SAARC Literary Award
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Zahida Hina
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Zahida Hina
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- Sasaram, Bihar, British India
- Nationality
- Pakistan
- Languages
- Urdu, English
- Residence History
- Karachi, Pakistan
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Journalist, Columnist, Dramatist
- Active Years
- 1965-
- Affiliations
- Daily Jang, Daily Express (Urdu), Radio Pakistan (Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation), BBC Urdu, Voice of America (Urdu)
- Nominations
- Pride of Performance (2006) — nomination declined
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Karachi | — | — | — | — | Pakistan |
University of Karachi
Country:
Pakistan
Homeschooled until 7th class; later graduated from the University of Karachi.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Faiz Award | — | — | Faiz-related organizations (details unknown) | 受賞 |
| — | Literary Performance Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| — | Saghir Siddiqui Adabi Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| — | K. P. Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| — | Sindh Speaker Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2001 | SAARC Literary Award | — | — | Presented by the President of India (SAARC-related) | 受賞 |
| 2006 | Pride of Performance | — | — | Government of Pakistan | ノミネート（辞退） |
Faiz Award
Organization:
Faiz-related organizations (details unknown)
Result:
受賞
Literary Performance Award
Result:
受賞
Saghir Siddiqui Adabi Award
Result:
受賞
K. P. Award
Result:
受賞
Sindh Speaker Award
Result:
受賞
SAARC Literary Award
2001
Organization:
Presented by the President of India (SAARC-related)
Result:
受賞
Pride of Performance
2006
Organization:
Government of Pakistan
Result:
ノミネート（辞退）
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Qaidi Sans Leta Hai
Collection of short storiesA collection of short stories exploring social issues and personal loneliness.
LonelinessSocial issues
Titlian Dhondhne Wali
Collection of storiesOne of her collections of short stories.
Women's perspectivesHuman relationships
Raqs-i-Bismil Hai
Collection of storiesA short story collection portraying diverse human situations.
SacrificeLove and loss
Rah Main Ajal Hai
Collection of short storiesContains short stories that deal with fate and death.
DeathFate
Na Junoon Raha Na Pari Rahi
Short novel / NovellaA short novel (novella) portraying inner conflicts.
Inner conflictWomen's experiences
Dard Ka Shajar
NovelA novel thematically focused on pain and loss.
LossSocial pain
Dard-e-Ashob
NovelA novel that includes social and political themes.
PoliticsSocial critique
Zard Paton Ka Ban
TV drama (script)A television drama written by the author.
FamilyInterpersonal relationships
Adaptations
- [TV drama] Zard Paton Ka Ban
The House of Loneliness
Short stories (English translation)A selection of Hina's short stories translated into English.
LonelinessMigration / Exile
Bibliography
- Qaidi Sans Leta Hai
- Titlian Dhondhne Wali
- Raqs-i-Bismil Hai
- Rah Main Ajal Hai
- Na Junoon Raha Na Pari Rahi
- Dard Ka Shajar
- Dard-e-Ashob
- Zard Paton Ka Ban
- The House of Loneliness (English translation)
Adaptations
- TV adaptation: Zard Paton Ka Ban (details unknown)
Translations of Works
- English translations
- Bengali translations
- Hindi translations
- Marathi translations
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Lyrical and critical prose in Urdu (essays and short stories)Columnist style directly addressing social and political issues
- Recurring Motifs
- LonelinessMuhajir / migration experienceWomen's perspectives and rightsSocial and political critique
Legacy
A prominent Urdu-language columnist and writer whose short stories and essays have been translated into several languages. Recipient of awards including the SAARC Literary Award (2001). Her 2006 refusal of a Pakistani civil award drew attention to her political stance.
Academic Societies
- University of Karachi alumni
In Popular Culture
- Weekly column "Pakistan Diary" in Rasrang (Sunday magazine of Dainik Bhaskar, India)
Trivia
- Wrote her first story at age nine.
- Has written over 2,000 journalistic articles.
- Works have been translated into English, Bengali, Hindi and Marathi.
- Married poet Jaun Elia in 1970; divorced in 1984.
- Nominated for Pakistan's Pride of Performance in 2006 but declined the honour.