Jeelani Bano
Jeelani Bano | |
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Born | Budaun, Uttar Pradesh, India | 14 July 1936
Occupation | Writer |
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 of Urdu literature.[1][2][3] She was honored by the Government of India, in 2001, with the fourth highest Indian civilian award of Padma Shri.[4] She writes in Urdu, Hindi, Gujarati and Telugu languages.[5]
Early life and education
[edit]Jeelani Bano was born on 14 July 1936 in Badayun,[3] in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh to Hairat Badayuni,[6] a known Urdu poet.[1] 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.[7] She continued her education to secure a master's degree (MA) in Urdu.[2][3]
Career
[edit]She started writing at an early age, reported to be at the age of eight,[7] and her first story, Ek Nazar Idhar Bhi (A Glance Hither), was published in 1952.[1] 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[8] and a collection of her correspondence with other writers, Door ki Aawaazen.[1][7] One of her stories, Narsayya Ki Bavdi, has been made into a 2009 feature film, Well Done Abba by the renowned filmmaker, Shyam Benegal.[7][9] Many of her books have been translated into other languages.[2][7][10][11]
Jeelani Bano, a former Chairperson of the non governmental organization for women's rights, Asmita,[7] lives in Banjara Hills, Hyderabad.[1][3] 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[7] and maintains associations with radio and television.[2]
Awards and recognitions
[edit]Bano received the Andhra Pradesh Sahitya Akademi Award in 1960, followed by the Soviet Land Nehru Award in 1985.[1][2] She received the Qaumi Haali Award from the Haryana Urdu Academy in 1989.[1][2] The Government of India honoured her with the civilian award of Padma Shri in 2001.
Selected works
[edit]She has been writing since 1954 in Hindi, Urdu, Gujarati and Telugu.[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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g "Yalaburi". Yalaburi. 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f "Muse India". Muse India. 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Urdu Youth Forum". Urdu Youth Forum. 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Padma Awards. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
- ^ Afreen, Saima (10 July 2018). "Jeelani Bano Now in Telugu". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ Rashīduddīn (1979). Allamah Hairat Badayuni: hayat aur adabi khidmat. Adabi Markaz. p. 125.
- ^ a b c d e f g "The Hindu". The Hindu. 19 January 2012. 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.
- ^ "Entangled in a snare". The Hindu. 31 May 2014. ISSN 0971-751X. 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]- "Profile on IMDB". IMDB. 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- 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