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{{Infobox person
| name = Rana Safvi
| image =
| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1957}}
| birth_place = [[Aligarh]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| nationality = Indian
| education = Masters of Arts
| alma_mater = [[Aligarh Muslim University]]
| occupation = Writer, Author
| years_active = 2015-present
| notable_works = * [[In Search of the Divine]]
* [[The Forgotten Cities of Delhi]]
| spouse = Syed Gazanfar Abbas Safvi (m. 1981)
| children = 2
| mother = Azra Zaidi
| father = Syed Asghar Abbas Zaidi
| awards = Yamin Hazarika Award 2020
| website = {{URL|https://ranasafvi.com/}}
}}
{{Short description|Indian Columnist}}
'''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]]''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chanda |first=Urmi |date=2022-11-05 |title=‘In Search of the Divine’: Where Sufism’s syncretic legacy meets author Rana Safvi’s personal faith |url=https://scroll.in/article/1036519/in-search-of-the-divine-where-sufisms-syncretic-legacy-meets-author-rana-safvis-personal-faith |access-date=2023-08-19 |website=Scroll.in |language=en-US}}</ref> and ''[[The Forgotten Cities of Delhi]].'' She writes for the [[Scroll.in]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-06 |title=Rana Safvi {{!}} Scroll.in |url=https://scroll.in/author/1234 |access-date=2023-08-19 |website=Rana Safvi |language=en}}</ref> [[DailyO]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rana Safvi |url=https://www.dailyo.in/author/iamrana |access-date=2023-08-19 |website=www.dailyo.in |language=en}}</ref> [[ThePrint]], [[Indian Express]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-09-10 |title=Rana Safvi {{!}} Read All The Stories Written by Rana Safvi. |url=https://indianexpress.com/profile/columnist/rana-safvi/ |access-date=2023-08-19 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> [[Mint (newspaper)|Mint]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Read Rana Safvi ’s Columns/Articles on Mint Lounge |url=https://lifestyle.livemint.com/author/rana-safvi |access-date=2023-08-19 |website=lifestyle.livemint.com}}</ref> [[The Wire (India)|The Wire]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Wire: The Wire News India, Latest News,News from India, Politics, External Affairs, Science, Economics, Gender and Culture |url=https://m.thewire.in/author/Rana-Safvi |access-date=2023-08-19 |website=m.thewire.in}}</ref> [[Business Line]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rana Safvi-The Hindu BusinessLine |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/profile/author/Rana-Safvi-10871/ |access-date=2023-08-19 |website=BusinessLine |language=en}}</ref> [[The Quint]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rana Safvi on The Quint |url=https://www.thequint.com/author/297220/rana-safvi |access-date=2023-08-19 |website=TheQuint |language=en}}</ref> [[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]], NewsClick, [[Economic and Political Weekly]], [[National Herald]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-23 |title=Rana Safvi Latest Stories, Exclusive News Articles and Opinions |url=https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/author/699384/rana-safvi |access-date=2023-08-19 |website=National Herald |language=en}}</ref> [[News18 India|News18]], Naya Daur,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rana Safvi |url=https://nayadaur.tv/contributor/rana-safvi |access-date=2023-08-19 |website=NayaDaur |language=en}}</ref> [[TRT World]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rana Safvi |url=https://www.trtworld.com/author/rana-safvi |access-date=2023-08-19 |website=TRT World |language=en}}</ref> [[The Hindu]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rana Safvi |url=https://www.thehindu.com/profile/contributor/Rana-Safvi-2102/ |access-date=2023-08-19 |website=The Hindu |language=en}}</ref> The Question related to her book was asked in Kaun Banega Crorepati.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-26 |title=Ques : ‘Shahjahanabad’ by Rana Safvi is the third book in her trilogy that chronicles the history of which city? |url=https://kbcliv.in/ques-shahjahanabad-by-rana-safvi-is-the-third-book-in-her-trilogy-that-chronicles-the-history-of-which-city/ |access-date=2023-08-19 |website=Kaun Banega Crorepati Information |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Rana Safvi was born in year 1957 at [[Aligarh]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] to Syed Asghar Abbas Zaidi, an IPS officer and Azra Zaidi, teacher.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pal |first=Sumedha |date=2018-06-26 |title=In conversation with Rana Safvi |url=https://www.newslaundry.com/2018/06/26/interview-with-rana-safvi-changes-in-history |access-date=2023-08-19 |website=Newslaundry}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2019-07-15 |title=Rana Safvi: ‘Age is not a barrier – You can always start afresh’ - |url=https://islamicvoice.com/interview/rana-safvi-age-is-not-a-barrier-you-can-always-start-afresh/,%20https://islamicvoice.com/interview/rana-safvi-age-is-not-a-barrier-you-can-always-start-afresh/ |access-date=2023-08-19 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-05-24 |title=Writing her own script! |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/lucknow/writing-her-own-script/story-ZmABp2P1bpcHL27WDwJ9II.html |access-date=2023-08-19 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>

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, Farrukhabad|Shamsabad]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] in 1981 and they have 2 children.

== Works ==

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

=== Translated ===

# ''Asar-us-Sanadid'' into English
# ''Dastan-e-Ghadar'' into English
# ''Tears of the Begums Stories of Survivors of the Uprising of 1857'' by [[Khwaja Hasan Nizami|Khwaja Husain Nizami]]

== Awards ==

* Veerni Award 2021 by [[Government of Chattisgarh]]
* Yamin Hazarika Award 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fatima |first=Nikhat |date=2020-09-23 |title=Historian Rana Safvi bags Yamin Hazarika Woman of Substance Award 2020 |url=https://twocircles.net/2020sep23/439118.html |access-date=2023-08-19 |website=TwoCircles.net |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2020-09-24 |title=Historian-author Rana Safvi gets Yamin Hazarika award |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/books/features/historian-author-rana-safvi-gets-yamin-hazarika-award/articleshow/78291735.cms?frmapp=yes&from=mdr |access-date=2023-08-19 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=कैफ |first=आस मोहम्मद |date=2020-09-23 |title=‘यामिन हजारिका अवॉर्ड’ से नवाजी गईं ‘इतिहास की बेटी’ राना सफ़वी, सम्मान पर बोलीं- हजारिका से मिलती है प्रेरणा |url=https://www.navjivanindia.com/news/rana-safavi-awarded-with-yamin-hazarika-award-2020-she-says-i-always-takes-inspiration-from-hazarika |access-date=2023-08-19 |website=Navjivan |language=hi}}</ref>
* Outstanding Achievement Award 2020
* Hindustan Times Woman Write Choice Award 2017
* Chishti India Harmony Award 2015

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