Jeelani Bano
Jeelani Bano | |
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 Bano in 1999 | |
| Born | 14 July 1936 Budaun, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Occupation(s) | Litterateur, novelist and author |
| Known for | Novel, Short Story |
| Awards | Padma Shri Andhra Pradesh Sahitya Akademi Award Soviet Land Nehru Award Qaumi Haali Award NTR national Literary Award |
Jeelani Bano (born 14 July 1936) is an Indian writer and novelist. She writes in Urdu, Hindi, Gujarati and Telugu languages. She received the fourth highest Indian civilian award of Padma Shri in 2001.
Early life and education
[edit]Jeelani Bano was born on 14 July 1936 in Badayun,[1] in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh to Hairat Badayuni,[2] a known Urdu poet.[3] After her schooling, she enrolled for intermediate course when she married Anwar Moazzam, a poet of repute and a former head of the Department of Islamic Studies at the Osmania University and shifted to Hyderabad.[4] She continued her education to secure a master's degree (MA) in Urdu.[5][1]
Career
[edit]She started writing at an early age, reported to be at the age of eight,[4] and her first story, Ek Nazar Idhar Bhi (A Glance Hither), was published in 1952.[3] She is credited with 22 books comprising anthologies starting with Roshni ke Minar and novels beginning with Aiwaan-e-ghazal. Her list of books include an autobiography, Afzane[6] and a collection of her correspondence with other writers, Door ki Aawaazen.[3][4] One of her stories, Narsayya Ki Bavdi, has been made into a 2009 feature film, Well Done Abba by the renowned filmmaker, Shyam Benegal.[4][7] Many of her books have been translated into other languages.[5][4][8][9]
Jeelani Bano, a former Chairperson of the non governmental organization for women's rights, Asmita,[4] lives in Banjara Hills, Hyderabad.[3][1] She is also associated with Youth for Action of which she is a former chairperson, Child and Women Human Rights, a forum of the International Human Rights Association of India as its principal advisor[4] and maintains associations with radio and television.[5]
Awards and recognitions
[edit]Bano received the Andhra Pradesh Sahitya Akademi Award in 1960, followed by the Soviet Land Nehru Award in 1985.[3][5]
She received the Qaumi Haali Award from the Haryana Urdu Academy in 1989.[3][5]
The Government of India honoured her with the civilian award of Padma Shri in 2001.[10]
Selected works
[edit]She has been writing since 1954 in Hindi, Urdu, Gujarati and Telugu.[11][12]
- Bānū, Jīlānī (1958). Raushni Kay Meenār (in Urdu). Naya Adara.
- Bano, Jeelani (1963). Nirvaan (in Urdu). New Delhi: Maktaba Jamia Limited.
- Bānū, Jīlānī (1966). Jugnū aur sitāre (in Urdu). Hind pākiṭ buks.
- Bano, Jeelani (1971). Nirwan (in Urdu). AIlahabad: Shaheen Publishers.
- Bano, Jeelani (1977). Naghme Ka Safar: Chaar Novelette (in Urdu). Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh Sahitya Academy.
- Bānū, Jīlānī (1976). Aivan-i ghazal (in Urdu). Maktab-i Jam'iah.
- Bano, Jeelani (1979). Paraya Ghar (in Urdu). Hyderabad: Urdu Markaz.
- Bānū, Jīlānī (1987). Pattharoṃ kī bāriśa (in Hindi). Vidyā Prakāśana Mandira.
- Bānū, Jīlānī (1985). Bārish-i sang: nāvil (in Urdu). Dāniyal.
- Bano, Jeelani (1987). Raz ka Qissa (in Urdu). Karachi: Nafees Academy.
- Bano, Jeelani (1992). Ye Kaun Hansa? (in Urdu). Lahore: Khoj.
- Bānū, Jīlānī (1996). A Hail of Stones. Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd. ISBN 978-81-207-1837-1.
- Bano, Jeelani (1997). Sach Ke Siwa (in Urdu). Delhi: Educational Publishing House. ISBN 81-86232-47-8.
- Bano, Jeelani (2003). Aiwaan-e-Ghazal (in Urdu). M. R. Publications. ISBN 978-81-88413-00-3.
- Bano, Jeelani (2005). Kun (in Urdu) (1st ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-547152-6.
- Bano, Jeelani (2010). Rasta Band Hai (in Urdu) (1st ed.). Delhi: Educational Publishing House. ISBN 978-81-8223-611-0.
- Bano, Jeelani (2012). Rasta Band Hai (in Urdu) (2nd ed.). Delhi: Educational Publishing House. ISBN 978-81-8223-611-0.
- Bano, Jeelani (2014). Mein Kaun Hun? Nau Umri Ke Wo Din (in Urdu) (1st ed.). New Delhi: National Book Trust. ISBN 978-81-237-7219-6.
- Bano, Jeelani (2014). Farrukhi, Asif (ed.). Yaqeen Ke Aage Guman Ke Pichhe (in Urdu). Delhi: Educational Publishing House. ISBN 978-93-5073-436-0.
- Bānū, Jīlānī (2018). Baarish-e-Sang: Novel (in Urdu). Educational Publishing House. ISBN 978-93-88105-42-2.
- Bano, Jeelani (2019). Jilani Bano Ki Do Bal Kahaniyan (in Hindi) (5th ed.). Delhi: National Book Trust.
- Bano, Jeelani (2021). Kimiya-e-Dil (in Urdu). Delhi: Educational Publishing House. ISBN 978-93-91238-31-5.
- Raat ke Musafir (short story anthology)
- Tiryaaq (short story anthology)
- Nayee Aurat (short story anthology)
- Sach ke siva (short story anthology)
- Baat Phoolon ki (short story anthology)
- Dus Pratinidhi Kahaniyan (short story anthology) ISBN 9788189859244
- Addu (short story anthology)
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Urdu Youth Forum". Urdu Youth Forum. 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ^ Rashīduddīn (1979). Allamah Hairat Badayuni: hayat aur adabi khidmat. Adabi Markaz. p. 125.
- ^ a b c d e f "Yalaburi". Yalaburi. 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g "The Hindu". The Hindu. 19 January 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ^ a b c d e "Muse India". Muse India. 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ^ "Autobiography". Urdu Youth Forum. 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ^ "Well Done Abba". IMDB. 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ^ Jeelani Bano (2004). The Alien Home and Other Stories. National Book Trust. ASIN B003DRJGAC.
- ^ Jeelani Bano (1988). A Hail of Stones. Sterling Publishers. ISBN 978-8120718371.
- ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Padma Awards. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
- ^ "Entangled in a snare". The Hindu. 31 May 2014. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ Afreen, Saima (10 July 2018). "Jeelani Bano Now in Telugu". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
Bibliography
[edit]- Rasheed, Shadab (ed.). "Gosha-e-Jilani Bano, Irtiza Nishat". Naya Waraq. 17 (44) – via Rekhta.
- Akhtar, Nazia (2022). Bibi's Room: Hyderabadi Women and Twentieth-century Urdu Prose. Orient BlackSwan. ISBN 978-93-5442-064-1.
Further reading
[edit]- Jeelani Bano (1988). A Hail of Stones. Sterling Publishers. ISBN 978-8120718371.
External links
[edit]- Jeelani Bano at IMDb
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- 1936 births
- Living people
- Indian women poets
- Urdu-language writers
- Urdu-language poets from India
- 20th-century Indian short story writers
- 20th-century Indian Muslims
- 20th-century Indian poets
- People from Budaun
- Indian women novelists
- Indian women short story writers
- 20th-century Indian women writers
- 20th-century Indian novelists
- Writers from Uttar Pradesh
- Women writers from Uttar Pradesh
- Novelists from Uttar Pradesh
- Poets from Uttar Pradesh