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Qaisari Begum

Qaisari Begum (1888–1977) was a significant Indian writer, social activist, and chronicler of early 20th-century life, celebrated for her posthumously published autobiography, Kitab-i Zindagi (The Book of My Life). As the granddaughter of the pioneering Urdu...

Qamar Jahan

Professor Qamar Jahan (1947–2025) was one of contemporary Urdu literature’s most distinguished fiction writers and critics. Over a career spanning nearly six decades, she made profound contributions to both creative writing and literary scholarship,...

Qamar Jamali

Qamar Jamali, an eminent Urdu fiction writer from Hyderabad, India, is widely recognised for her contributions to realist literature. Born Qamar Sultana in 1950 in a village in Telangana’s Nalgonda district, she began writing at the age of 16. She adopted the...