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'''Begum Akhtar Riazuddin'''{{efn|{{lang|ur|{{nq|بیگم اختر ریاض الدین}}}} {{transl|ur|ALA-LC|''Begam Ak&#x331;h&#x331;tar Riaẓu l-dīn''}}}} {{post-nominals|post-noms=[[Sitara-i-Imtiaz|SI]], MA (English)}} also spelt '''Riaz-ud-din''' or '''Riaz-ud-deen''' (born 15 October 1928)<ref name=Bahar9>{{cite book|script-title=ur:بہارِ اُردُو ۹|year=2008|publisher=Punjab Textbook Board|location=[[Lahore]]|page=60}}</ref><ref name=Aina9>{{cite book|script-title=ur:آئینۂ اُردُو <sup>لازمی</sup> نہم|year=2008|publisher=Khalid Book Depot|location=40, Urdu Bazaar, [[Lahore]]|page=135}}</ref><ref name=Sarmaya12>{{cite book|script-title=ur:سرمایۂ اُردُو (حصۂ دوم)|year=2011|publisher=National Book Foundation|location=[[Islamabad]]|page=88}}</ref><ref name=News>{{cite news|last=Hyatt|first=Ishrat|title='Lifetime Achievement Award' for Begum Akhtar Riazuddin|url=http://www.thenews.com.pk/TodaysPrintDetail.aspx?ID=144129&Cat=6&dt=10/29/2008|accessdate=12 December 2013|newspaper=The News|date=31 October 2008}}</ref><ref name=Peace>{{cite web|last=1000 PeaceWomen |title=Akhtar Riazuddin |url=http://www.1000peacewomen.org/eng/friedensfrauen_biographien_gefunden.php?WomenID=784 |work=PeaceWomen.org |accessdate=12 December 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212122039/http://www.1000peacewomen.org/eng/friedensfrauen_biographien_gefunden.php?WomenID=784 |archivedate=12 December 2013 |df=dmy }}</ref> is a Pakistani [[feminist activism|feminist activist]] who is also the first<ref name="Aina9" /> modern [[Urdu]]-[[travel writing|travelogue writer]]. She has received many awards in recognition of her efforts.
'''Begum Akhtar Riazuddin'''{{efn|{{lang|ur|{{nq|بیگم اختر ریاض الدین}}}} {{transl|ur|ALA-LC|''Begam Ak&#x331;h&#x331;tar Riaẓu l-dīn''}}}} {{post-nominals|post-noms=[[Sitara-i-Imtiaz|SI]], MA (English)}} also spelt '''Riaz-ud-din''' or '''Riaz-ud-deen''' (born 15 October 1928)<ref name=Bahar9>{{cite book|script-title=ur:بہارِ اُردُو ۹|year=2008|publisher=Punjab Textbook Board|location=[[Lahore]]|page=60}}</ref><ref name=Aina9>{{cite book|script-title=ur:آئینۂ اُردُو <sup>لازمی</sup> نہم|year=2008|publisher=Khalid Book Depot|location=40, Urdu Bazaar, [[Lahore]]|page=135}}</ref><ref name=Sarmaya12>{{cite book|script-title=ur:سرمایۂ اُردُو (حصۂ دوم)|year=2011|publisher=National Book Foundation|location=[[Islamabad]]|page=88}}</ref><ref name=News>{{cite news|last=Hyatt|first=Ishrat|title='Lifetime Achievement Award' for Begum Akhtar Riazuddin|url=http://www.thenews.com.pk/TodaysPrintDetail.aspx?ID=144129&Cat=6&dt=10/29/2008|accessdate=12 December 2013|newspaper=The News|date=31 October 2008}}</ref><ref name=Peace>{{cite web|last=1000 PeaceWomen |title=Akhtar Riazuddin |url=http://www.1000peacewomen.org/eng/friedensfrauen_biographien_gefunden.php?WomenID=784 |work=PeaceWomen.org |accessdate=12 December 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212122039/http://www.1000peacewomen.org/eng/friedensfrauen_biographien_gefunden.php?WomenID=784 |archivedate=12 December 2013 |df=dmy }}</ref> is a Pakistani [[feminist activism|feminist activist]] who is also the first<ref name="Aina9" /> modern [[Urdu]]-[[travel writing|travelogue writer]]. She has received many awards in recognition of her efforts.


== Life and family ==
== Life and family ==
Akhtar Jahan Begum was born in [[Calcutta]] on 15 October 1928<ref name="Aina9"/> and graduated from [[Kinnaird College]], Lahore, in 1949. She did her MA in English from [[Government College, Lahore]], in 1951.<ref name=News /> She began her practical life with the profession of teaching.<ref name="Aina9" /> She remained a lecturer at Islamia College for Women, Lahore, from 1952 to 1965.<ref name="News" /> She married '''Mian Riazuddin Ahmed''',{{efn|''Mian'' is equivalent to Mr.}} and came to be known as '''Begum Riazuddin'''.{{efn|''Begum'' is equivalent to Mrs.}} Their daughter, Ms. Nigar Ahmad,<ref name="Ilmi" /> is the chairperson of the [[Aurat Foundation]]. Mr. Riazuddin, a senior civil servant, was the nephew of the Urdu writer, Salahuddin Ahmed. Justice [[Sabihuddin Ahmed]] and [[Asma Jahangir]] are related to Riazuddin through her husband.<ref name=Ilmi>{{cite book|last=Qazi|first=Mrs. Rifat|title={{nq|سرمایۂ اُردُو (لازمی){{rlm}}}}|year=2008|publisher=Ilmi Kitab Khana|location=}}</ref>
Akhtar Jahan Begum was born in [[Calcutta]] on 15 October 1928<ref name="Aina9"/> and graduated from [[Kinnaird College]], Lahore, in 1949. She did her MA in English from [[Government College, Lahore]], in 1951.<ref name=News /> She began her practical life with the profession of teaching.<ref name="Aina9" /> She remained a lecturer at Islamia College for Women, Lahore, from 1952 to 1965.<ref name="News" /> She married '''Mian Riazuddin Ahmed''',{{efn|''Mian'' is equivalent to Mr.}} and came to be known as '''Begum Riazuddin'''.{{efn|''Begum'' is equivalent to Mrs.}} Their daughter, Ms. Nigar Ahmad,<ref name="Ilmi" /> is the chairperson of the [[Aurat Foundation]]. Mr. Riazuddin, a senior civil servant, was the nephew of the Urdu writer, Salahuddin Ahmed. Justice [[Sabihuddin Ahmed]] and [[Asma Jahangir]] are related to Riazuddin through her husband.<ref name=Ilmi>{{cite book|last=Qazi|first=Mrs. Rifat|title={{nq|سرمایۂ اُردُو (لازمی){{rlm}}}}|year=2008|publisher=Ilmi Kitab Khana|location=}}</ref>


==Literary career==
==Literary career==

Begum Riazuddin's literary career is based on two travelogues, ''‘Dhanak Par Qadam’'' (1969) and ''‘Sat Samundar Par’'' (1963).<ref name=Gulzar>{{cite book|last=Shakir|first=Naseem|script-title=ur:گلزارِ اُردُو|year=December 2008|publisher=Rehber Publishers|location=Urdu Bazaar, Karachi|page=174}}</ref> In her travelogues, she uses unique similies and humorous allusions, along with satirical comments.<ref name="Aina9" /> She writes in an informal style.<ref name=Aina12>{{cite book|script-title=ur:آئینہ اُردُو <sup>لازمی</sup> برائے جماعت بارہویں|year=2006|publisher=Khalid Book Depot|location=40, Urdu Bazaar, Lahore|page=136}}</ref> Her writings are simple as well as interesting.<ref name="Gulzar" /> Her travelogues feature human mentality, along with civilisation and society.<ref name="Ilmi" />
Begum Riazuddin's literary career is based on two travelogues, ''‘Dhanak Par Qadam’'' (1969) and ''‘Sat Samundar Par’'' (1963).<ref name=Gulzar>{{cite book|last=Shakir|first=Naseem|script-title=ur:گلزارِ اُردُو|year=December 2008|publisher=Rehber Publishers|location=Urdu Bazaar, Karachi|page=174}}</ref> In her travelogues, she uses unique similies and humorous allusions, along with satirical comments.<ref name="Aina9" /> She writes in an informal style.<ref name=Aina12>{{cite book|script-title=ur:آئینہ اُردُو <sup>لازمی</sup> برائے جماعت بارہویں|year=2006|publisher=Khalid Book Depot|location=40, Urdu Bazaar, Lahore|page=136}}</ref> Her writings are simple as well as interesting.<ref name="Gulzar" /> Her travelogues feature human mentality, along with civilisation and society.<ref name="Ilmi" />


==Feminist activism==
==Feminist activism==

Riazuddin is an activist, focusing on women's uplift. She founded her welfare organisation, Behbud Association of Pakistan, for the purpose, in 1967.<ref name=behbud>{{cite web|title=ABOUT BEHBUD |url=http://behbud.org/2010/index.php?page=about_us |work=Behbud |publisher=Behbud Association |accessdate=17 December 2013 }}{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> She worked as federal secretary of the Ministry of Women's Development in the late 1980s.<ref name="News" /> She has attended many international conferences for the betterment and welfare of women, including the 32nd Session of the [[UN Commission on the Status of Women]] held in [[Vienna]] in March 1988.<ref name="News" />
Riazuddin is an activist, focusing on women's uplift. She founded her welfare organisation, Behbud Association of Pakistan, for the purpose, in 1967.<ref name=behbud>{{cite web|title=ABOUT BEHBUD |url=http://behbud.org/2010/index.php?page=about_us |work=Behbud |publisher=Behbud Association |accessdate=17 December 2013 }}{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> She worked as federal secretary of the Ministry of Women's Development in the late 1980s.<ref name="News" /> She has attended many international conferences for the betterment and welfare of women, including the 32nd Session of the [[UN Commission on the Status of Women]] held in [[Vienna]] in March 1988.<ref name="News" />


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==Other occupations==
==Other occupations==

Other than being a teacher, she remained a member of the All Pakistan Music Conference Committee from 1957 to 1965. She also participated in the First All Pakistan Handicrafts Exhibition in Lahore in 1965.<ref name="News" /> Begum Riazuddin also acted as adviser to the National Craft Council during mid-1980s. She is a member of the board of governors of the [[Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal|Bait-ul-Mal]], to which she was nominated by the [[Prime Minister of Pakistan]].<ref name="Peace" />
Other than being a teacher, she remained a member of the All Pakistan Music Conference Committee from 1957 to 1965. She also participated in the First All Pakistan Handicrafts Exhibition in Lahore in 1965.<ref name="News" /> Begum Riazuddin also acted as adviser to the National Craft Council during mid-1980s. She is a member of the board of governors of the [[Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal|Bait-ul-Mal]], to which she was nominated by the [[Prime Minister of Pakistan]].<ref name="Peace" />


==Books==
==Books==

Her book ''Pakistan'' was published by [[Stacey International]], London, in 1975. Another book ''A History of Crafts in India and Pakistan'' was launched in Pakistan in 1990 and the next year in London.<ref name="News" /> She has also worked on a thesis titled ''The Contribution of Islamic Civilisation to India & Pakistan.'' Her works also include her travelogues, ''Sat Samundar Par''{{efn|''Across the Seven Seas'' {{lang|ur|{{nq|سات سمندر پار}}}}}}<ref name="News" /> and ''Dhanak Par Qadam'' (1969).
Her book ''Pakistan'' was published by [[Stacey International]], London, in 1975. Another book ''A History of Crafts in India and Pakistan'' was launched in Pakistan in 1990 and the next year in London.<ref name="News" /> She has also worked on a thesis titled ''The Contribution of Islamic Civilisation to India & Pakistan.'' Her works also include her travelogues, ''Sat Samundar Par''{{efn|''Across the Seven Seas'' {{lang|ur|{{nq|سات سمندر پار}}}}}}<ref name="News" /> and ''Dhanak Par Qadam'' (1969).


==Awards==
==Awards==

Riazuddin was conferred the [[Sitara-e-Imtiaz]] by the [[president of Pakistan]] in March 2000 for her voluntary social service.<ref name="behbud" /> She received the 'Lifetime Achievement Award' of the Ministry of Women's Development in August 2005.<ref name="News" /> She was given the Adamjee Prize by the {{LinkColor|#002BB8|Pakistan Writers' Guild}} for her pioneering work in the genre of travelogue in Urdu 'Dhanak Par Qadam' in March 1970.<ref name="chronicle" /> She was also one of the group of 1,000 women nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2005 as part of the [[1000 PeaceWomen]] project.<ref name=daily>{{cite news|title=NGO struggling to protect welfare of the poor |url=http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007%5C01%5C06%5Cstory_6-1-2007_pg11_6 |accessdate=17 December 2013 |newspaper=Daily Times |date=6 January 2007 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217221710/http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007%5C01%5C06%5Cstory_6-1-2007_pg11_6 |archivedate=17 December 2013 |df=dmy }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://jang.com.pk/thenews/dec2007-weekly/you-11-12-2007/index.html |title=Pakistan's Peace Women |work=jang.com.pk |accessdate=17 December 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304111451/http://jang.com.pk/thenews/dec2007-weekly/you-11-12-2007/index.html |archivedate=4 March 2016 |df=dmy }}</ref>
Riazuddin was conferred the [[Sitara-e-Imtiaz]] by the [[president of Pakistan]] in March 2000 for her voluntary social service.<ref name="behbud" /> She received the 'Lifetime Achievement Award' of the Ministry of Women's Development in August 2005.<ref name="News" /> She was given the Adamjee Prize by the {{LinkColor|#002BB8|Pakistan Writers' Guild}} for her pioneering work in the genre of travelogue in Urdu 'Dhanak Par Qadam' in March 1970.<ref name="chronicle" /> She was also one of the group of 1,000 women nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2005 as part of the [[1000 PeaceWomen]] project.<ref name=daily>{{cite news|title=NGO struggling to protect welfare of the poor |url=http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007%5C01%5C06%5Cstory_6-1-2007_pg11_6 |accessdate=17 December 2013 |newspaper=Daily Times |date=6 January 2007 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217221710/http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007%5C01%5C06%5Cstory_6-1-2007_pg11_6 |archivedate=17 December 2013 |df=dmy }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://jang.com.pk/thenews/dec2007-weekly/you-11-12-2007/index.html |title=Pakistan's Peace Women |work=jang.com.pk |accessdate=17 December 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304111451/http://jang.com.pk/thenews/dec2007-weekly/you-11-12-2007/index.html |archivedate=4 March 2016 |df=dmy }}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

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==Notes==
==Notes==

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==References==
==References==

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Revision as of 23:10, 30 August 2018

This article is about the Pakistani activist and writer. For the Indian singer, see Begum Akhtar.
Not to be confused with Begum Akhtar Sulaiman.

Akhtar Riazuddin
بیگم اختر ریاض الدین (Urdu)
SI
Born (1928-10-15) 15 October 1928 (age 96)
Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, now Kolkata, Kolkata district, India
NationalityBritish Indian (1928–1947)
Pakistani (1947 to date)
EducationMA (English)
Alma mater
Occupations
SpouseMr. Akhtar Riazuddin (ICS/CSP/DMG officer)
ChildrenThree daughters, including Ms. Nigar Ahmad (Chairperson, Aurat Foundation)
Relatives
Awards
Websitebehbud.org

Template:Urdu text Begum Akhtar Riazuddin[b] SI, MA (English) also spelt Riaz-ud-din or Riaz-ud-deen (born 15 October 1928)[3][4][5][6][7] is a Pakistani feminist activist who is also the first[4] modern Urdu-travelogue writer. She has received many awards in recognition of her efforts.

Life and family

Akhtar Jahan Begum was born in Calcutta on 15 October 1928[4] and graduated from Kinnaird College, Lahore, in 1949. She did her MA in English from Government College, Lahore, in 1951.[6] She began her practical life with the profession of teaching.[4] She remained a lecturer at Islamia College for Women, Lahore, from 1952 to 1965.[6] She married Mian Riazuddin Ahmed,[c] and came to be known as Begum Riazuddin.[d] Their daughter, Ms. Nigar Ahmad,[8] is the chairperson of the Aurat Foundation. Mr. Riazuddin, a senior civil servant, was the nephew of the Urdu writer, Salahuddin Ahmed. Justice Sabihuddin Ahmed and Asma Jahangir are related to Riazuddin through her husband.[8]

Literary career

Begum Riazuddin's literary career is based on two travelogues, ‘Dhanak Par Qadam’ (1969) and ‘Sat Samundar Par’ (1963).[9] In her travelogues, she uses unique similies and humorous allusions, along with satirical comments.[4] She writes in an informal style.[10] Her writings are simple as well as interesting.[9] Her travelogues feature human mentality, along with civilisation and society.[8]

Feminist activism

Riazuddin is an activist, focusing on women's uplift. She founded her welfare organisation, Behbud Association of Pakistan, for the purpose, in 1967.[11] She worked as federal secretary of the Ministry of Women's Development in the late 1980s.[6] She has attended many international conferences for the betterment and welfare of women, including the 32nd Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women held in Vienna in March 1988.[6]

When Benazir Bhutto became the prime minister in 1988, Riazuddin was optimistic and hoped for a better future for women after the harsh Zia regime. She said:[12]

Women in Pakistan are really beginning to hope that things will improve for them. Even in the most conservative corners, women know they no longer face what they have been through in the past 11 years.

Other occupations

Other than being a teacher, she remained a member of the All Pakistan Music Conference Committee from 1957 to 1965. She also participated in the First All Pakistan Handicrafts Exhibition in Lahore in 1965.[6] Begum Riazuddin also acted as adviser to the National Craft Council during mid-1980s. She is a member of the board of governors of the Bait-ul-Mal, to which she was nominated by the Prime Minister of Pakistan.[7]

Books

Her book Pakistan was published by Stacey International, London, in 1975. Another book A History of Crafts in India and Pakistan was launched in Pakistan in 1990 and the next year in London.[6] She has also worked on a thesis titled The Contribution of Islamic Civilisation to India & Pakistan. Her works also include her travelogues, Sat Samundar Par[e][6] and Dhanak Par Qadam (1969).

Awards

Riazuddin was conferred the Sitara-e-Imtiaz by the president of Pakistan in March 2000 for her voluntary social service.[11] She received the 'Lifetime Achievement Award' of the Ministry of Women's Development in August 2005.[6] She was given the Adamjee Prize by the Pakistan Writers' Guild for her pioneering work in the genre of travelogue in Urdu 'Dhanak Par Qadam' in March 1970.[1] She was also one of the group of 1,000 women nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2005 as part of the 1000 PeaceWomen project.[13][14]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Climbing the Rainbow: Dhanak par Qadam
  2. ^ بیگم اختر ریاض الدین Begam Aḵẖtar Riaẓu l-dīn
  3. ^ Mian is equivalent to Mr.
  4. ^ Begum is equivalent to Mrs.
  5. ^ Across the Seven Seas سات سمندر پار

References

  1. ^ a b Aqeel Abbas Jafari (2010). Pakistan Chronicle (in Urdu) (1st ed.). 94/1, 26th St., Ph. 6, D.H.A., Karachi: Virsa Publications. p. 312. ISBN 9789699454004.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  2. ^ Pakistan Year Book. East & West Publishing Company. 1971. p. 597. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
  3. ^ بہارِ اُردُو ۹. Lahore: Punjab Textbook Board. 2008. p. 60.
  4. ^ a b c d e آئینۂ اُردُو لازمی نہم. 40, Urdu Bazaar, Lahore: Khalid Book Depot. 2008. p. 135.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  5. ^ سرمایۂ اُردُو (حصۂ دوم). Islamabad: National Book Foundation. 2011. p. 88.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i Hyatt, Ishrat (31 October 2008). "'Lifetime Achievement Award' for Begum Akhtar Riazuddin". The News. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  7. ^ a b 1000 PeaceWomen. "Akhtar Riazuddin". PeaceWomen.org. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ a b c Qazi, Mrs. Rifat (2008). سرمایۂ اُردُو (لازمی)‏. Ilmi Kitab Khana.
  9. ^ a b Shakir, Naseem (December 2008). گلزارِ اُردُو. Urdu Bazaar, Karachi: Rehber Publishers. p. 174.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: year (link)
  10. ^ آئینہ اُردُو لازمی برائے جماعت بارہویں. 40, Urdu Bazaar, Lahore: Khalid Book Depot. 2006. p. 136.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  11. ^ a b "ABOUT BEHBUD". Behbud. Behbud Association. Retrieved 17 December 2013.[permanent dead link]
  12. ^ "In Pakistan, Bhutto's rise shakes some traditional views of women". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  13. ^ "NGO struggling to protect welfare of the poor". Daily Times. 6 January 2007. Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2013. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  14. ^ "Pakistan's Peace Women". jang.com.pk. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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