Ada Jafri

Ada Jafarey
ادؔا جعفری
A medium close-up photograph of a light-skinned, middle-aged woman, wearing a teal-coloured, patterned sāŗī, with a matching colī; shot taken from her right
Jafarey in 1987 (Karachi)
BornAziz Jahan
22 August 1924
Badayun, U.P., British India, (now India)
Died12 March 2015 (aged 90)
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Resting placePECHS Graveyard (Society Qabristan), Jamshed Town, Karachi 24°52′0″N 67°3′18″E / 24.86667°N 67.05500°E / 24.86667; 67.05500
Pen nameAda Jafarey
Occupation
NationalityBritish Indian (1924–1947)
Pakistani (1947–2015)
EducationPrimary education in poetry (Maria)
Period1945–2015
GenreGhazal • free verse • haiku • short essay
SubjectFeminism among others
Literary movementModernism • post-modernism
Notable worksMaiṉ Sāz Ḍhūṉḍtī Rahī (1950)
S̲h̲ahr-i Dard (1967)
Notable awards
Spouse
Nurul Hasan Jafarey
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(m. 1947⁠–⁠1995)​
Children
  • Sabiha Jafarey
  • Azmi Jafarey
  • Aamir Jafarey
Website
www.adajafarey.com
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Ada Jafarey (Urdu: ادؔا جعفری : Adā Jaʿfrī) (PP, TI), often spelled Ada Jafri[1] (22 August 1924 – 12 March 2015), was a Pakistani poet who is regarded as the first major female Urdu poet to be published[1][2][3][4] and has been called "The First Lady of Urdu Poetry". She was also an author[5] and was considered a prominent figure in contemporary Urdu literature.[1][2][6] She received awards from the Government of Pakistan, the Pakistan Writers' Guild, and literary societies of North America and Europe in recognition of her efforts.[2]

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  3. ^ Natarajan, Nalini (1996). Handbook of Twentieth-century Literatures of India. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 352. ISBN 9780313287787.
  4. ^ Mahmood, Khwaja Tariq (2008). Selected Poetry of Women Writers (4 languages) (in Urdu). Star Publications. p. 6. ISBN 9788176503105.
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  6. ^ Mittra, Sangh (2004). Encyclopaedia of Women in South Asia: Pakistan. Gyan Publishing House. p. 69. ISBN 9788178351872.