Jnanpith Award
1 appearances
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Edition 25 (1989) Winner
Qurratulain Hyder
くらたるあいーん・はいだる
Qurratulain Hyder
Aliases:
Ainee Apa / Aini Apā
Pen Names:
Aini Apā（Popular nickname among friends and admirers）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1927-01-20 （Aligarh）
- Died
- 2007-08-21 （Noida, Uttar Pradesh） age 80
- Nationality
- Indian
- Languages
- Urdu
- Residence History
- Aligarh → Delhi → Lucknow → Pakistan → England → Bombay → Noida
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, short story writer, academic, journalist
- Active Years
- 1938-2007
- Affiliations
- Jamia Millia Islamia, Aligarh Muslim University
- Influenced By
- Syed Sajjad Haider Yaldram
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indraprastha College | — | Literature | — | — | India |
| Lucknow University | — | — | — | — | India |
Indraprastha College
Literature
Country:
India
Delhi
Lucknow University
Country:
India
Isabella Thoburn College
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Sahitya Akademi Award | Patjhar Ki Awaz | ウルドゥー語短編集 | Sahitya Akademi | 受賞 |
| 1989 | Jnanpith Award | Akhire Shab Ke Humsafar | — | Bharatiya Jnanpith | 受賞 |
| 1994 | Sahitya Akademi Fellowship | — | — | Sahitya Akademi | 受賞 |
| 2005 | Padma Bhushan | — | — | Government of India | 受賞 |
Sahitya Akademi Award
1967
Work:
Patjhar Ki Awaz
Category:
ウルドゥー語短編集
Organization:
Sahitya Akademi
Result:
受賞
Jnanpith Award
1989
Work:
Akhire Shab Ke Humsafar
Organization:
Bharatiya Jnanpith
Result:
受賞
Sahitya Akademi Fellowship
1994
Organization:
Sahitya Akademi
Result:
受賞
Padma Bhushan
2005
Organization:
Government of India
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Aag Ka Darya
1959 NovelA landmark novel spanning from the 4th century BC to post-Partition India and Pakistan.
HistoryPartition of IndiaSouth Asian culture
Translations
- River of Fire
Translations by Author
- River of Fire (self-translated)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Epic historical narrativeInnovative novelistic techniques
- Recurring Motifs
- Partition traumaGender injusticeSouth Asian history
Health
-
Lung illness晩年Protracted illness leading to death in 2007
Legacy
Grande Dame of Urdu literature, pioneer in Urdu fiction with epic historical novels.
In Popular Culture
- Referenced in literary discussions on Partition literature
Trivia
- Began writing at age 11
- Never married