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Sadia Dehlvi | |
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| Born | 1957 |
| Died | 5 August 2020 (aged 62–63) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Other names | Sadia Sayyed Karamat Ali[1] |
| Occupation(s) | activist, columnist and writer |
| Spouse | Sayyed Karamat Ali |
Sadia Dehlvi (1957 – 5 August 2020) was a Delhi-based activist, writer and a columnist with the daily newspaper, the Hindustan Times, and frequently published in Frontline and Urdu, Hindi and English newspapers and magazines.[2] She was a devotee of Khwaja Gharib Nawaz of Ajmer and Nizamuddin Auliya of Delhi. She criticized radical interpretations of Islam and called for a pluralistic understanding of Islam. She produced and scripted documentaries and television programs, including Amma and Family (1995), starring Zohra Sehgal, a veteran stage actor.