Zahida Khatun Sherwani

Zahida Khatun Sherwani
Born
Zahida Begum

18 December 1894
Bhikampur, Bhikampur and Datawali (Aligarh) State, British Raj, now India
Died2 February 1922 (aged 27)
Bhikampur, Bhikampur and Datawali (Aligarh) State, now India
Resting placeAligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India
NationalityIndian
Other namesZay Khay Sheen (1912–1922)
Nuzhat
Gul (1905–1911)
Years active1905– January 1922
Known forPoetry and promotion of women's rights
Parents
  • Nawab Muzammil-Ullah Khan (father)
  • Hejazi Begum (d. 17 November 1897) (mother)
RelativesHaji Ahmad Saeed Khan (Uncle)
Ahmadi Begum (sister)
Ahmed-Ullah Khan Hairan Sherwani (brother)
(d. 19 April 1916) Anas Khan Abad (cousin)
(d. November 1918)
Hajia Qudsia Begum (maternal-Aunt)
(d. 9 November 1921)

Ze Khe Sheen (born Zahida Khatun Sherwani; 18 December 1894 – 2 February 1922; sometimes spelled Zay Khay Sheen)[1] was an Indian poet and writer who wrote in the Urdu language and was also an activist for women's rights. She published her poetry under the pseudonyms Zay Khay Sheen (or Z-Kh-S) and Nuzhat, as her conservative Muslim society did not permit women to write poetry or initiate movements upholding the rights of women.[2][3][4] She belonged to a rich family of landholders of the Sherwani tribe.[2] Her poems and ghazals in Urdu, which had a "female touch", had romantic appeal for young people.[5]

  1. ^ Parekh, Rauf (13 April 2015). "LITERARY NOTES: Urdu writers and poets who died young". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b Minault, Gail. "Zay Khay Sheen, Aligarh's Purdah-Nashin Poet" (PDF). Columbia University. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  3. ^ "Contribution of Zay Khay Sheen highlighted". Dawn. 19 February 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  4. ^ Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah (1 January 2006). A Critical Survey of the Development of the Urdu Novel and Short Story. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-547250-9.
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