Begum Zaffar Ali
Begum Zaffar Ali | |
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Born | Jammu and Kashmir, India |
Occupation | Women's liberation activist |
Known for | Women's liberation |
Spouse(s) | Syed Zaffar Ali |
Children | Agha Showkat Ali |
Awards | Padma Shri |
Begum Zaffar Ali, née Malka Begum,[1] was an Indian women's liberation activist, legislator and Deputy Director of Schools in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir.[2] She was associated with the activities of the All India Women’s Conference, but a chance meeting with Muhammad Ali Jinnah and his sister, Fatima Jinnah, influenced her and she left the conference to concentrate her efforts in women's liberation movements in the pre-independent India.[2]
Begum Ali was married to Syed Zaffar Ali[3] and the couple had a son, Agha Showkat Ali. The Veiled Suite: The Collected Poem, an anthology written by her grandson Shahid Ali Agha, a noted Kashmiri-American poet, features a poem in memory of her.[4] The Government of India awarded her the fourth highest civilian honour of Padma Shri in 1987.[5]
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References
- ↑ "Tribute". Times of India. 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- 1 2 "Seven Influential Kashmiri Women". The Parallel Post. 22 March 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ↑ "Syed Zaffar Ali and Malka Begum". Times of India. 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ↑ Shahid Ali Agha (2009). The Veiled Suite: The Collected Poems. Penguin Books India. p. 393. ISBN 9780393068047.
- ↑ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 November 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2015.