by Admin | Sep 3, 2025 | Urdu Literature
Sakina Begum, also spelt Sakeena Begum, was a prominent Hyderabadi intellectual and editor active in the late 1930s and early 1940s. A key figure in the Urdu literary scene, she made significant contributions to the magazine Sab Ras, both as an editor and as a...
by Admin | Sep 7, 2025 | Politics
Sakina Itoo is a prominent political figure in Jammu & Kashmir, with a career spanning several ministerial terms and multiple portfolios. Her entry into politics was deeply influenced by her family background, particularly the assassination of her father, Wali...
by Admin | Jul 22, 2025 | Padma Shri, Urdu Literature
Saliha Abid Hussain (1913–1988) was a distinguished Indian Urdu writer, celebrated for her significant contributions to literature, education, and the empowerment of women, particularly within the Muslim community of 20th-century India. Her life and work left an...
by Admin | Dec 21, 2025 | Freedom Movement, Politics, Social Work
Salima Faiz B. Tyabji (née Salima Camruddin Latif) stands as a seminal yet often under-recognised figure in the social and political history of colonial India. A pioneering politician, social reformer, and women’s rights activist, she served as a Member...
by Admin | Dec 21, 2025 | History
Salima Tyabji was a distinguished Indian historian, educator, and editor whose career bridged the worlds of academic publishing and social history. Though she spent decades operating quietly as a formidable gatekeeper of historical scholarship at Oxford University...
