Begum Zaffar Ali

Begum Zaffar Ali
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

  1. ↑ "Tribute". Times of India. 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Seven Influential Kashmiri Women". The Parallel Post. 22 March 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "Syed Zaffar Ali and Malka Begum". Times of India. 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  4. ↑ Shahid Ali Agha (2009). The Veiled Suite: The Collected Poems. Penguin Books India. p. 393. ISBN 9780393068047.
  5. ↑ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 November 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2015.


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