Shahnaz Fatmi

Shahnaz Fatmi (شہناز فاطمى; शहनाज फातमी; born Shahnaz Bano on 5 January 1949), is an Indian Hindi and Urdu language poet and writer. She used her takhallus (pen names) of Fatmi (Urdu: فاطمى; Hindi: फातमी). She is the daughter of Syed Sultan Ahmed (Behzad Fatmi) and is from Shekhpura Village, District Munger (Bihar), India. She was daughter of Urdu poet Syed Sultan Ahmed and granddaughter of poet Khan Bahadur Syed Ali Mohammad Shad Azimabadi and worked as Deputy Collector for Bihar Civil Service.

Translations

 * Wahi Ki Hasya Vayang Rachnaye (J.T.S Printers), Patna, 1993
 * Taraksha-e-Wahi (J.T.S Printers), Patna, 1995
 * Bayaz-e-Behzad (J.T.S Printers), Patna, 1996
 * Kalam-e-Shad (J.T.S Printers), Patna, 1997
 * Aqqaye Dushyan (J.T.S Printers), Patna, 1998

Recognition and awards

 * Ayyaam – Voice of Women on Literature
 * Shahnaz Fatmi remember Acharya Shivpujan Sahay at a function at Arvind Mahila College in Patna
 * Shahnaz Fatmi remember Shad Azimabadi on his 90th Death Anniversary in Patna
 * Shahnaz Fatmi in Indian language-literature meet in Patna
 * Shahnaz Fatmi in Ayaam – A women's literary organization