Sardar Fatima Hasan
| Sardar Fatima Hasan | |
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| Born | Sardar Fatima Ali 7 July 1940 Allahabad (now Prayagraj), United Provinces, India |
| 💀Died | 15 October 1998 (aged 58) Calcutta (now Kolkata), Uttar Pradesh, India15 October 1998 (aged 58) |
| Burial place | Shia Qabristan, 3 N. Sealdah Road, Rajbazar, Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Other names | Fatima Hasan |
| 🏫 Education | B.A. |
| 🎓 Alma mater | University of Allahabad (B.A.), Hamidia Girls’ Degree College (Intermediate) |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| 📆 Years active | 1970-1998 |
| 👔 Employer | University of Allahabad, Ewing Christian College |
| Known for | Urdu Fiction |
| Notable work | Awaraa Bagule, Chautha Shauhar, Gul-o-Khar, Qabaili Kahaniyan |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Amir Hasan (m. 1958) |
| 👴 👵 Parent(s) |
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Sardar Fatima Hasan (née Ali, 7 July 1940 – 15 October 1998) popularly known as Fatima Hasan or Begum Fatima Hasan was an Indian author and broadcaster.[1] Her short stories entertain as well as provoke thought by weaving-in social issues, especially those faced by women, into her fiction. She was also a broadcaster for All India Radio for over 35 years with a focus on women’s welfare and self-improvement.
She also published hundreds of short stories in popular Urdu and Devanagari magazines and newspapers. Some of these stories were inspired by her travels to tribal villages with her husband, Dr. Amir Hasan, whose was a well-known authority and author[2] on the tribal people of Uttar Pradesh.[3]
Begum Fatima Hasan published seven books of which four are collections of short stories in Urdu. Additionally, she edited three works by her father, Zamin Ali.
Five of her books Chautha Shauhar (Fourth Husband),[4] Qabaili Kahaniyaan (Tribal Stories),[5] Awaraa Bagule (Wanderer Whirlwinds),[6] Gul-o-Khar (Flowers and Thorns),[7] and Ghazaliyat-e-Zamin (Ghazals by Zamin)[8] were re-published by Rekhta Publishers and released by Javed Akhtar at the Jashn-e-Rekhta[9] festival in 2024[1]. Subsequently, Qabaili Kahaniyaan[10] and Chautha Shauhar[11] were re-published in Devanagri.
She was recognized[5] by the Uttar Pradesh Urdu Academy for her 1980 work Qabaili Kahaniyan (Tribal Stories) and her contributions to Urdu literature.
Early life and family
Fatima Hasan was born in Allahabad (now Prayagraj), Uttar Pradesh, India on 7th July, 1940 in a Shia Syed family with a strong literary tradition.[12]
Her father Professor S.M. Zamin Ali "Zamin" was the founder and head of the Urdu Department [2] at University of Allahabad [3] and an illustrious educator, poet, and thought leader who was considered the "Baba-e-Urdu" (father of Urdu) of his time including by Firaq Gorakhpuri. Her uncle, Syed Hamid Ali, and two great-grandfathers Syed Nauroz Ali and Mir Ali Obaid "Naisa" were acclaimed Urdu poets.[12]
She received her education in Allahabad with her High School from Crosthwaite Girls College, Intermediate degree from Hamidia Girls’ Degree College and B.A. from University of Allahabad.[12][13]
She married Dr. Amir Hasan, an author and expert on the tribals of Uttar Pradesh as well as an officer of the Indian Administrative Service in 1958.[12] Their shared interest in the tribal people of Uttar Pradesh led to several of the books and short stories incorporating a unique perspective on tribal culture into her work. They lived in several towns and cities in Uttar Pradesh with many years spent in Lucknow where she found her calling as a broadcaster and author of short stories in Urdu. Some of her Urdu stories were also published in Hindi newspapers in Devanagari.[12]
Her daughter, Dr. Seemin Hasan, continued the family literary tradition and was Professor and Chair of the English department at Aligarh Muslim University with contributions to English literature [4]. Her younger sisters, Mansura Haidar and Nasera Sharma achieved significant literary acclaim. Mansura Haidar published several books on the history of Central Asia as Professor of History at Aligarh Muslim University.[13] Nasera Sharma achieved acclaim as a fiction writer in Devanagari. She earned a Sahitya Akademi award and has the distinction of being the only female journalist other than Oriana Fallaci to interview Ayatollah Khomeini in 1980.[14]
Contributions to Urdu literature
Fatima Hasan was an Indian story teller who entertains while weaving-in social issues, especially those faced by women into thought-provoking short stories.
Her book, Chautha Shauhar (Fourth Husband) [5], first published in 1990 is a collection of stories set in a variety of tribal cultures in India. Javed Akhtar, in his endorsement, highlights Fatima Hasan’s assertion that women in tribal societies have enjoyed freedoms for centuries that women in Indian society have had to fight for. Many of the stories cause the reader to re-examine traditional assumptions in Indian society. Javed Akhtar considers the stories to be priceless works of literature set in the daily lives of tribal people that show Fatima Hasan’s passionate journey in working with tribal people alongside her husband [2,3].
Gul-o-Khar (Flowers & Thorns) [6] and Awaraa Bagule (Wanderer Whirlwinds) [7] , both first published in 1989, are collections of Urdu short stories set in the Indian society.
Qabaili Kahaniyan (Tribal Stories) [8] published in 1981 is a collection of tribal stories for children and was recognized for literary excellence by the Uttar Pradesh Urdu Academy.
As a broadcaster, her programs were part of Urdu Programming from All India Radio, Lucknow with producers Shafaat Ali Siddiqui [9] and Uma Chakbast [10]. Many of the broadcasts focused on self-improvement for women. Her broadcast titled "Fatima ka laal" (The son of Fatima)[15] discussed the work of Allama Rashid-ul-Khairi, the author and reformer who was a pioneer of women’s rights in the Islamic tradition. Another broadcast "Wajid Ali Shah, Unki Begmat Ki Adabi Zindagi aur Khatut"[16]covered the literary lives and literary letters by the wives of Wajid Ali Shah, the last Nawab of Avadh.
She published extensively in Urdu magazines and her works often focused on issues faced by women. Many of her stories were also published in Devnagri such as "Phir Wahi Zaindagi Hamari" (Yet again, our same lives)[17] that highlights the consequences of the difficulty of divorce among Muslim Gujjars and "Darde dil ke vaste" (To my heartache)[18] that brings to light the human trafficking of tribal women.
Fatima Hasan edited and published three works by her father, Zamin Ali. Ghazaliyat-e-Zamin [11], published in 1978 is collection of ghazals, Kalam-e-Zamin [12] published in 1981 is a collection of ghazals by her father and Majmua-Qasaid-o-Salaam, published in 1986, is a collection of Qasidas or Islamic odes.
References
- ↑ "Fatima Hasan - Profile & Biography". rekhta.org.
- ↑ "Books by Amir Hasan". Exotic India.
- ↑ Hasan, Amir (1974). A Bunch of Wild Flowers and Other Articles. Ethnographic & Folk Culture Society, U.P., Lucknow. p. 186. ISBN 9788119808274. Search this book on
- ↑ Hasan, Fatima. Chauthta Shauhar (Urdu). Rekhta Books. p. 155. ISBN 978-81-981888-8-5. Search this book on
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Hasan, Fatima. Qabaili Kahaniyaan (Urdu). Rekhta Books. p. 169. ISBN 978-8198188847. Search this book on
- ↑ Hasan, Fatima. Awaraa Bagule (Urdu). Rekhta Books. p. 222. ISBN 978-81-981888-2-3. Search this book on
- ↑ Hasan, Fatima. Gul-o-Khar (Urdu). Rekhta Books. p. 184. ISBN 978-81-981888-7-8. Search this book on
- ↑ Ali, Zamin. Ghazaliyat-e-Zamin (Urdu). Rekhta Books. p. 239. ISBN 978-81-981888-5-4. Search this book on
- ↑ Festival, Jashn-e-Rekhta. "Jashn-e-Rekhta".
- ↑ Hasan, Fatima. Qabaili Kahaniyaan (Hindi). Rekhta Books. p. 155. ISBN 978-8198302649. Search this book on
- ↑ Hasan, Fatima. Chauthta Shauhar (Hindi). Rekhta Books. p. 155. ISBN 978-8198302618. Search this book on
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 Hasan, Fatima. Bio of Fatima Hasan in Awaraa Bagule (Urdu). Rekhta Books. p. 222. ISBN 978-81-981888-2-3. Search this book on
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Sharma, Nasera (2024). Interview on Fatima Hasan at Jashn-e-Rekhta. Search this book on
- ↑ "Meeting Ayatollah Khomeini and the mystery behind Iran's Child Soldiers". Cine Ink. 11 February 2019 – via YouTube.
- ↑ Hasan, Fatima. "Urdu Program, Lucknow, produced by Shafaat Ali". All India Radio. Akashvani, October 17,1982.
- ↑ Hasan, Fatima. "Afsana by Fatima Hasan in Urdu Program, Lucknow, produced by Shafaat Ali". All India Radio. Akashvani, February 5,1978.
- ↑ Hasan, Fatima. "Phir Wahi Zindagi Hamari (Hindi)". Swatantra Bharat (Newspaper). September 23, 1983.
- ↑ Hasan, Fatima. "Darde dil ke vaste (Hindi)". Swatantra Bharat (Newspaper). January 26, 1984.
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