Jeelani Bano
Jeelani Bano | |
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Born | 14 July 1936 Budaun, Uttar Pradesh, India |
Occupation | Writer |
Known for | Novel, Short Story |
Awards | Padma Shri Andhra Pradesh Sahitya Akademi Award Soviet Land Nehru Award Qaumi Haali Award |
Jeelani Bano is an Indian writer of Urdu literature.[1][2][3][4] She was honored by the Government of India, in 2001, with the fourth highest Indian civilian award of Padma Shri.[5]
Biography
Jeelani Bano was born on 14 July 1936 in Badayun,[4] in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh to Hairat Badayuni,[6] a known Urdu poet.[2] After her schooling, she enrolled for intermediate course when she got married to Anwar Moazzam, a poet of repute and a former head of the Department of Islamic Studies at the Osmania University and shifted to Hyderabad.[7] She continued her education to secure a master's degree (MA) in Urdu.[3][4]
She started writing at an early age, reported to be at the age of eight,[7] and her first story, Ek Nazar Idhar Bhi (A Glance Hither), was published in 1952.[2] She is credited with 22 books comprising anthologies starting with Roshni ke Minar and novels beginning with Aiwaan-e-ghazal. Her list of books include an autobiography, Afzane[8] and a collection of her correspondence with other writers, Door ki Aawaazen.[2][7][9] One of her stories, Narsayya Ki Bavdi, has been made into a 2009 feature film, Well Done Abba by the renowned filmmaker, Shyam Benegal.[7][10] Many of her books have been translated into other languages.[3][7][11][12]
Bano received the Andhra Pradesh Sahitya Akademi Award in 1960, followed by the Soviet Land Nehru Award in 1985.[2][3] She received the Qaumi Haali Award from the Haryana Urdu Academy in 1989.[2][3] The Government of India honoured her with the civilian award of Padma Shri in 2001.
Jeelani Bano, a former Chairperson of the non governmental organization for women's rights, Asmita,[7] lives in Banjara Hills, Hyderabad.[2][4] She is also associated with Youth for Action of which she is a former chairperson, Child and Women Human Rights, a forum of the International Human Rights Association of India as its principal advisor[7] and maintains associations with radio and television.[3]
Bibliography
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- Aiwaan-e-ghazal (novel)
- Baarish-e-Sang (novel)
- Nirvaan (novel)
- Jugnu aur Sitare (novel)
- Naghme Ka Safar (novel)
- Roshni ke Minar (short story anthology)
- Paraya Ghar (short story anthology)
- Raat ke Musafir (short story anthology)
- Raz ka Qissa (short story anthology)
- Yeh koun Hansa (short story anthology)
- Tiryaaq (short story anthology)
- Nayee Aurat (short story anthology)
- Sach ke siva (short story anthology)
- Baath Phoolon ki (short story anthology)
- Dus Pratinidhi Kahaniyan (short story anthology)
- Kun (short story anthology)
See also
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