Shahnaz Fatmi

Indian poet (born 1949)

Shahnaz Fatmi شہناز فاطمى शहनाज फातमी
Born	(1949-01-05) 5 January 1949 (age 75) Shekhpura, Munger, Bihar, India
Pen name	Fatmi
Occupation	Poet, writer
Nationality	Indian
Genre	Ghazal, Shayari, Nazm, writer, Feminism
Subject	Feminism

Prof Dr Shahnaz Fatmi (Urdu: شہناز فاطمى; Hindi: शहनाज फातमी; born Shahnaz Bano on 5 January 1949), is an Indian Hindi and Urdu language poet and writer. She used her takhallus (pen names) of Fatmi (Urdu: فاطمى; Hindi: फातमी). She is the daughter of Syed Sultan Ahmed (Behzad Fatmi) and is from Shekhpura Village, District Munger (Bihar), India. She was daughter of Urdu poet Syed Sultan Ahmed and granddaughter of poet Khan Bahadur Syed Ali Mohammad Shad Azimabadi^[1] and worked as Deputy Collector for Bihar Civil Service.

Bibliography

She has written poetry and novels in Hindi, Urdu and English. Few of the books are:

Magar Sushma Nahi Tuti (Urdu & Hindi)
Lipsa (Urdu & Hindi)
Darakte Rishte (Urdu & Hindi)
Lamhon Ki Kasak (Urdu & Hindi)^[2] ISBN 978-81-925836-3-1
Churail (J.T.S. Printers,Patna 2000)
Chand (Urdu & Hindi)
Bolti Aankhein (Urdu & Hindi) ISBN 9789383533336
Kalaam-e-Shaad Azimabadi ISBN 9789383533367
Har Singar Ke Saaye (Urdu & Hindi) ISBN 9788192583648
Chiraag teh e daama ISBN 9789350732496
Directive Principles: An Appraisal (English)^[3]
Din Jo Pakheru Hote (Upanayas) (Hindi, 2018) ISBN 9788183902793
Sushma (Hindi & Urdu)
Ka Se Kahun (Hindi) (Abhishek Prakashan), New Delhi, 2020 ISBN 9789383533626

Translations

Wahi Ki Hasya Vayang Rachnaye (J.T.S Printers), Patna, 1993
Taraksha-e-Wahi (J.T.S Printers), Patna, 1995
Bayaz-e-Behzad (J.T.S Printers), Patna, 1996
Kalam-e-Shad (J.T.S Printers), Patna, 1997
Aqqaye Dushyan (J.T.S Printers), Patna, 1998

Recognition and awards

Ayyaam – Voice of Women on Literature^[4]
Shahnaz Fatmi remember Acharya Shivpujan Sahay at a function at Arvind Mahila College in Patna^[5]
Shahnaz Fatmi remember Shad Azimabadi^[1] on his 90th Death Anniversary in Patna^[6]
Shahnaz Fatmi in Indian language-literature meet in Patna^[7]
Shahnaz Fatmi in Ayaam – A women's literary organization^[8]

References

^ ^a ^b "Shad Azimabadi". rekhta.org.
^ "Lamhon Ki Kasak".
^ "Directive Principles: An Appraisal".
^ "Hindi Literary Recognition". bolozindagi.com. Bolo Zindagi. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
^ "Acharya Shiv Pujan Sahay's Birth Anniversary Observed". Patna Daily. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
^ "शाद अजीमाबादी के स्मृति पर्व पर चादरपोशी". prabhatkhabar.com. Prabhat Khabar. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
^ "भारतीय भाषा-साहित्य समागम की महिला शाखा की हुई बैठक". bhaskar.com. Dainik Bhaskar. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
^ "आयाम द्वारा हिंदी पखवाड़ा के अवसर पर परिचर्चा". 17 September 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.