Qurratulain Hyder

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Qurratulain Hyder was a pioneering Indian Urdu novelist and short story writer, best known for her magnum opus "Aag Ka Darya" ("River of Fire"), which revolutionized modern Urdu literature.

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instanceOf Urdu novelist
journalist
person
short story writer
translator
alternateName Ainee Apa NERFINISHED
Quratulain Hyder NERFINISHED
Qurrat-ul-Ain Haider NERFINISHED
awardReceived Jnanpith Award NERFINISHED
Padma Bhushan
Padma Shri
Sahitya Akademi Award NERFINISHED
birthDate 1927-01-20
birthPlace Aligarh NERFINISHED
India NERFINISHED
United Provinces of British India NERFINISHED
citizenship India
deathDate 2007-08-21
deathPlace India NERFINISHED
Noida NERFINISHED
Uttar Pradesh NERFINISHED
educatedAt Aligarh Muslim University NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork Urdu literature NERFINISHED
gender female
genre historical fiction
modernist literature
influenced modern Urdu fiction
languageOfExpression English
Urdu NERFINISHED
movement modern Urdu literature
name Qurratulain Hyder NERFINISHED
notableFor revolutionizing modern Urdu literature with Aag Ka Darya
notableWork Aag Ka Darya NERFINISHED
Akhire-Shab Ke Humsafar NERFINISHED
Chandni Begum NERFINISHED
Gardish-e-Rang-e-Chaman NERFINISHED
Kar-e-Jahan Daraz Hai NERFINISHED
Mere Bhi Sanamkhane NERFINISHED
Patjhar Ki Awaz NERFINISHED
River of Fire NERFINISHED
Safina-e-Gham-e-Dil NERFINISHED
occupation journalist
novelist
short story writer
translator
parent Nazar Zahra NERFINISHED
Sajjad Haider Yildirim NERFINISHED
religion Islam
writingPeriod 20th century
21st century

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Indian literature hasNotableAuthor Qurratulain Hyder
Jnanpith Award notableRecipient Qurratulain Hyder
South Asian literature notableAuthor Qurratulain Hyder
Urdu literature hasNotableWriter Qurratulain Hyder