by Admin | Aug 1, 2025 | Indian Cinema
Zubeida Begum Dhanrajgir (1911–1988) was a pioneering actress of Indian cinema, immortalised as the star of India’s first sound film, Alam Ara (1931). Born in Surat, she was part of a trailblazing cinematic family; her mother, Fatma Begum, is celebrated as...
by Admin | Aug 1, 2025 | Indian Cinema
Zubeida Begum Mehta (1926–1952) was an Indian actress whose brief but dramatic life, marked by a controversial royal marriage and a tragic end, has become a poignant tale in Indian history, most notably immortalised in the 2001 film Zubeidaa. Zubeida was born in...
by Admin | Sep 4, 2025 | Urdu Literature
Zubeida Rana was part of a vibrant literary circle in Hyderabad during the 1950s that included other female poets such as Roohi Qadri. Her work primarily consisted of ghazals and quatrains. The reference comes from a feature on Hyderabadi women poets by scholar-poet...
by Admin | Jul 17, 2025 | Education, Urdu Literature
Zuhra Begum Faizi (Fyzee) was a pivotal figure in the early 20th-century Indian landscape, championing the causes of women’s empowerment, education, and social reform. Alongside her distinguished sisters, Atiya Begum Faizi and Nazli Begum Faizi (the Begum of...
by Admin | Aug 1, 2025 | Freedom Movement
Zulekha Begum, the wife of India’s prominent freedom fighter and statesman Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, was a vital yet often overlooked contributor to the nation’s independence movement. Her life, which ended tragically in 1943 while her husband was...
