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Jeelani Bano is an Indian writer of Urdu literature.[1][2][3][4] She was honored by the Government of India, in 2001, with the fourth highest Indian civilian award of Padma Shri.[5]

Biography

Jeelani Bano was born on 14 July 1936 in Badayun,[4] in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh to Hairat Badayuni,[6] a known Urdu poet.[2] After her schooling, she enrolled for intermediate course when she married Anwar Moazzam, a poet of repute and a former head of the Department of Islamic Studies at the Osmania University and shifted to Hyderabad.[7] She continued her education to secure a master's degree (MA) in Urdu.[3][4]

She started writing at an early age, reported to be at the age of eight,[7] and her first story, Ek Nazar Idhar Bhi (A Glance Hither), was published in 1952.[2] She is credited with 22 books comprising anthologies starting with Roshni ke Minar and novels beginning with Aiwaan-e-ghazal. Her list of books include an autobiography, Afzane[8] and a collection of her correspondence with other writers, Door ki Aawaazen.[2][7] One of her stories, Narsayya Ki Bavdi, has been made into a 2009 feature film, Well Done Abba by the renowned filmmaker, Shyam Benegal.[7][9] Many of her books have been translated into other languages.[3][7][10][11]

Bano received the Andhra Pradesh Sahitya Akademi Award in 1960, followed by the Soviet Land Nehru Award in 1985.[2][3] She received the Qaumi Haali Award from the Haryana Urdu Academy in 1989.[2][3] The Government of India honoured her with the civilian award of Padma Shri in 2001.

Jeelani Bano, a former Chairperson of the non governmental organization for women's rights, Asmita,[7] lives in Banjara Hills, Hyderabad.[2][4] She is also associated with Youth for Action of which she is a former chairperson, Child and Women Human Rights, a forum of the International Human Rights Association of India as its principal advisor[7] and maintains associations with radio and television.[3]

Selected works

  • Aiwaan-e-ghazal (novel) ISBN 9788188413003
  • Baarish-e-Sang (novel) ISBN 978-93-88105-42-2
  • Nirvaan (novel) ISBN 978-8184405989
  • Jugnu aur Sitare (novel)
  • Naghme Ka Safar (novel)
  • Roshni ke Minar (short story anthology)
  • Paraya Ghar (short story anthology)
  • Raat ke Musafir (short story anthology)
  • Raz ka Qissa (short story anthology)
  • Yeh koun Hansa (short story anthology)
  • Tiryaaq (short story anthology)
  • Nayee Aurat (short story anthology)
  • Sach ke siva (short story anthology)
  • Baat Phoolon ki (short story anthology)
  • Dus Pratinidhi Kahaniyan (short story anthology) ISBN 9788189859244
  • Kun (short story anthology)
  • Addu (short story anthology)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Profile on IMDB". IMDB. 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Yalaburi". Yalaburi. 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Muse India". Muse India. 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  4. ^ a b c d "Urdu Youth Forum". Urdu Youth Forum. 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  5. ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Padma Awards. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  6. ^ Rashīduddīn (1979). Allamah Hairat Badayuni: hayat aur adabi khidmat. Adabi Markaz. p. 125.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g "The Hindu". The Hindu. 19 January 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  8. ^ "Autobiography". Urdu Youth Forum. 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  9. ^ "Well Done Abba". IMDB. 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  10. ^ Jeelani Bano (1988). A Hail of Stones. Sterling Publishers. ISBN 978-8120718371.

Further reading

  • Jeelani Bano (1988). A Hail of Stones. Sterling Publishers. ISBN 978-8120718371.
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