Razia Sajjad Zaheer | |
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Born | Razia Dilshad 15 October 1918 Ajmer, Ajmer State, British India |
Died | 18 December 1979 Delhi, India | (aged 61)
Resting place | VIP Graveyard, Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi |
Occupation | Writer, translator |
Language | Urdu |
Citizenship | Indian |
Alma mater | Allahabad University |
Period | 1948–1979 |
Literary movement | Progressive Writers Association and Afro-Asian Writers' Movement |
Notable works | Allah De Banda Le, Nehru ka Bhatija and Galileo |
Spouse | Sajjad Zaheer |
Children | Najma Zaheer Baquer, Naseem Bhatia, Nadira Babbar[1] and Noor Zaheer |
Website | |
Sajjad Zaheer Digital Archive |
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Razia Sajjad Zaheer (15 October 1918 – 18 December 1979) was an Indian writer in the Urdu language, a translator, and a prominent member of the Progressive Writers Association. She won the Uttar Pradesh Sahitya Akademi Award as well as the Soviet Land Nehru Award.
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