Nasira Sharma

Nasira Sharma (born 1948) is an Indian writer who writes in Hindi.[1] She has published 10 Hindi-language novels. Some of the books are- Parijat, Mere Priya Kahaniyaan, Ajnabi Jajira, Patthar Gali and Aurat Ke Liye Aurat.

Nasira Sharma
Born1948 (age 71–72)
Allahabad

Early life and education

She was born in Allahabad.

Awards

She won a Sahitya Akademi Award for her novel Paarijat.[2]

She won Vyas Samman for her novel Kagaz ki naav in 2019.

She was the only woman from South Asia to interview Ruhollah Khomeini after he came into power.[3]

References
  1. "Nasira Sharma". Hindi Urdu Flagship. University of Texas at Austin. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  2. "24 writers including Nasira Sharma, Jerry Pinto get Sahitya Akademi awards". Deccan Chronicle. 21 December 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  3. "Meeting Ayatollah Khomeini and the mystery behind Iran's Child Soldiers".


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