Khadija Mastoor

Khadija Mastoor
خدیجہ مستور
Born (1927-12-11)December 11, 1927
Bareilly, British India
Died July 25, 1982(1982-07-25) (aged 54)
Nationality Pakistani
Occupation Writer
Known for Feminist

Khadija Mastoor (Urdu: خدیجہ مستور‎; Xadījah Mastūr) (December 11, 1927 – July 25, 1982)[1] was an Urdu writer from Pakistan. She wrote several collections of short stories.[2] Her novel Aangan has highly been admired as a literary history in Urdu. Her younger sister Hajra Masroor is also an skillful short story writer.[3][4][5]

Personal life

Khadija Mastoor was born on December 11, 1927 in Bareilly, India. Her father Dr. Tahoor Ahmad Khan who was British Army Doctor died after a heart attack. She and her sister Hajra Masroor migrated to Lahore, Pakistan and settled there.[6] Khadija died in London on July 25, 1982 and was buried in Lahore.[2]

Literary career

Khadija began writing short stories in 1942. She has published five books of short stories and two novels.[3] Her stories are based on social and moral values and as well as political. During the writings she has no model before her, she looks around and simply describes her experiences.[4] The thesis of PhD has also been written on Khadija and on her literary work by a student at Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan,[7] A newspaper writes;

"Brimming with an urge for writing, both sisters wrote stories for a children magazine and were encouraged by the response they received from prestigious literary journals like Adbi Dunya. Maulana Salahuddin Ahmad, editor of Adbi Dunyia published the stories with adoring remarks and an advice."[4]

Bibliography

Novels

Short stories

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "خدیجہ مستور Khadija Mastoor". Global Urdu Forum.Org.(Urdu Encyclopedia). Retrieved September 11, 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Khadija Masroor's anniversary observed". Pak Observer.net. July 27, 2012. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
  3. 1 2 "Mastoor's death anniversary". The Fontier Post.com. July 27, 2012. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
  4. 1 2 3 "Khadija Mastoor's writings praised". Daily Dawn. September 3, 2005. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Great story writer Khadija Mastoor's anniversary today". Samaa.TV. July 26, 2012. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
  6. ↑ "REVIEW: The dramatic interlude". Daily Dawn. November 25, 2007. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Urdu Afsanvi Adab Ki Riwait Ma Khadija Mastoor Ka Muqam.". Hec.Gov.PK. September 27, 2011. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
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