Khalida Hussain (Urdu: خالدہ حسین; 18 July 1937 – 11 January 2019) was a Pakistani fiction writer and novelist of Urdu.[1][2][3] She introduced a new trend in Urdu fiction writing, she mostly wrote stories on real life and was regarded as the best fiction writer in Pakistan after Intizar Hussain.[4] Khalida's novel Kaghazi Ghat (Paper Wharf) was her last novel in Urdu Literature.[4]

Khalida Hussain
BornKhalida Asghar
(1937-07-18)July 18, 1937
Lahore, Punjab Province, British Raj
DiedJanuary 11, 2019(2019-01-11) (aged 81)
Islamabad, Pakistan
OccupationFiction writer, novelist and critic
LanguageUrdu
NationalityPakistani
Alma materLahore College for Women University
Oriental College, Lahore
University of the Punjab
Years active1956 – 2017
Notable worksKaghazi Ghat
Notable awardsPride of Performance (2006)

Early life and education

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Born as Khalida Asghar in Lahore on 18 July 1937,[5] her father, A. G. Asghar was vice chancellor of University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore.[5][6] Khalida completed her BA from the Lahore College for Women University. Later she received a master's degree from University of the Punjab, Lahore.[5] She got her Masters in Literature from the University of the Punjab.[5] She shifted to Islamabad after her marriage, then Karachi and returned to Islamabad.[2][5]

Career

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Khalida Hussain chose teaching as her career besides being a writer.[5] She started short story writing in 1956. Many compilations of her short stories have been published, which include Pehchaan (1982), Darwaza (1984), Masroof Aurat, Hain Khaab Main Hunooz and Mein Yahan Hun. She also authored a novel Kaghazi Ghat.[6][1]

Awards and recognition

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Death

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She died on 11 January 2019 at the age of 81 in Islamabad, Pakistan. In her old age, she was getting weak with some chronic illnesses.[5][8]

Works

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Short stories

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  • Pehchaan (1981)[1]
  • Darwaza (1982)[1][2]
  • Masroof Aurat (1989)[1]
  • Hain Khaab Main Hunooz (1995)
  • Mein Yahan Hun (2005)[2]
  • Majmua Khalida Hussain (2008)
  • Jeenay Ki Pabandi (2017)[2][5]

Novels

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Other

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  • Pakistani Adab 1992 (1993)
  • Adbiyat, Khawateen Ka Aalmi Adam (2002)

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Aamer Hussein (29 October 2017). "COLUMN: DISCOVERING KHALIDA HUSAIN". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Nasir Abbas Nayyar (20 January 2019). "The silent genius of Khalida Hussain". The News International (newspaper). Archived from the original on 29 January 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  3. ^ Haider Shahbaz (23 September 2019). "The political fiction of Khalida Hussain". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Writer Khalida Hussain passes away". Dawn (newspaper). 12 January 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i Asif Farrukhi (20 January 2019). "IN MEMORIAM: MYSTERIOUS AND MYSTICAL KHALIDA HUSAIN". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Tareekh e Pakistan - Khalida Hussain (صدارتی تمغہ برائے حسن کارکردگی۔ خالدہ حسین) | Online History Of Pakistan". Tareekhepakistan.com website. 14 August 2005. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  7. ^ "182 Pakistan Civil Awards conferred". Business Recorder (newspaper). 24 March 2006. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  8. ^ "Renowned fictional writer Khalida Hussain passes away". The Express Tribune (newspaper). 11 January 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2020.