Hajra masroor biography books

Pakistani writer (1930–2012)

Hajra Masroor (Urdu: ہاجرہ مسرور; Hājrah Masrūr; 17 January 1930 – 15 September 2012)^[1] was a Pakistani writer who established herself with her short fiction stories, known as afsana in Urdu literature.^[2][3] Her elder sister, Khadija Mastoor, was also an accomplished short-story writer and novelist.^[4][5]

Personal life

Hajra Masroor was born on 17 January 1930 in Lucknow, British India to Dr.

Tahawwar Ahmad Khan, who was a British Army medical doctor, and Anwar Jahan Begum, a published writer.^[6] Her father had suddenly died after a heart attack at a young age of 38.^[6] She had five sisters, including Khadija Mastoor, and a younger brother, Khalid Ahmad, who also became a poet, playwright and newspaper columnist.

Her family was mainly raised by her mother. She began writing from her early childhood.^[1]

After independence of Pakistan in 194