Khalida Hussain

Khalida Hussain (Urdu: خالدہ حسین‎; 18 July 1937 – 11 January 2019) was a Pakistani fiction writer and novelist of Urdu.[1][2][3] She introduced a new trend in Urdu fiction writing, she mostly wrote stories on real life and was regarded as the best fiction writer in the Pakistan after Intizar Hussain.[4] Khalida's novel Kaghazi Ghat (Paper Wharf) was her last masterpiece in Urdu Literature.[4]

Khalida Hussain
BornKhalida Asghar
(1937-07-18)July 18, 1937
Lahore, Punjab Province, British Raj
DiedJanuary 11, 2019(2019-01-11) (aged 81)
Islamabad, Pakistan
Occupationfiction writer, novelist and critic
LanguageUrdu
NationalityPakistani
Alma materLahore College for Women University
Oriental College, Lahore
University of the Punjab
Notable worksKaghazi Ghat
Notable awardsPride of Performance (2006)

Early life and education

Born as Khalida Asghar in Lahore on 18 July 1937. Her father, A. G. Asghar was vice chancellor of University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore.[5] Khalida completed her BA from the Lahore College for Women University. Later she received a MA degree from Oriental College, Lahore.[6] She got her Masters in Literature from the University of the Punjab.[7] She shifted to Islamabad after wedlock, then Karachi and returned to Islamabad.[8]

Career

She started short story writing in 1954. Many compilations of her short stories have been published, which include Pahchan, Darwaza, Masroof Aurat, Hain Khaab Main Hunooz and Mein Yahan Hun. She also authored a novel Kaghazi Ghat.[5] On 23 March 2006, President of Pakistan bestowed her with Pride of Performance.[9]

Death

She died on 11 January 2019 at the age of 81 in Islamabad.[10]

Works
Short stories
  • Pahchan (1981)
  • Darwaza (1984)
  • Masroof Aurat (1989)
  • Hain Khaab Main Hunooz (1995)
  • Mein Yahan Hun (2005)
  • Majmua Khalida Hussain (2008)
  • Jeenay Ki Pabandi (2017)
Novel
  • Kaghazi Ghat (2005)
Other
  • Pakistani Adab 1992 (1993)
  • Adbiyat, Khawateen Ka Aalmi Adam (2002)

References
  1. "COLUMN: DISCOVERING KHALIDA HUSAIN". Dawn. October 29, 2017.
  2. "The silent genius of Khalida Hussain". The News International. January 20, 2019. Archived from the original on January 29, 2019. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
  3. "The political fiction of Khalida Hussain". Dawn. 28 January 2019.
  4. "Writer Khalida Hussain passes away". DAWN. January 12, 2019.
  5. "Tareekh e Pakistan - Khalida Hussain (صدارتی تمغہ برائے حسن کارکردگی۔ خالدہ حسین) | Online History Of Pakistan". www.tareekhepakistan.com.
  6. "Farewell Khalida Hussain, A Master of the Abstract Urdu Short Story". The Wire. 18 Jan 2019.
  7. "IN MEMORIAM: MYSTERIOUS AND MYSTICAL KHALIDA HUSAIN". Dawn. January 20, 2019.
  8. "The silent genius of Khalida Hussain". The News. January 20, 2019. Archived from the original on January 29, 2019. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
  9. "182 Pakistan Civil Awards conferred". March 24, 2006.
  10. "Renowned fictional writer Khalida Hussain passes away". Tribune. 11 January 2019.
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