Jeelani Bano

Jeelani Bano is a famous Urdu writer. She is well-known for her writing of novels and short stories. She was born on 14th  July 1936 in Budaun, Uttar Pradesh, India. In 2001, the Indian government awarded her the Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian award in India. Other awards include Andhra Pradesh Sahitya Akademi Award (1960), Soviet Land Nehru Award(1985), Qaumi Haali Award (1989), and National Literary Award (NTR). Following her education, she enrolled in an intermediate course after marrying renowned poet Anwar Moazzam, who had previously headed the Osmania University Department of Islamic Studies and moving to Hyderabad.

Her pursuit of an education led her to earn an MA in Urdu. She is said to have begun writing when she was eight years old. Her debut story, Ek Nazar Idhar Bhi (A Glance Hither), was released in 1952. She is recognized for writing 22 books, which include novels beginning with Aiwaan-e-ghazal and anthologies beginning with Roshni ke Minar. Among her published works are an autobiography, Afzane, and Door ki Aawaazen, a compilation of her letters to various authors. Famous director Shyam Benegal Shyam Benegal is a renowned Indian director and sc >> Read More... turned one of her pieces, Narsayya Ki Bavdi, into a feature film in 2009 called Well Done Abba Click to look into! >> Read More... . Numerous translations of her books exist in different languages.

She had been the chairperson in non governmental organization for women’s rights, Asmita. She also has been associated with Child and Women Human Rights, a forum of the International Human Rights Association of India, as its principal advisor. Her father, the renowned poet Hairat Badayuni, gave her the gift of writing. She grew up in a solely literary environment. Her personality was greatly influenced by the academic environment and the several progressive writers who paid her house calls, including Majrooh Sultan Puri, Sajjad Zaheer, Maqdoom Mohiuddin, Raj Bahadur Goud, Jigar Murad Abadi, and Krishan Chander Krishan Chander is an Urdu novelist. He was born o >> Read More... . She began reading as a hobby as early as childhood.

She was exposed to the writings of Sadat Hasan Manto, Ismat Chugtai Ismat Chugtai was born in Uttar Pradesh, India on >> Read More... , Meer, Ghalib, Iqbal, Gorky, Chekov, Maupassant, Bedi, Faiz, Majaz, Qurratul-Ain-Hyder, and Ahmed Nadeem Quasimi at a young age. These authors influenced her writing style and gave her the gift of mental maturity. She had a distinctive writing. She didn’t have any particular writer as her ideal. She addressed the Diaspora’s emotions, social ills, poverty exploitation, and the evils of a male-dominated culture in her books and short stories.