Profile

PROFILE

Literary Name:

Rashida Ayan

Family Name:

Syeda Rashida Begum

Father’s Name:

Syed Sadiq Hussain

Date and Place of Birth:

March 4, 1932 – Muradabad, India

Educational Qualifications:

Adeeb Faazil – Honors in Urdu

Began Poetry:

1941

Marriage:

December 2nd, 1954

Husband:

Syed Shamim Haider

– Journalist APP, Press Attaché – Rabita –e – AlamIslami

Children:

Two sons and Four Daughters

• Syed Salman Haider

• Syed Rizwan Haider

• Naghma Shahzada

• Uzma Qadir

• Rakhshan Syed

• Ghazala Siddiqui

Publications:

• Harf  harf  aaina – majmooa-e-ghazalaurnazam – 1985

• Ishq per zor nahin-  Masnawi – 1987

• Kiran kiran ujala – majmooa-e- ghazaliyat – 1992/1998

• Jaiza – masnawi – 1994

• Aiinoon ke cheray – majmooa-e- nazam – 1996

• Abhi Parvaaz jari hey – majmooa-e- ghazalaurnazam – 2001

• Shamim ke naam – yadoon per mushtamil – 2002

• Meri Kahani – ManzoomSawanah-e-hayat – 2004

• Fanoos-e- Haft Rang – majmooa-e-naat – 2004

• Sangam – majmooa-e- geet Urdu/Hindi/Roman English – 2005

• Sauch Samandar – Urdu/Hindi – 2006

• Harf-e-Itebaaar -2006

• Mausamon ke badalte rang – 2008

• ROSHNI KA SAFAR – KULIYAAT 2015

Awards :

• Mir Taqi Mir Award barae Urdu Ghazal -1988

• National Association of Pakistani American  – Barae khidmat Urdu zaban-o-Adab 1991

• Community Services Achievement Award – Pakistan Television Network –  New York 2000

• Khyber Society of USA – New York 2002

• Idara-e-fiker-e-nau and Bazam-e-khyaam Award – 2003

• Idara Tableeghul Islam for Annual Natia Mushaira 2003

• Arbab-e-Adab Pakistan 2004

• Anjuman-e- Urdu, Western Maryland – 2007

• Aiwan-e-Urdu – First Annual Symposium award – Florida 2007

• Shaam Urdu Adab –Wichita Kansas 2012

• Aiwan-e- Urdu Lifetime Achievement Award – Orlando, Florida 2013