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{{Short description|Indian freedom fighter (1884 – 1937)}}

{{Infobox person
| name = Nishatunnisha Mohani
| birth_date = 1884
| birth_place = Lucknow, India
| death_date = 18 April 1937
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| movement = [[Non-cooperation movement (1919–1922)|non-cooperation movement]] and [[Khilafat movement]]
| spouse = [[Hasrat Mohani]]
}}

'''Begum Nishatunnisha Mohani''' (1884{{Spaced en dash}}18 April 1937) was an Indian freedom fighter, journalist and social worker. She was a staunch critic of the British rule and supported the movement, which started by [[Bal Gangadhar Tilak]]. Tilak was a supporter of the [[Non-cooperation movement (1919–1922)|Non cooperation movement]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sharif |first=Marziya |date=2022-08-15 |title=75 years of Independence: Muslim women in India's freedom struggle |url=https://www.siasat.com/75-years-of-independence-muslim-women-in-indias-freedom-struggle-2390946/ |access-date=2024-03-09 |website=The Siasat Daily |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-07-24 |title=Begum Nishatunnisa Mohani: A firebrand freedom fighter, known for 'Total Independence Concept' |url=https://www.alhaqeeqa.org/begum-nishatunnisa-mohani-a-firebrand-freedom-fighter-known-for-total-independence-concept/ |access-date=2024-03-09 |website=Al Haqeeqa |language=en-US |archive-date=2024-03-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240309111032/https://www.alhaqeeqa.org/begum-nishatunnisa-mohani-a-firebrand-freedom-fighter-known-for-total-independence-concept/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Who was Nishat un Nisa Begum who discarded purdah during freedom movement |url=https://www.awazthevoice.in/culture-news/who-was-nishat-un-nisa-begum-who-discarded-purdah-during-freedom-movement-21407.html |access-date=2024-03-09 |website=awazthevoice.in |language=en}}</ref>

== Early life and background ==
Born in Lucknow in 1885, Nishatunnisa received her education at home, following the tradition of that era. She was proficient in [[Urdu]], [[Arabic]], [[Persian language|Persian]], and [[English language|English]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Aftab |first=Tahera |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HIISikCITAgC&dq=Begum+Nishatunnisa+Mohani&pg=PA229 |title=Inscribing South Asian Muslim Women: An Annotated Bibliography & Research Guide |date=2008 |publisher=BRILL |isbn=978-90-04-15849-8 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Qadiri |first=Khalid Hasan |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5rpjAAAAMAAJ&q=Begum+Nishatunnisa+Mohani |title=Hasrat Mohani |date=1985 |publisher=Idarah-i Adabiyat-i Delli |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2022-08-10 |title=Courage Personified |url=https://www.greaterkashmir.com/opinion/courage-personified/ |access-date=2024-03-09 |website=Greater Kashmir |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Life and movements ==
Nishatunnisa worked extensively in the [[Non-cooperation movement (1919–1922)|non-cooperation movement]] and [[Khilafat Movement|Khilafat movement]]. It was Nishatunnisa who started the first Khadi clothes shop by the name of Aligarh Khilafat Store.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Engineer |first=Asghar Ali |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PZcCzh7UvBMC&dq=Begum+Nishatunnisa+Mohani&pg=PA29 |title=Muslim Minority, Continuity and Change |date=2008 |publisher=Gyan Publishing House |isbn=978-81-212-1013-3 |language=en}}</ref> With the income earned from this, she supported [[Mahatma Gandhi]]'s magazine ''[[Young India]]''. She vehemently opposed the legal actions taken by the British and persevered in the publication of [[Hasrat Mohani]]'s newspaper ''[[Urdu-e-Mualla]]''.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gSVuAAAAMAAJ&q=Begum+Nishatunnisa+Mohani |title=An Account of Bi-Amman's Bihar Visit, 1922 |date=1996 |publisher=Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Public Library |language=en}}</ref>

She condemned and criticised Mahatma Gandhi for not standing up for the resolution for Complete Independence that had been suggested by her husband, Hasrat Mohani.

Later she left [[Indian National Congress]] and she continued fighting for the interests of farmers and laborers.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Menon |first=Visalakshi |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kV2fumLhRGwC&dq=Begum+Nishatunnisa+Mohani&pg=PA113 |title=Indian Women and Nationalism, the U.P. Story |date=2003 |publisher=Har-Anand Publications |isbn=978-81-241-0939-7 |language=en}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
She was married to [[Hasrat Mohani]], a tenacious independence warrior and the one who gave the phrase “[[Inquilab Zindabad]]”<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ViZuAAAAMAAJ&q=Begum+Nishatunnisa+Mohani |title=Contemporary India: Journal of Nehru Memorial Museum and Library). |date=2004 |publisher=Memorial Museum and Library |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Lāʼibrerī |first=K̲h̲udā Bak̲h̲sh Oriyanṭal Pablik |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Y2ptAAAAMAAJ&q=Begum+Nishatunnisa+Mohani |title=Khuda Bakhsh Library journal |date=1996 |publisher=K̲h̲udā Bak̲h̲sh Oriyanṭal Pablik Lāʼibreri |language=ur}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tixuAAAAMAAJ&q=Begum+Nishatunnisa+Mohani |title=Sampark: Journal of Global Understanding |date=2004 |publisher=Sampark Literary Services |language=en}}</ref>

== Death ==
Nishatunnisa died on 18 April 1937.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mohani, Begum Hasrat (1885-1937) · Jane Addams Digital Edition |url=https://digital.janeaddams.ramapo.edu/items/show/28696 |access-date=2024-03-09 |website=digital.janeaddams.ramapo.edu}}</ref>

== References ==
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{{Indian Revolutionary Movement}}
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[[Category:1884 births]]
[[Category:1937 deaths]]
[[Category:Indian women journalists]]
[[Category:Indian journalists]]
[[Category:Indian women activists]]

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