Nasira Sharma
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Indian writer (born 1948)
Nasera Sharma | |
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| Born | 1948 (age 76–77) Allahabad, India |
| Language | Hindi, English, Persian |
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| Genre | Hindi literature, literary fiction |
| Years active | 1976-present |
| Notable awards | Sahitya Akademi Award 2015 |
Nasira Sharma or Nasera Sharma (born 1948) is an Indian writer who writes in Hindi.[1] [2]
Biography
[edit ]She was born in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. She has published 10 Hindi-language novels. She was the only woman from South Asia to interview Ruhollah Khomeini after he came into power.[3]
Awards
[edit ]- Sahitya Akademi Award for her novel Paarijat.[4]
- Vyas Samman for her novel Kagaz ki Naav in 2019.[5]
Selected works
[edit ]- Parijat
- Mere Priya Kahaniyaan
- Ajnabi Jajira
- Patthar Gali
- Aurat Ke Liye Aurat
References
[edit ]- ^ "Nasira Sharma". Hindi Urdu Flagship. University of Texas at Austin. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
- ^ "Nasira Sharma at Sahitya AajTak 2022: There is no life without a woman, respect her". India Today. 18 November 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
- ^ "Meeting Ayatollah Khomeini and the mystery behind Iran's Child Soldiers". 11 February 2019.
- ^ "24 writers including Nasira Sharma, Jerry Pinto get Sahitya Akademi awards". Deccan Chronicle. 21 December 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
- ^ "भारत में राजनीति और धार्मिक जकड़न से ज्यादा सामाजिक पिछड़ापन है- नासिरा शर्मा". News18 हिंदी (in Hindi). 26 August 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
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