awarded her the fourth highest Indian civilian honour of Padma Shri in 1983.[9] Her life has been documented in a biography, Saliha Abid Hussain, written by Sughra Mehdi and published in 1993.[10]

Her writing covered many subjects, including women's rights, and according to her niece Dr Sayeda Hameed, who curated the exhibition Pathbreakers: The 20th Century Muslim Women of India at the Bangalore International Centre in 2020, "She spoke out against Triple Talaq and other subjects fearlessly."[11]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Inscribing South Asian Muslim Women: An Annotated Bibliography & Research Guide . BRILL . 2015 . 9 July 2015 . Tahera Aftab. 978-9004158498 .
  2. Book: Urdu-Hindi: An Artificial Divide . Algora Publishing . Abdul Jamil Khan . 2006 . 400 . 9780875864389.
  3. Book: International Companion Encyclopedia of Children's Literature . Routledge . Peter Hunt . 2004 . 1416 . 9781134436842.
  4. Web site: Azra . 1968 . 9 July 2015.
  5. Web site: Rekhta . Quami Council Bara-e-Farogh-e-Urdu Zaban . 2012 . 9 July 2015.
  6. Web site: Yadgaray hali . Arsalan . 9 July 2015.
  7. Web site: Baat Cheet . Hassaan Zia . 2015 . 9 July 2015.
  8. Web site: Jane Walon ki Yad Ati Hai . Maktaba-e Jamia . 1974 . 9 July 2015.
  9. Web site: Padma Shri . Padma Shri . 2015 . 18 June 2015.
  10. Book: Who's who of Indian Writers, 1999: A-M . Sahitya Akademi . Kartik Chandra Dutt . 1999 . 1490 . 9788126008735.
  11. News: Madhukar . Jayanthi . An informative exhibition on the 20th Century Muslim is underway, dispelling several myths . 11 July 2021 . Bangalore Mirror . March 11, 2020.

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