Fatima Surayya Bajia

Fatima Surayya Bajia, "Pride of Performance", is a renowned Urdu novelist, playwright and drama writer of Pakistan. She has been 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 of Pakistan [ [http://www.hamdard.edu.pk/HU_News/Ext_Affairs/NaatComp_10042007.asp NAAT COMPETITION 2007”] Hamdard University, 2007] .

Biography

Born in Hyderabad, India, she has never attended a formal school, all her education took place at home, but instead she is ranked an eminent intellectual, reader and writer.

Rquote|right|“In this time of unrest and ugliness, of distrust and mayhem, I want to point out the good in society.”
- Fatima Surayya Bajia, "Dawn" [ [http://www.dawn.com/weekly/images/archive/040418/images2.htm Showbiz quotes]
Dawn Images, April 18, 2004.] , She is a well-known personality in Pakistan with relation to the radio, television and stage and an ardent feminist. She wrote her first long play "Mehman".

She 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.

She produced great for Women programmes, especially she is founder of "Khwateen key Meilaad".

Plays of Fatima Surayya Bajia

Following are her various some popular drama serials:

* "Shama" (adopted from A.R. Khatoon's novel)
* "Afshaan"
* "Aroosa"
* "Zeenat" (adopted from mirza Quleech Baig's sindhi novel )
* "Aana"
* "Aagahi"
* "Aabgeenay"
* "Babar" [ [http://www.geopakistani.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=15&Itemid=51 Babar] Drama, Geo Pakistan, Friday, 21 September 2007]
* "Tareekh-o-Tamseel"
* "Ghar aik Nagar"
* "Faraz Aik Karz"
* "Phool Rahi Sarsoon"
* "Tasveer-e-Kainaat"
* "Kasavri"

Family

She is the elder sister of Anwar Maqsood, Zohra Nigah and "Zubaida Tariq" (cooking expert).

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