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

See also

• Urdu literature
• Well Done Abba

References

Further reading

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

External links

• "Profile on IMDB". IMDB. 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2015.