Rana Safvi

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Rana Safvi
Born1957 (age 66–67)
Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh
NationalityIndian
EducationMasters of Arts
Alma mater Aligarh Muslim University
Occupation(s)Writer, Author
Years active2015-present
Notable work
SpouseSyed Gazanfar Abbas Safvi (m. 1981)
Children2
Parents
  • Syed Asghar Abbas Zaidi (father)
  • Azra Zaidi (mother)
AwardsYamin Hazarika Award 2020
Website ranasafvi.com

Rana Safvi (born 1957) is an Indian columnist, writer, and historian based in Delhi. She is the author of ten books including In Search of the Divine [1] and The Forgotten Cities of Delhi. She writes for the Scroll.in, [2] DailyO, [3] ThePrint, Indian Express, [4] Mint, [5] The Wire, [6] Business Line, [7] The Quint, [8] Outlook, NewsClick, Economic and Political Weekly, National Herald, [9] News18, Naya Daur, [10] TRT World, [11] and The Hindu. [12] A question related to her book was asked in Kaun Banega Crorepati. [13]

Contents

Early life and education

Rana Safvi was born in year 1957 in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, to Syed Asghar Abbas Zaidi, an IPS officer and Azra Zaidi, a teacher. [14] [15] [16]

She completed Master of Arts in Medieval History from the Aligarh Muslim University.

Personal life

Rana Safvi married Syed Gazanfar Abbas Safvi, an engineer from Shamsabad, Uttar Pradesh, in 1981 and they have 2 children.

Works

Written

  1. In Search of the Divine: Living Histories of Sufism in India (2022)
  2. A Saint, a Folk Tale and Other Stories: Lesser Known Monuments of India (2021)
  3. Shahjahanabad: The Living City of Old Delhi (2019)
  4. The Forgotten Cities of Delhi: Book Two in the Where Stones Speak Trilogy (2018)
  5. City of My Heart: Four Accounts of Love, Loss and Betrayal in Nineteenth-Century Delhi (2018)
  6. Tales from the Quran and Hadith (2017)
  7. Where Stones Speak: Historical Trails in Mehrauli, the First City of Delhi (2015)

Translated

  1. Asar-us-Sanadid into English
  2. Dastan-e-Ghadar into English
  3. Tears of the Begums Stories of Survivors of the Uprising of 1857 by Khwaja Hasan Nizami

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References

  1. ↑ Chanda, Urmi (2022-11-05). "'In Search of the Divine': Where Sufism's syncretic legacy meets author Rana Safvi's personal faith". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  2. ↑ "Rana Safvi | Scroll.in". Rana Safvi. 2022-11-06. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  3. ↑ "Rana Safvi". www.dailyo.in. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  4. ↑ "Rana Safvi | Read All The Stories Written by Rana Safvi". The Indian Express. 2017-09-10. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  5. ↑ "Read Rana Safvi 's Columns/Articles on Mint Lounge". lifestyle.livemint.com. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  6. ↑ "The Wire: The Wire News India, Latest News,News from India, Politics, External Affairs, Science, Economics, Gender and Culture". m.thewire.in. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  7. ↑ "Rana Safvi-The Hindu BusinessLine". BusinessLine. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  8. ↑ "Rana Safvi on The Quint". TheQuint. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  9. ↑ "Rana Safvi Latest Stories, Exclusive News Articles and Opinions". National Herald. 2022-05-23. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  10. ↑ "Rana Safvi". NayaDaur. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  11. ↑ "Rana Safvi". TRT World. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  12. ↑ "Rana Safvi". The Hindu. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  13. ↑ "Ques : 'Shahjahanabad' by Rana Safvi is the third book in her trilogy that chronicles the history of which city?". Kaun Banega Crorepati Information. 2022-09-26. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  14. ↑ Pal, Sumedha (2018-06-26). "In conversation with Rana Safvi". Newslaundry. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  15. ↑ "Rana Safvi: 'Age is not a barrier – You can always start afresh' -". 2019-07-15. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  16. ↑ "Writing her own script!". Hindustan Times. 2017-05-24. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  17. ↑ Fatima, Nikhat (2020-09-23). "Historian Rana Safvi bags Yamin Hazarika Woman of Substance Award 2020". TwoCircles.net. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
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