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| birth_place = [[Rourkela]], [[Odisha]] | | birth_place = [[Rourkela]], [[Odisha]]; India | ||
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| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]] | | nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]] | ||
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| known_for = ''Unveiling India'' (1987) | | known_for = ''Unveiling India'' (1987) | ||
|alma_mater = [[University of Michigan]] | |alma_mater = [[University of Michigan]] | ||
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'''Anees Jung''' (born 1944)<ref | '''Anees Jung''' (born 1944)<ref>[https://viaf.org/viaf/59261294/ VIAF]</ref> is an Indian author, journalist and columnist for newspapers in India and abroad,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/2004/01/27/stories/2004012710670300.htm|title=Indian women lack freedom: Anees Jung|date=27 January 2004|work=The Hindu|access-date=26 September 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070915133519/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2004/01/27/stories/2004012710670300.htm|archive-date=15 September 2007|url-status=usurped|df=dmy-all}}</ref> whose most known work, ' Unveiling India ' (1987) was a chronicle of the lives of women in India, noted especially for the depiction of [[Muslim]] women behind the [[purdah]].<ref name="tr">{{cite news|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20040427/cth2.htm#7|title=Highlighting problems of women, youth|author=Parbina Rashid|date=27 April 2004|work=The Tribune}}</ref> | ||
==Early life and education== | ==Early life and education== | ||
Born in [[Rourkela]],<ref> | Born in [[Rourkela]],<ref name="flamingo">{{cite book |author1=Anees Jung |title=Flamingo - Textbook in English for Class XII |date=2007 |publisher=[[National Council of Educational Research and Training|NCERT]] |location=New Delhi |isbn=81-7450-650-0 |page=13 |url=http://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/lefl102.pdf |accessdate=6 November 2019 |language=en |format=PDF |chapter=Lost Spring |quote=Anees Jung (1964) was born in Rourkela and spent her childhood and adolescence in Hyderabad.}}</ref> and growing up in Hyderabad,<ref name="flamingo" /> Anees Jung hails from an aristocratic family – her father, Nawab Hosh Yar Jung, was a scholar and poet, and served as the ''musahib'' (adviser) to the last [[Nizam]] (prince) of [[Hyderabad State]].<ref name=pg>[http://www.penguinbooksindia.com/Authors/Anees_Jung.aspx Anees Jung] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100927002202/http://www.penguinbooksindia.com/Authors/Anees_Jung.aspx |date=27 September 2010 }} [[Penguin Books|Penguin]] India.</ref> Her mother and brother are also [[Urdu]] poets.<ref>[http://www.oxfordbookstore.com/dotcom/oxford/archives/oxford_bookstore_review/talk_shop/anees_jung.htm Anees Jung] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100622001629/http://www.oxfordbookstore.com/dotcom/oxford/archives/oxford_bookstore_review/talk_shop/anees_jung.htm |date=22 June 2010 }} [[Oxford Bookstore and Stationery Company|Oxford Bookstore]]. | ||
</ref> After schooling and college at [[Osmania University]] in Hyderabad, she went to the United States for higher studies at [[University of Michigan]] [[Ann Arbor, Michigan|Ann Arbor]], where she did her master's degree in sociology and American studies.<ref>''Seven Sisters: among the women of South Asia''. Penguin Books, 1994, p. i.</ref> | </ref> After schooling and college at [[Osmania University]] in Hyderabad, she went to the United States for higher studies at [[University of Michigan]] [[Ann Arbor, Michigan|Ann Arbor]], where she did her master's degree in sociology and American studies.<ref>''Seven Sisters: among the women of South Asia''. Penguin Books, 1994, p. i.</ref> | ||
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
She started her career in writing with the ''Youth Times'', a [[Times of India]] publication, where she worked as a journalist and editor ( | She started her career in writing with the ''Youth Times'', a [[Times of India]] publication, where she worked as a journalist and editor (1973 to 1980). She has subsequently worked for ''[[The Christian Science Monitor]]'' and the ''[[International Herald Tribune]]''.<ref>[http://www.writersfestival.org/archives/bios/jung.html Anees Jung] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100727091634/http://www.writersfestival.org/archives/bios/jung.html |date=27 July 2010 }} writersfestival.org</ref> Anees Jung lives in Delhi.<ref name=pg/> | ||
===Books=== | ===Books=== | ||
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''Night of the New Moon: Encounters with Muslim women in India'' (1993), | ''Night of the New Moon: Encounters with Muslim women in India'' (1993), | ||
''Seven Sisters'' (1994). ''Breaking the Silence'' (1997) is based on conversations on women's lives from around the world. | ''Seven Sisters'' (1994). ''Breaking the Silence'' (1997) is based on conversations on women's lives from around the world. | ||
Others are maltreated by alcoholic fathers or married off early or sexually abused,<ref name=ht>Mishty Varma, <!--https://archive.today/20130208084559/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Jung-exposes-national-shame/Article1-41452.aspx dead link --> [https://www.hindustantimes.com/books/jung-exposes-national-shame/story-A3Bk3dW1nKnHlJ01rCntMK.html "Jung exposes national shame"], ''Hindustan Times'', 1 January 2001.</ref> though some find refuge in schools set up by well-meaning NGOs. A section of this book is part of the [[NCERT]] Class 12 English Book in [[Central Board of Secondary Education|CBSE]] Schools <ref name=flamingo/> Jung is noted for her lively and vivid descriptions.<ref name=ht/> | |||
==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
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* ''The Song of India''. Himalayan Books, 1990. {{ISBN|81-7002-055-7}} | * ''The Song of India''. Himalayan Books, 1990. {{ISBN|81-7002-055-7}} | ||
* ''Night of the New Moon: Encounters with Muslim Women in India''. Penguin Books, 1993. {{ISBN|0-14-023405-5}} | * ''Night of the New Moon: Encounters with Muslim Women in India''. Penguin Books, 1993. {{ISBN|0-14-023405-5}} | ||
* ''Seven Sisters: Among the Women of South Asia''. Penguin Books, 1994 | * ''Seven Sisters: Among the Women of South Asia''. Penguin Books, 1994. {{ISBN|0-14-024579-0}} | ||
* ''Breaking the Silence: Voices of Women from Around the World''. Penguin Books, 1997. {{ISBN|92-3-103374-3}} | * ''Breaking the Silence: Voices of Women from Around the World''. Penguin Books, 1997. {{ISBN|92-3-103374-3}} | ||
* ''Olives from Jericho: Peace in Winter Gardens''. UNESCO, 1999. {{ISBN|92-3-103642-4}}. | * ''Olives from Jericho: Peace in Winter Gardens''. UNESCO, 1999. {{ISBN|92-3-103642-4}}. | ||
* ''Beyond the Courtyard: a Sequel to Unveiling India''. Viking, 2003 | * ''Beyond the Courtyard: a Sequel to Unveiling India''. Viking, 2003 | ||
* ''Lost Spring: Stories of Stolen Childhood''. Penguin Books, 2005. {{ISBN|0-14-400016-4}}. | * ''Lost Spring: Stories of Stolen Childhood''. Penguin Books, 2005. {{ISBN|0-14-400016-4}}. | ||
==See also== | |||
* [[List of Indian writers]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Indian women travel writers]] | [[Category:Indian women travel writers]] | ||
[[Category:Women writers from Telangana]] | [[Category:Women writers from Telangana]] | ||
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