Mehrunnisa Parvez

Mehrunnisa Parvez
Born 1944
India
Occupation Writer
Spouse(s) Bhagirath Prasad
Children Simala Prasad (IPS) Rajgarh
Awards Padma Shri
Website Personal website

Mehrunnisa Parvez is an Indian writer of Hindi literature.[1]

Life

She was born in 1944, she published her first story in 1963 in Dharamayug magazine and has authored several short stories and novels in Hindi.[2] Amma,[3] published in 1967 and Samara,[4] released in 1969 are two of her notable works. Besides, she has also published several short story anthologies[5] and her works have been the subject of academic studies.[6] The Government of India awarded her the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2005, for her contributions to Indian literature.[7]

Family

She is married to Shri Bhagirath Prasad, a retired Indian Administrative Service officer who is the first person to enter into this prestigious service from the state of Madhya Pradesh and current Member of Parliament from Bhind Lok Sabha Constituency in Madhya Pradesh, and the couple lives in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "India: Door-to-door nikaahnama drive". Women Living Under Muslim Laws. 2015. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Mehrunnisa Parvez (1944-)". Katha. 2015. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  3. ↑ Mehrunnisa Parvez (1997). Amma. Jnana Ganga; Samskarana. p. 155. ISBN 978-8185829609.
  4. ↑ Mehrunnisa Parvez (1999). Samara. Grantha Akadami. p. 158. ISBN 978-8185826721.
  5. ↑ "Mehrunissa Pervez Books". Pustak. 2015. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Mehrunnisa Parvez ke katha sahitya mein badalte jivan mulya". Shodh Ganga. 2015. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 15, 2014. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Congress candidate joins BJP". Telegraph India. 10 March 2014. Retrieved November 30, 2015.


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