Mirza Azeem Baig Chughtai (1898-1941) was a renowned Urdu fiction writer, novelist, humorist and short story writer from pre-Partition India. Some of his most well-known works are Vampire, Chamki, Shehzori, and Quran and Purdah, to name a few. He was one of the earliest proponents of feminism in the Indian subcontinent, an activist and a lawyer who fought pro bono for the rights of women.
Dr Zoovia Hamiduddin is Mirza Azeem Baig Chughtai’s grand-daughter and Ismat Chughtai’s grandniece. She is the author of a book of short stories titled Her Mother’s Daughter.
Mirza Azeem Baig Chughtai (1898-1941) was a renowned Urdu fiction writer, novelist, humorist and short story writer from pre-Partition India. Some of his most well-known works are Vampire, Chamki, Shehzori, and Quran and Purdah, to name a few. He was one of the earliest proponents of feminism in the Indian subcontinent, an activist and a lawyer who fought pro bono for the rights of women.
Dr Zoovia Hamiduddin is Mirza Azeem Baig Chughtai’s grand-daughter and Ismat Chughtai’s grandniece. She is the author of a book of short stories titled Her Mother’s Daughter.
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