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Rakhshanda Jalil
Rakhshanda Jalil
Born20 July 1963(1963-07-20)(age61)
Delhi
EducationMiranda House, Delhi,Delhi University,Jamia Millia Islamia
Occupation(s)Indian writer, critic and literary historian

Rakhshanda Jalil(born 20 July 1963) is an Indian writer, translator, critic and literary historian. She is known for her book on Delhi's lesser-known monuments calledInvisible City: The hidden Monuments of Delhi[1][2]and a well-received collection of short stories, calledRelease & Other Stories[3][4](HarperCollins, 2011). Her PhD on the Progressive Writers' Movement as Reflected in Urdu Literature has been published by Oxford University Press asLiking Progress, Loving Change[5][6](2014). Jalil runs an organization called Hindustani Awaaz, devoted to the popularization of Hindi-Urdu literature and culture.

Career

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Jalil graduated fromMiranda house,Delhi University in 1986. She started her career as a lecturer inKhalsa College.[7] After that she worked atAligarh Muslim Universityas lecturer (1987), editorial assistant atTata McGraw-HillBook Publishing Company[7](1987–89), sub-editor in the Publications Division of theIndia International Centre(1989–90), assistant editor in the Publications Division of the India International Center (1990 – March 1995). She later joinedJamia Millia Islamia[7]and worked there as director of the outreach programme. She co-edited a quarterly journal calledThird Frame: Literature, Culture and Society,published and distributed by Cambridge University Press from 2007 to 2009. She was senior associate fellow at the Council of Social Development, New Delhi, and associate editor ofSocial Change,the journal brought out by CSD (Jan 2011-Jan 2012).

Contribution to Urdu literature

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She has edited four collections of short stories:Urdu Stories[8](Srishti, 2002), a selection by Pakistani women writers calledNeither Night Nor Day[9](HarperCollins, 2007), New Urdu Writings:From India & Pakistan[10](Westland, 2013), and Pigeons of the Domes: Stories of Communalism (Niyogi, 2015); a collection of essays on the little known monuments of Delhi, called Invisible City (Niyogi, 2008, revised third edition 2011); two co-authored books,Partners in Freedom: Jamia Millia Islamia[11](Niyogi, 2006) andJourney to a Holy Land: A Pilgrim’s Diary[12][13](OUP, 2009). She was co-editor ofThird Frame,[14]a journal devoted to literature, culture and society brought out by the Cambridge University Press. She has edited and introduced a volume of essays entitledQurratulain Hyder and the River of Fire: The Meaning, Scope and Significance of her Legacy[15](Aakar, 2010; and Oxford University Press, Karachi, 2010).
She has published nine works of translations: Premchand's short stories entitledThe Temple and the Mosque[16](HarperCollins, 1992; revised and enlarged 2011); a collection of satirical writing in Hindi by Asghar Wajahat entitled Lies: Half Told[17](Srishti, 2002); 32 satirical cameos by Saadat Hasan Manto entitled Black Borders[18](Rupa & Co., 2003); Through the Closed Doorway,[19]nazms by Urdu poet Shahryar (Rupa & Co. 2004); short stories by Intizar Husain entitled Circle and Other Stories[20](Rupa & Co. 2004; Sang-e-Meel, Lahore, 2012); a collection of Premchand's short stories for children called A Winter's Tale and Other Stories (Puffin, 2007); Naked Voices and other Stories[21]– a collection of stories and sketches by Saadat Hasan Manto translated by her from Urdu (Roli, 2008); Panchlight and Other Stories by Hindi writer Phanishwarnath Renu (Orient Blackswan, 2010); andTraitor,translated from Krishan Chander's Gaddaar, published by Tranquebar in 2017.[22]

The biography of Urdu feminist writer Dr Rashid Jahan by Rakhshanda Jalil has been published by Women Unlimited under the titleA Rebel and her Cause(2014).[23]With over 15 books behind her and over 50 academic papers at seminars and conferences, at present she contributes regularly to national and international newspapers and magazines, writes book reviews, opinion pieces and travelogues, and appears on television to talk about issues of culture, literature and society. She also contributes regularly toHimal(Kathmandu),The Herald(Karachi) andThe Friday Times(Lahore), apart fromThe Hindu,Biblio,The Literary Review,etc. in India.

Her debut collection of fiction,Release & Other Stories,was published by HarperCollins in 2011, and received critical acclaim. At present, she is engaged in a study of Indian secularism.

Bibliography

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  • Invisible City: The Hidden Monument of Delhi
  • Lies: Half Told; translated by Rakshanda Jalil; 2002, Srishti Publishers.ISBN81-87075-92-9.
  • A Winter's Night And Other Stories
  • Release & Other Stories
  • A Rebel and Her Cause: The Life and Work of Rashid Jahan published by Women Unlimited
  • Qurratulain Hyder and the River of Fire: The Meaning, Scope and Significance of Her Legacy
  • Naked Voices: Stories And Sketches
  • Through The Closed Doorway: A Collection Of Nazms
  • New Urdu Writings: From India and Pakistan

References

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  1. ^Invisible City: The Hidden Monument of Delhi (9788189738778): Rakhshanda Jalil, Khushwant Singh: Books.Amazon.com. 16 February 2013.ISBN978-8189738778.
  2. ^"Delhi's Hidden Riches".Thebookreviewindia.org. 1 January 2012. Archived fromthe originalon 19 August 2014.Retrieved20 May2014.
  3. ^Release and Other Stories: Rakhshanda Jalil: 9789350290699: Amazon.com: Books.Amazon.com. 23 November 2011.ISBN978-9350290699.
  4. ^"CM releases short story collection".The Indian Express. 18 September 2011.Retrieved20 May2014.
  5. ^"Liking Progress, Loving Change: Rakhshanda Jalil - Oxford University Press".Ukcatalogue.oup.com. 6 March 2014. Archived fromthe originalon 9 March 2014.Retrieved20 May2014.
  6. ^Jalil, Rakhshanda (15 December 2013)."Liking Progress, Loving Change: A Literary History of the Progressive Writers Movement in Urdu Book by Rakhshanda Jalil | Hardcover".chapters.indigo.ca.Retrieved20 May2014.
  7. ^abcCIL (23 March 2007)."The Tradition of Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi in North India - Rakshanda Jalil".Ignca.nic.in.Retrieved20 May2014.
  8. ^Urdu Stories (Great Writers): Rakhshanda Jalil, etc., et al, Asif Aslam Farrukhi: 9788187075912: Amazon.com: Books.Amazon.com. 1 January 2002.ISBN8187075910.
  9. ^"HarperCollins Publishers India Ltd".Harpercollins.co.in.Retrieved20 May2014.
  10. ^Events, Delhi (10 February 2014)."Writings: From India and Pakistan by Rakhshanda Jalil - Book Discussion at Conference Room - 1, Main Building, India International Centre (IIC), Lodhi Estate > 6:30pm on 10th February 2014".Delhi Events.Retrieved20 May2014.
  11. ^"Jamia as a partner in freedom".The Hindu.17 November 2006.Retrieved20 May2014.
  12. ^"A journey of faith".The Hindu.15 November 2009.Retrieved20 May2014.
  13. ^Journey to the Holy Land - Amir Ahmad Alawi; Mushirul Hasan; Rakhshanda Jalil - Oxford University Press.Global.oup.com. 30 November 2009.ISBN978-0-19-806346-9.Retrieved20 May2014.
  14. ^"Cambridge University Press India".Cambridgeindia.org. 24 April 2008.Retrieved20 May2014.
  15. ^"Qurratulain Hyder and the river of fire: the meaning, scope and significance of her legacy / edited by Rakhshanda Jalil. - Version details - Trove".Trove.nla.gov.au.Retrieved20 May2014.
  16. ^"Inequality, Injustice and Impunity: Premchand's Worlds".Thebookreviewindia.org. 4 April 2012.Retrieved20 May2014.
  17. ^"Lies by Asghar Wajahat Rakhshanda Jalil: Srishti Publishers & Distributors 9788187075929 - Alden Books".Abebooks.com. 26 March 2013.Retrieved20 May2014.
  18. ^Black Borders Collectin of 32 Cameos. pa.: Saadat Hasan., Rakhshanda Jalil Manto: 9788129102423: Amazon.com: Books.Amazon.com. 2 February 2003.ISBN8129102420.
  19. ^Buy Through the Closed Doorway Book Online at Low Prices in India | Through the Closed Doorway Reviews & Ratings.Amazon.in. 1 January 2004.ISBN812910458X.
  20. ^"A book that you will read till the last page - Deccan Herald".Archive.deccanherald.com. 12 December 2004.Retrieved20 May2014.
  21. ^"Naked Voices: Stories And Sketches by Saadat Hasan Manto — Reviews, Discussion, Bookclubs, Lists".Goodreads.com.Retrieved20 May2014.
  22. ^"Traitor translated by Rakhshanda Jalil".Purple Pencil Project.30 July 2019.Retrieved6 June2020.
  23. ^"A Rebel And Her Cause: Life and Work of Rashid Jahan released by Rakhshanda Jalil".26 April 2014.Retrieved18 August2014.
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