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| name = Sultana Meher |
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| birth_date = 6 April 1938 |
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| birth_place = [[Bombay]], [[British India]] |
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| occupation = Writer, Journalist, Tazkara Nigaar, Poet |
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| genre = [[fiction]], [[poetry]] |
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| subject = Love, Biographical Memoir |
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'''Sultana Meher'''(Fatima<ref>http://www.bio-bibliography.com/authors/view/3971</ref> Hashim Daulah) is a |
'''Sultana Meher''' (Fatima<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bio-bibliography.com/authors/view/3971|title=Bio-bibliography.com - Authors|website=www.bio-bibliography.com}}</ref> Hashim Daulah, b. 6 April 1938) is a memoir writer (Tazkara Nigaar). She is a [[poet]], short story writer, [[novelist]] and [[journalist]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://doctorasadmustafa.wordpress.com/2015/05/03/%d8%b3%d9%84%d8%b7%d8%a7%d9%86%db%81-%d9%85%db%81%d8%b1-%da%a9%db%8c-%d8%aa%d8%b0%da%a9%d8%b1%db%81-%d9%86%da%af%d8%a7%d8%b1%db%8c-2/|title=سلطانہ مہر کی تذکرہ نگاری|first=Dr Asad|last=Mustafa|date=May 3, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Author/Sultana-Meher-503028459895476/about/|title=Sultana Meher|website=www.facebook.com}}</ref> |
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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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⚫ | Sultana Meher was born in [[Mumbai]], India on 6 April 1938.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://sultanamehar.webs.com/|title=SultanaMeher|website=SultanaMeher}}</ref> She is the eldest daughter of Muhammad Hashim Daulah and Khadeja Hashim. Her father died when she was 13, forcing her to stop her education. She was fond of books and started writing stories in newspapers. She married poet and journalist Saeed Raza Saeed. After the birth of her first son Sohail Saeed she moved to Pakistan along with her family. |
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After the birth of her two children Sultana Meher decided to complete her education. She started high school and afterwards attended [[University of Karachi|Karachi University]], where she earned her Masters in Journalism in 1971. She studied while working as a journalist and looking after her family. Sultana Meher went to the US in 1991 to join her sons. There she continued her literary activities. The Urdu Writer Society of North America recognized her efforts in [[Urdu literature]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.urduwriters.org/sultana-mehr.html|title=URDU WRITER SOCIETY OF NORTH AMERICA - SULTANA MEHR|website=www.urduwriters.org}}</ref> Meher met Jawed Akhtar Choudhry and remarried in September 2002. She lives in Birmingham, United Kingdom.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://farzana.wordpress.com/my-poetry/shaam-e-adab-in-nottingham-%d8%b3%d9%84%d8%b7%d8%a7%d9%86%db%81-%d9%85%db%81%d8%b1/|title=Shaam E Adab in Nottingham – سلطانہ مہر|date=May 4, 2012}}</ref> |
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Sultana Meher was born in Bombay,India on the 6th April,1938.<ref>http://sultanamehar.webs.com/</ref> |
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⚫ | She is the eldest daughter of Muhammad Hashim Daulah and Khadeja Hashim. Her father |
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==Career== |
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After the birth of two children Sultana Meher decided to complete her education.She started from high school and finished her Masters in Journalism in 1971. Sultana Meher studied while working as a journalist and looking after her family.Sultana Meher went to USA,1991 to join her sons.Sultana Meher met Jawed Akhtar Choudhry and got married in September 2002. Since then she lives in Birmingham, United Kingdom. |
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⚫ | Meher started her career with ''The [[Hindustan Times|Daily Hindustan]]''[[Hindustan Times|, Bombay]], then became an editor of the Ladies section in the newspaper ''The Daily ANJAAM'', Karachi, Pakistan. She joined [[Daily Jang|''Daily JANG'']], Karachi and worked there from 1967 to 1979 as a Journalist. She published her own Monthly Magazine ‘''The Roop'', from 1980 to 1991. |
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==Employment== |
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Sultana Meher has written more than 20 books and hundreds of articles.<ref name="auto"/> |
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=== Novels === |
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Novel |
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*Dagh e Dil 1962 |
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*Tajwar 1966 |
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*Ik Kiran Ujalay Ki 1969 |
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*Jab Basant Rut Aai 1972 |
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=== Story collections === |
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SHORT STORIES COLLECTION |
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*Band Seepian 1967 |
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*Dhoop aur Saiban 1980 |
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*Dil Ki Abrooraezi |
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=== Poetry === |
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POETRY |
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* ''Harf e Mohtaber'' ( Majmooa e Kalam) 1996<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rekhta.org/ebooks/harf-e-motabar-sultaanaa-mahr-ebooks|title=Harf-e-Motabar by Sultaanaa Mahr|website=Rekhta}}</ref> |
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=== Criticism, compilations and anthologies === |
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Harf e Mohtaber ( Majmooa e Kalam)1996 |
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*Sukhanwar (Tazkara e Shura e Pakistan)1979<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rekhta.org/ebooks/sukhanwar-tazkira-e-shora-e-pakistan-sultaanaa-mahr-ebooks|title=Sukhanwar Tazkira-e-Shora-e-Pakistan by Sultaanaa Mahr|website=Rekhta}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 18:13, 2 October 2022
Sultana Meher | |
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Born | Fatima 6 April 1938 Bombay, British India |
Occupation | Writer, Journalist, Tazkara Nigaar, Poet |
Nationality | Pakistani |
Genre | fiction, poetry |
Subject | Love, Biographical Memoir |
Sultana Meher (Fatima[1] Hashim Daulah, b. 6 April 1938) is a memoir writer (Tazkara Nigaar). She is a poet, short story writer, novelist and journalist.[2][3]
Early life
[edit]Sultana Meher was born in Mumbai, India on 6 April 1938.[4] She is the eldest daughter of Muhammad Hashim Daulah and Khadeja Hashim. Her father died when she was 13, forcing her to stop her education. She was fond of books and started writing stories in newspapers. She married poet and journalist Saeed Raza Saeed. After the birth of her first son Sohail Saeed she moved to Pakistan along with her family.
After the birth of her two children Sultana Meher decided to complete her education. She started high school and afterwards attended Karachi University, where she earned her Masters in Journalism in 1971. She studied while working as a journalist and looking after her family. Sultana Meher went to the US in 1991 to join her sons. There she continued her literary activities. The Urdu Writer Society of North America recognized her efforts in Urdu literature.[5] Meher met Jawed Akhtar Choudhry and remarried in September 2002. She lives in Birmingham, United Kingdom.[6]
Career
[edit]Meher started her career with The Daily Hindustan, Bombay, then became an editor of the Ladies section in the newspaper The Daily ANJAAM, Karachi, Pakistan. She joined Daily JANG, Karachi and worked there from 1967 to 1979 as a Journalist. She published her own Monthly Magazine ‘The Roop, from 1980 to 1991.
Publications
[edit]Sultana Meher has written more than 20 books and hundreds of articles.[4]
Novels
[edit]- Dagh e Dil 1962
- Tajwar 1966
- Ik Kiran Ujalay Ki 1969
- Jab Basant Rut Aai 1972
Story collections
[edit]- Band Seepian 1967
- Dhoop aur Saiban 1980
- Dil Ki Abrooraezi
Poetry
[edit]- Harf e Mohtaber ( Majmooa e Kalam) 1996[7]
Criticism, compilations and anthologies
[edit]- Aaj Ki Shairaat 1974
- Iqbal Daure Jadeed Ki Awaaz 1977
- Sahir Ka Fun aur Shakhsiat 1989
- Sukhanwar (Tazkara e Shura e Pakistan)1979[8]
- Sukhanwar Vol 1: 1978,1989 & 2000
- Sukhanwar Vol 2: 1996
- Sukhanwar Vol 3: 1998
- Sukhanwar Vol 4: 2000
- Sukhanwar Vol5: 2004
- Guftanee Vol 1:( Nasar NgarooN ka Tazkara) 2000
- Guftanee Vol 2: (Nasar NagarooN ka Tazkara) 2004
References
[edit]- ^ "Bio-bibliography.com - Authors". www.bio-bibliography.com.
- ^ Mustafa, Dr Asad (May 3, 2015). "سلطانہ مہر کی تذکرہ نگاری".
- ^ "Sultana Meher". www.facebook.com.
- ^ a b "SultanaMeher". SultanaMeher.
- ^ "URDU WRITER SOCIETY OF NORTH AMERICA - SULTANA MEHR". www.urduwriters.org.
- ^ "Shaam E Adab in Nottingham – سلطانہ مہر". May 4, 2012.
- ^ "Harf-e-Motabar by Sultaanaa Mahr". Rekhta.
- ^ "Sukhanwar Tazkira-e-Shora-e-Pakistan by Sultaanaa Mahr". Rekhta.