Inspirations from the Past


These include those who are not with us now but provided visionary leadership and contributions in various sectors ranging from India's freedom struggle, story writing, arts, music, politics and others and lived in Independent India.


Begum Akhtar

1914-1974

Hameeda Habibulla

1916-2018

Imam Fatima Habibullah

1883-1974

Ismat Chughtai

1915-1991

K.O Aysha Bai

1926-2005

Mumtaz Jahan Haider

1907-1981

Quaratul Ain Hyder

1927-2002

Rasheed Jahan

1905-1952

Saeeda Khursheed

1927-2015

Zahida Zaidi

1930-2011

Zarina Hashmi

1930-2020

Sharifa Hamid Ali

1883-1971

Sakina Wazir Hasan 1900-1957

Fatima Rafiq Zakaria 1936-2021

Fatima Sheikh, 1850's

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