LAHORE: Noted Pakistani revolutionary Urdu author, poet and rights activist Fahmida Riaz, who spent just about seven years in exile in India, has died in Lahore following a prolonged illness. She was once 73.
Fahmida breathed her last at a local sanatorium in Lahore on Wednesday evening. She had been affected by illness for the previous few months.
Born in 1945 in a literary circle of relatives of Meerut, UP, India her circle of relatives settled in Pakistan’s Hyderabad following her father’s switch to Sindh province.
Hailed by means of many as a pioneer in feminist literature, she authored greater than 15 books on fiction and poetry. Her first literary work ‘Pather Ki Zuban’ was once revealed in 1967. Her choice of poetry includes ‘Dhoop’, ‘Pura Chand’, ‘Admi Ki Zindagi’ and extra. Her novels include ‘Zinda Bahar’and ‘Godaavari’.
The liberal and politically charged content material of ‘Awaz’ grabbed the eye of the regime of army dictator General Zia-ul Haq in early 1980s and both Fahmida and her husband Zafar have been charged with various instances. The mag was once close and Zafar was once imprisoned. More than 10 instances have been filed in opposition to her throughout Zia’s dictatorship. She was once charged with sedition under Section 124A of the Pakistan Penal Code.
Fahmida and her husband have been arrested and shortly after her release on bail, she fled to India along with her two kids and sister on the excuse of a Mushaira invitation.Her pal and poet Amrita Pritam spoke to the then high minister (late) Indira Gandhi which got her asylum.
During her exile, Riaz had been poet in place of dwelling for Jamia Millia Islamia University in Delhi and it is throughout this period that she learnt to learn Hindi.
Fahmida breathed her last at a local sanatorium in Lahore on Wednesday evening. She had been affected by illness for the previous few months.
Born in 1945 in a literary circle of relatives of Meerut, UP, India her circle of relatives settled in Pakistan’s Hyderabad following her father’s switch to Sindh province.
Hailed by means of many as a pioneer in feminist literature, she authored greater than 15 books on fiction and poetry. Her first literary work ‘Pather Ki Zuban’ was once revealed in 1967. Her choice of poetry includes ‘Dhoop’, ‘Pura Chand’, ‘Admi Ki Zindagi’ and extra. Her novels include ‘Zinda Bahar’and ‘Godaavari’.
The liberal and politically charged content material of ‘Awaz’ grabbed the eye of the regime of army dictator General Zia-ul Haq in early 1980s and both Fahmida and her husband Zafar have been charged with various instances. The mag was once close and Zafar was once imprisoned. More than 10 instances have been filed in opposition to her throughout Zia’s dictatorship. She was once charged with sedition under Section 124A of the Pakistan Penal Code.
Fahmida and her husband have been arrested and shortly after her release on bail, she fled to India along with her two kids and sister on the excuse of a Mushaira invitation.Her pal and poet Amrita Pritam spoke to the then high minister (late) Indira Gandhi which got her asylum.
During her exile, Riaz had been poet in place of dwelling for Jamia Millia Islamia University in Delhi and it is throughout this period that she learnt to learn Hindi.
Pakistan's iconic Urdu poet Fahmida Riaz dies at 73
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