Zeenath Sajida

Zeenath Sajida (1924-2009) was an Urdu writer and professor of Urdu literature who lived and worked in Hyderabad. In her lifetime, she produced one volume of short stories titled Jal Tarang (1947) and made influential academic contributions to the literary history and culture of the Deccan. Usloob-e-Bayaan Aur (2009) – a second collection published posthumously through the efforts of her students and friends – offers more of her stories as well as compiles some of her most well-known and popular humorous essays.