by Admin | Jul 22, 2025 | Art and Culture
Begum Qudsia Zaidi (23 December 1914 – 27 December 1960) blazed a short but brilliant path across Indian theatre, children’s literature, and public life, reshaping each field in just over a decade. Orphaned early, she was raised in Lahore by her elder...
by Admin | Aug 14, 2025 | Indian Theatre
Begum Razia Baig (1951-2024) was a formidable figure in Hyderabad’s theatrical world and a pivotal force behind the city’s theatre revival movement. As the chairperson and co-founder of the Qadir Ali Baig Theatre Foundation, she dedicated her life to...
by Admin | Aug 11, 2025 | Art and Culture
Uzra Butt (1917-2010) was a luminous and influential theatre personality whose remarkable seven-decade career gracefully spanned the artistic landscapes of both India and Pakistan. Born Uzra Mumtaz in 1917 into an aristocratic Rohilla Pathan family in Rampur, she,...
by Admin | Jul 23, 2025 | Art and Culture, Padma Vibhushan
Zohra Sehgal (1912–2014), a towering figure in Indian performing arts, was a celebrated actor, dancer, and choreographer whose remarkable career spanned nearly eight decades. Born Sahibzadi Zohra Begum Mumtaz-ullah Khan on April 27, 1912, in Saharanpur, British...
