Fatima Surayya Bajia
| Fatima Surayya Bajia | |
|---|---|
| Native name | فاطمہ ثریاّ بجیا |
| Born |
1 September 1930 Hyderabad, India |
| Died | 10 February 2016 (aged 85) Karachi, Pakistan |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Years active | 1960–2016 |
| Awards |
Hilal-i-Imtiaz Award in 2012 Pride of Performance Award 1n 1996 |
Hilal-i-Imtiaz Award in 2012
Fatima Surayya Bajia (فاطمہ ثریا بجیا; 1 September 1930 – 10 February 2016) was an Urdu novelist, playwright and drama writer of Pakistan. She was awarded various awards at home and abroad including Japan's highest civil award in recognition of her works. She also remained Advisor to the Chief Minister of Sindh province in Pakistan. She was also member of managing committee of Arts Council of Pakistan, Karachi. She died on 10 February 2016 in Karachi, Pakistan, aged 85.
A well-known personality in social welfare, literary Radio, TV and , she wrote for PTV Centres Islamabad and Lahore since the launch of those TV channels. She wrote her first long play Mehman. She also contributed for the literary programmes like Auraaq, and beauty care programmes under the title Aaraish-e-Khaam-e-Kakal and she also produced some children programmes.
Native of Hyderabad, India, she was born near "Panj Bibi Mountain", in the town of Raichur in the present state of Karnataka. She migrated to Pakistan soon after independence, along with her family. She never attended a formal school, all her education took place at home, but instead she is ranked an eminent intellectual,reader and writer.
Talking about her childhood, she said that
"I never attended a formal school. The elders of the family decided that all my education should take place at home. The teacher lived in our home where we were taught discipline along with our education. My family was settled in Hyderabad Deccan, which was then a paramount cultural center in undivided India. Although there were a few prominent schools e.g. Saint Josephs School, although my grandfather could afford the fee (which was Rs. 20), he still preferred to educate us at home. These schools were primarily attended by pampered girls from the elite families of nawabs and jagirdars. From the beginning we were taught self-sufficiency, although we employed 60 to 70 servants, we were not allowed to ask anyone of them for water. There was a huge difference between girls of the elite families and us. My grandfather felt that if we attended such schools, we would suffer from an inferiority complex, but since proper upbringing is not possible without coaching, he decided to carry out our education at home. Nevertheless, we were taught all the subjects that were taught in the formal Hyderabad schools with separate teachers for every subject e.g. calligraphy and math."
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