Sulekha Hussain

Sulekha Hussain
Born 1 January 1930
Mattancherry, Kochi, India
Died 15 July 2014
Vaduthala, Kochi
Nationality Indian
Occupation Writer

Sulekha Hussain (1930 – 15 July 2014) was an acclaimed Urdu novelist from India. One of her granddaughters, Nimi Farook, is married to a Canadian citizen, Yasser Mohammed Ali Jinna, and lives currently in Toronto. Hussain wrote many novels and short stories. She was nominated to the committee awarding fellowships in Urdu language by the Union Cultural Affairs Ministry in 2012.[1][2]

Early life

She was born in Mattancherry, Kerala, India in 1930 to a Katchi Memon family. She lost her parents at very young age and was brought up by her grandfather Jani Sait. Her educational qualification was 4th standard, and studied in Zanana Madressa (Asia Bahi madressa), Mattancherry, Kochi. She published many novels and short stories in Urdu language that were appreciated in Urdu circles.[1] Her writings have reached a large number of readers in Pakistan, Bangladesh, the Middle East, and north Indian states. Her novels Mere Sanam, Rah Akeli, and Aapa are famous works.[2]

Publications

Novels

See also

Reference

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Staff Reporter (July 16, 2014). "Urdu writer Sulekha Hussain dead". The Hindu (Chennai). Retrieved July 16, 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Urdu writer Sulekha Hussain dies". The Times of India (Mumbai). Times News Network. July 16, 2014. Retrieved July 17, 2014.

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