Poetry of Fahmida Riaz, Urdu Shayari of Fahmida Riaz

Fahmida Riaz was born on28 July 1946 in Meerut, India. Now she is 71 years old. ‎She is a Progressive Urdu writer, poet, human rights activist and feminist of Pakistan known for her strong feminist and anti-establishment leanings. She is author of Godaavari, Khatt-e Marmuz, and Khana e Aab O Gil, the first translation of the Masnavi of Jalaluddin Rumi from Persian into Urdu. The author of more than 15 books on fiction and poetry she has always remained at the center of disagreements. The themes prevalent in her verse were, until then, considered taboo for women writers. She has also translated the works of Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai and Shaikh Ayaz from Sindhi to Urdu.

The poems from her collection Apna Jurm Sabit Hae reflect her homeland's experience under the dictatorship of General Zia-ul-Haq. Her famous books are Pakistan, Godavari: A Novel, Reflections in a Cracked Mirror. She got many awards Sitara-e-Imtiaz on 23 March 2010, Presidental Pride of Performance Award for Literature: Poetry by Government of Pakistan, al Muftah Award for Literature and Hammett Hellman Award for Resistance Literature from Human Rights Watch.

Urdu Poetry & Shayari of Fahmida Riaz. Read Nazams, Ghazals, Sad Poetry, Social Poetry of Fahmida Riaz, Nazams, Ghazals, Sad Poetry, Social Poetry and much more. There are total 12 Urdu Poetry collection of Fahmida Riaz published online.