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Hajra Masroor
Hajra Masroor ( ur, ; born 17 January 1930, died 15 September 2012) was a Pakistani writer. Masroor established herself with her short fiction stories, known as afsana in Urdu literature. Her elder sister, Khadija Mastoor was also an accomplished short story writer and novelist. Personal life Hajra Masroor was born on 17 January 1930 in Lucknow, India to Dr. Syed Tahoor Ali Khan who was a British Army medical doctor. and had suddenly died after a heart attack. She had five sisters including another well-known writer Khadija Mastoor and a younger brother, Khalid Ahmad who also became a poet, playwright and a newspaper columnist. Her family was mainly raised by her mother. She began writing from her early childhood. After independence of Pakistan in 1947, she and her sisters migrated to Pakistan, and settled in Lahore. An Urdu writer in his book wrote that no one knew Hajra was engaged with famous Urdu poet Sahir Ludhianvi but once in a literary gathering Ludhianvi pron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucknow
Lucknow (, ) is the capital and the largest city of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and it is also the second largest urban agglomeration in Uttar Pradesh. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of the eponymous district and division. Having a population of 2.8 million as per 2011 census, it is the eleventh most populous city and the twelfth-most populous urban agglomeration of India. Lucknow has always been a multicultural city that flourished as a North Indian cultural and artistic hub, and the seat of power of Nawabs in the 18th and 19th centuries. It continues to be an important centre of governance, administration, education, commerce, aerospace, finance, pharmaceuticals, technology, design, culture, tourism, music and poetry. The city stands at an elevation of approximately above sea level. Lucknow city had an area of till December 2019, when 88 villages were added to the municipal limits and the area increased to . Bounded on the east by Barabanki, on the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi
Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi ( ur, ) born Ahmad Shah Awan ( ur, ) (20 November 1916 - 10 July 2006) was an Urdu language Pakistani poet, journalist, literary critic, dramatist and short story author. He wrote 50 books on topics such as poetry, fiction, criticism, journalism and art, and was a major figure in contemporary Urdu literature. His poetry was distinguished by its humanism, and his Urdu ''afsana'' (short story) work is considered by some second only to Munshi Prem Chand in its depiction of rural culture. He was also editor and publisher of the literary magazine '' Funoon'' for almost half a century. He received awards such as the Pride of Performance in 1968 and Sitara-e-Imtiaz in 1980 for his literary work. Gulzar, one of the most influential writers in modern India, called him his mentor and guru. Personal life Background Qasmi was born on November 20, 1916, in the village of Anga in Khushab District, British India, into an Awan Jatt family. He graduated from a high schoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigar Award Winners
Nigar may refer to: * Nigar Awards, the oldest Pakistani film awards * ''Nigar'' (magazine), Pakistan-based entertainment magazine * Nigâr, a character in Karagöz and Hacivat plays Given name *Nigar Arpadarai (born 1982), Azerbaijani politician and businesswoman * Nigâr Hanım, Turkish poet *Nigar Hasan-Zadeh, Azerbaijani poets *Nigar Jamal, Azerbaijani singer ** Eldar & Nigar, Azeri pop duo which includes Nigar Jamal *Nigaar Khan, Indian television actress *Nigar Nazar, Pakistani cartoonist *Nigar Rafibeyli, Azerbaijani writer *Nigar Shikhlinskaya, Azerbaijani nurse *Nigar Sultana (actress), Indian actress *Negar Khan, Norwegian-Iranian actress Places *Nigar, alternate name of Negar, a city in Iran *Nigar, alternate name of Negar-e Bala, a village in Iran See also * Nigga * Nigger (other) * Niger (other) * Nigra (other) Nigra may refer to: Geography * Castelnuovo Nigra, a comune (municipality) in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Pied ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muhajir People
Muhajir or Mohajir ( ar, مهاجر, '; pl. , ') is an Arabic word meaning ''migrant'' (see immigration and emigration) which is also used in other languages spoken by Muslims, including English. In English, this term and its derivatives may refer in a general sense to individuals or groups, including the following incomplete list: Groups *Muhajirun, the early Muslims (Muhammad and his companions) who migrated from Mecca to Medina in modern-day Saudi Arabia *Muhacir (Turkish variant), Ottoman Muslims who emigrated to Anatolia from the late 18th century until the end of the 20th century *Muhaxhir (Albanians), Ottoman Albanian communities that left their homes as refugees or were transferred because of various wars *Muhajir (Pakistan), Indian Muslims and their descendants who migrated to Pakistan after the Partition of British India in August 1947 Organizations * Al-Muhajiroun, a banned Salafi Islamic jihadist terrorist network that was formerly based in the United Kingdom Vehic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Deaths
This is a list of deaths of notable people, organised by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in ) and then linked here. 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 See also * Lists of deaths by day The following pages, corresponding to the Gregorian calendar, list the historical events, births, deaths, and holidays and observances of the specified day of the year: Footnotes See also * Leap year * List of calendars * List of non-standard ... * Deaths by year {{DEFAULTSORT:deaths by year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1930 Births
Year 193 ( CXCIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sosius and Ericius (or, less frequently, year 946 '' Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 193 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * January 1 – Year of the Five Emperors: The Roman Senate chooses Publius Helvius Pertinax, against his will, to succeed the late Commodus as Emperor. Pertinax is forced to reorganize the handling of finances, which were wrecked under Commodus, to reestablish discipline in the Roman army, and to suspend the food programs established by Trajan, provoking the ire of the Praetorian Guard. * March 28 – Pertinax is assassinated by members of the Praetorian Guard, who storm the imperial palace. The Empire is auctioned o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of People From Lahore
Below is a list of people who are known for their association with Lahore. It does not necessarily mean that they were born in the city or were even nationals of the country. Historical * Masud Sa'd Salman * Abu-al-Faraj Runi * Nur Jahan * Ustad Ahmad Lahori * Wazir Khan (Lahore), Wazir Khan * Muhammad Ali Jinnah Rulers * Jahangir , Mughal Emperor , buried near Lahore * Shah Jahan, Mughal Emperor * Maharaja Ranjit Singh , first ruler and founder of the Sikh Empire of the Punjab * Kharak Singh, Maharaja of Sikh Empire * Nau Nihal Singh, Maharaja of Sikh Empire * Duleep Singh, Maharaja of Sikh Empire Actors and filmmakers Artists * Abdur Rahman Chughtai * Ajaz Anwar * Amrita Sher-Gil * Anna Molka Ahmed * Bhai Ram Singh, architect * Nayyar Ali Dada, architect * Rashid Rana, artist * Salima Hashmi * Shakir Ali (artist), Shakir Ali, artist, art teacher, former head of the National College of Arts in Lahore * Shahzia Sikander, artist * Ganga Ram, Sir Ganga Ram, philanth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Urdu Language Writers
This is a list of notable Urdu-language writers. A * Allama Rashid ul Khairi * Akbar Allahabadi * Ali Akbar Natiq * Maikash Akbarabadi * Akhtar Orenvi * Akhtar Sheerani * Ada Jafri * Aizaz Ahmad Azar * Jamiluddin Aali * Ghulam Abbas * Khwaja Ahmad Abbas * Mirza Adeeb * Chaudhry Afzal Haq * Wazir Agha * Anwaar Ahmad * Aziz Ahmad * Ashfaq Ahmed * Faruqi Nisar Ahmed * Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi * Saeed Ahmad Akhtar * Waheed Akhtar * Amjad Islam Amjad * Majeed Amjad * Rasheed Amjad * Mir Amman * Rais Amrohvi * Satyapal Anand * Sahar Ansari * Syed Amin Ashraf * Syed Waheed Ashraf * Hasan Askari * Abul Hasan Ali Hasani Nadwi * Abul Kalam Azad * Idris Azad * Jagan Nath Azad * Muhammad Husain Azad * Abdul Hameed * Ayub Sabir * Amjad Parvez B * Bekal Utsahi * Obaidullah Baig * Fatima Surayya Bajia * Ahmad Bashir * Rajinder Singh Bedi * Begum Akhtar Riazuddin * Abdaal Bela * Patras Bokhari * Baba Mohammad Yahya Khan C * Mohinder Pratap Chand * Krishan Chander * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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