may Allah forgive her, have mercy on her and grant her jannat ul firdaws.. ameen
she was truly a great writer.
Renowned Urdu playwright Fatima Surayya Bajia passes away at 85
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KARACHI: Renowned Urdu novelist and playwright Fatima Surayya Bajia passed away on Wednesday in Karachi after prolonged illness, DawnNews reported.
Talking to media after his sister’s death, Anwar Maqsood said “Bajia was a motherly figure for all her siblings”.
“She not only left her family members but hundred of thousands of her fans to mourn the loss,” said a distraught looking Maqsood, adding that he was with Bajia at the time of her passing.
According to Bajia’s family, her funeral prayers and burial will take place after Zuhr prayers on Thursday.
Bajia wrote several popular serials for PTV, including Shama (based on A.R. Khatoon’ novel), Afshan, Aroosa, Aagahi, Ana and Zeenat. Besides, she had done historical plays, children’s programmes, women’s programmes and literary programmes such as Auraq.
In recognition of her services, besides the local awards, she has been given the highest civil award of Japan. Bajia also served as president of the Pakistan-Japan Cultural Association.
Born into an educated in family of Hyderabad Deccan in 1930, Fatima Surayya was the eldest of the 9 siblings. The family sailed to Karachi on September 18, 1948, immediately after the fall of the Hyderabad state, which was invaded by the Indian army on September 11, the day the Quaid-i-Azam died here.
She did not have a formal degree but had acquired extensive knowledge of Arabic, Persian, English and Urdu literature and history at home through private tuitions.
In Karachi, when her grandfather and father died, she took up the responsibility of looking after her younger siblings, who all received a good education and some successfully carved out their own identity in separate fields of art and culture.
Her brother Anwar Maqsood became a multi-talented artist writing plays for TV and theatre, her sister Zehra Nigah became a renowned poetess while Zubaida Tariq turned into a cooking expert.
Whether Bajia wrote a play, serial or any other TV-adaptable piece, she elaborately depicted the culture of the area and the period she set the story in.
In Auraq, the literary programme that ran for about two years on PTV, she vividly depicted the culture of the area – whether Sindh, Pubjab, Balochistan, Frontier or Kashmir – in the stories she included in the programme.
Renowned Urdu playwright Fatima Surayya Bajia passes away at 85 - Pakistan - DAWN.COM
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**Inna Lillah Wa Inna ilehi Rajio'on
Allah unki maghfirat kre
Is mein koi shak nae k wo Pakistani qeemti asaasa thein
Writers apne words ki soorat, zinda rehte hain aur yaad rakhe jate hain!**
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I don't like the bajiya khandan! They have loose ends in their plays! whatever, however big the play may be!
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^ That was a very unnecessary opinion.
Inna Lillahi Wa Inna Ilaihee Rajioon.
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Inna Lillahi Wa Inna Ilaihee Rajioon
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Your comment is like I don’t care her death because I don’t like her playwright.
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Indeed a great playwright and knowledgeable lady. She was definitely one of those people who played a big role in bridging space among the communities by bringing positive attitudes from different cultures. Loved her portrayal of Sindhi culture in her plays Zeenat, Sassi Punhu and Tasveer.
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i did not know that she was the sister of Anwar Maqsood. she had 9 siblings.
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KKF, are you kidding! she was a sister and she wrote plays for TV too. I don't like her. I like Amjad Mohsid.
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KKF, are you kidding! she was a sister and she wrote plays for TV too. I don't like her. I like Amjad Mohsid.
You understand that this is the thread talking about her passing away, right? We are not talking about whether we like her or not.
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You understand that this is the thread talking about her passing away, right? We are not talking about whether we like her or not.
You do know that chapter two writes as if he/she is a few cards short of a complete deck, right?
...waiting to have my post reported and deleted, but I stand behind my comment...
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You do know that chapter two writes as if he/she is a few cards short of a complete deck, right?
...waiting to have my post reported and deleted, but I stand behind my comment...
Sehrysh, how do you write? how do we know Fatima Suriya Bajiya?
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Sehrysh, how do you write? how do we know Fatima Suriya Bajiya?
Can you let us know what point do you want to make with such posts. You do not like a writer. Its okay, but giving such comments in a thread meant for condolence says you just don't care for anything more than your own opinion.
If this was in showbiz forum, I would not have bothered to respond to your comments. But when you are in Culture forum, you might be aware of our culture, where we don't badmouth the dead ones, specially when someone breaks news of death of a person.
This thread was definitely not for expressing your like for Amjad Moshid (no body knows such person here) or dislike for Bajiya.
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^ Ignore the girl. Most of her posts are haphazard, irrelevant and pointless