Hajira Masroor

Hajra Masroor (Urdu: ہاجرہ مسرور‎; Hājrah Masrūr born 17 January 1930, died 15 September 2012)[1] was a Pakistani feminist writer.

Hajra Masroor
ہاجرہ مسرور
Born(1930-01-17)17 January 1930
Lucknow, British India
Died15 September 2012(2012-09-15) (aged 82)
Karachi, Pakistan
NationalityPakistani
OccupationWriter
Known forFeminist writer
Progressive Writers' Movement
AwardsPride of Performance Award in 1995 by the President of Pakistan

Personal life

Hajra Masroor was born on 17 January 1930 in Lucknow, India to Dr. Syed Tahoor Ali Khan who was a British Army medical doctor. and had suddenly died after a heart attack. She had five sisters including another well-known writer Khadija Mastoor and a younger brother, Khalid Ahmad who also became a poet, playwright and a newspaper columnist. Her family was mainly raised by her mother. She began writing from her early childhood.[1]

After independence of Pakistan in 1947, she and her sisters migrated to Pakistan, and settled in Lahore.[1][2] An Urdu writer in his book wrote that no one knew Hajra was engaged with famous Urdu poet Sahir Ludhianvi but once in a literary gathering Ludhianvi pronounced a word wrongly, Hajra criticised him, he got angry and engagement was broken. Later, she married Ahmad Ali Khan, who was the editor of daily Dawn for 28 years. They were married for 57 years before he died in 2007.[2] They have two daughters. She was younger sister of Khadija Mastoor, a noted writer in the history of Urdu literature.[1][3]

Career

Hajra Masroor began writing short stories from an early age. Her short stories published in the literary magazines had received high appreciation from Urdu literary circles. She edited literary magazine Naqoosh with Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi. Qasmi was also a friend of hers and her sister.[3][4] She was attacked by the male-domineering groups, when she became controversial in the prevalent Muslim society due to her writings. She made her place in the history of Urdu literature and Urdu fiction with bold imagination and writing of short stories in a non-traditional way. She wrote simple yet effective prose, had a down-to-earth style of writing.[2]

She wrote several books of short stories in which she raised the social, political, legal, and economic rights for women equal to those of men. Hajra Masroor was one of the torchbearer of the Progressive Writers' Movement as well as one of the pioneers of feminism in the subcontinent.[3]

Awards and recognition

Death and legacy

Hajira Masroor died on 15 September 2012 in Karachi, Pakistan.[1]

Bibliography

Short stories

  • Chand Ke Doosri Taraf[1] چاند کی دوسری طرف
  • Tisri Manzil[1] تیسری منزل
  • Andhere Ujale[1] اند ھیرے اُجالے
  • Choori Chupe[1] چوری چُھپے
  • Ha-ai Allah[1][2] ہائے اللہ
  • Charkhay[1][2] چرکے
  • Woe Log[2] وہ لوگ
  • Charagh Ki Lau Per[3]
  • Sargoshian[3] سرگوشیان
  • Teesri Manzil[3] تیسری منزل

See also

References
  1. "Renowned writer Hajra Masroor passes away". Dawn. Pakistan. 15 September 2012. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  2. Asif Noorani (15 September 2012). "Hajra Masroor – one of the last pre-independence writers of repute". Pakistan: Dawn. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  3. Peerzada Salman (16 September 2012). "Writer Hajira Masroor passes away". Pakistan: Dawn. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  4. "A Tribute: Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi". Pakistaniat.com. 16 August 2006. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  5. Remembering those who left us this year The Express Tribune (newspaper), Published 31 December 2012, Accessed 15 November 2019
  6. Profile and books of Hajra Masroor on goodreads.com website. Retrieved 24 June 2019
  7. "Urdu awards ceremony, Mushaira set for Oct. 6". Gulf Times (newspaper). 11 September 2011. Archived from the original on 19 September 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
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