She was awarded the Jnanpith in 1989 for her novel Aakhir-e-Shab ke Hamsafar (Travellers Unto the Night), the Sahitya Akademi award in 1967, the Soviet Land Nehru Award in 1969 and Ghalib Award in 1985, and had been honoured with the Padma Shri, and, recently, the Padma Bhushan in 2005.
RE:Her Awards
by Praveen Kumar on Aug 23, 2007 12:12 PM Permalink
wow! What an incredible writer she was! I would love to read such erudite writers. And yes, Urdu is the sweetest sounding and the most wonderful language. It's got some charm about it
