For the information of those inane messagers here on rediff devoid of any literary intellect whatsoever, Qurrat-ul-ain Hyder was one of the finest urdu, and in fact , one of the finest writers of the subcontinent in the 20th century. she wrote many many novels, most famous of which is 'aag ka darya' an epic which starts from 400 b.c and concludes at the time of partition, she translated it in english herself with the title of 'river of fire;' most of her novels deals with strong souls broken amidst the partition. she migrated to pakistan after 47, but saddened by the corrupt and self-serving autocracy of pakistan, she went back to india soon after.
