Author, Activist, Filmmaker Sadia Dehlvi Dies In Delhi At 63
Sadia Dehlvi is survived by means of her son Arman Ali Dehlvi
New Delhi:
Famous Delhi-based author and activist Sadia Dehlvi has kicked the bucket at her house on Wednesday after a protracted fight with most cancers. She used to be 63.
“Unhappy to listen to concerning the tragic death of Sadia Dehlvi, a widely known cultural determine of Delhi, an expensive pal and a good looking human being. Relaxation in Peace,” tweeted eminent historian Irfan Habib.
Ms Dehlvi, who hailed from the royal ‘Shama’ circle of relatives, edited Bano, an Urdu ladies’s magazine. Her grandfather, Hafiz Yusuf Dehlvi, based Shama in 1938, which is an iconic Urdu movie and literary per month.
A well known meals gourmand, she wrote a ebook on Delhi’s culinary historical past in 2017, titled “Jasmine & Jinns: Recollections and Recipes of My Delhi”.
A girl of many abilities, Ms Dehlvi additionally produced and scripted documentaries and tv programmes, together with “Amma and Circle of relatives” (1995), starring Zohra Sehgal, a veteran degree actor.
She used to be a detailed pal and confidante of the past due creator Khushwant Singh. Mr Singh devoted his ebook “No longer a Great Guy to Know” to her.
He wrote, “To Sadia Dehlvi, who gave me extra affection and notoriety than I deserve.”
Mr Singh’s ebook “Males and Girls in my Lifestyles” has Ms Dehlvi’s photograph on its quilt and the ebook has a bankruptcy devoted to her.
Ms Dehlvi produced the tv display “No longer a Great guy to Know” with Mr Singh interviewing ladies from more than a few fields.
She is survived by means of her son Arman Ali Dehlvi.
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