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{{Infobox person | {{Infobox person | ||
| name | | name = Rukhsana Sultana | ||
| birth_date | | birth_date = | ||
| birth_place | | birth_place = [[Jalandhar|Jullundur]], [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab]], [[British Raj|British India]] (present-day [[Jalandhar]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[India]]) | ||
| image | | image = | ||
| birth_name | | birth_name = Meenu Bimbet | ||
| occupation | | death_date = 1996 | ||
| years_active | | occupation = Political activist | ||
| spouse | | years_active = 1970–1976 | ||
| children | | spouse = Shivinder Singh Virk (divorced) | ||
|relatives = [[Begum Para]] (aunt)<br>[[Nasir Khan (actor)|Nasir Khan]] (uncle)<br>[[Ayub Khan (actor)|Ayub Khan]] (cousin | | children = [[Amrita Singh]] | ||
| known_for | | relatives = [[Sara Ali Khan]] (granddaughter)<br>[[Begum Para]] (aunt)<br>[[Nasir Khan (actor)|Nasir Khan]] (uncle)<br>[[Ayub Khan (actor)|Ayub Khan]] (cousin) | ||
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'''Rukhsana Sultana''' (born '''Meenu Bimbet''') | '''Rukhsana Sultana''' (born '''Meenu Bimbet''' died 1996)<ref>https://www.koimoi.com/bollywood-news/are-sara-ali-khan-amrita-singh-related-to-dilip-kumar-fact-check/amp/ </ref> was an Indian socialite known for being one of [[Sanjay Gandhi]]'s close associates during the state of [[The Emergency (India)|Emergency]] in India between 1975 and 1977.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/investigation/story/19770531-rukhsana-sultana-the-chief-glamour-girl-of-the-emergency-823746-2014-08-14|title=Rukhsana Sultana: The chief glamour girl of the Emergency}}</ref> During this period she became known for leading Sanjay Gandhi's [[Compulsory sterilization|sterilisation campaign]] in Muslim areas of Old Delhi.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/tragedy-at-turkman-gate-witnesses-recount-horror-of-emergency/story-UD6kxHbROYSBMlDbjQLYpJ.html|title=Tragedy at Turkman Gate: Witnesses recount horror of Emergency|date=28 June 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book|editor-last1=Das|editor-first1=Veena|display-editors=etal|last=Tarlo|first=Emma|title=Violence and subjectivity|date=2000|publisher=University of California Press|location=Berkeley|isbn=9780520216082|page=266|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7KsEcQnb2VIC&dq=sultana&pg=PA242}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Tarlo|first1=Emma|title=Unsettling memories : narratives of the emergency in Delhi|date=2001|publisher=University of California Press|location=Berkeley|isbn=9780520231221|pages=38–39, 143|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3IO1WB2H8UUC&dq=sultana&pg=PR5|accessdate=13 February 2017}}</ref><ref>Gwatkin, Davidson R. "Political will and family planning: the implications of India's emergency experience." Population and Development Review (1979): 29-59.</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=French|first1=Patrick|title=India : a portrait|date=2011|publisher=Alfred A. Knopf|location=New York|isbn=978-0307272430|page=[https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780307272430/page/43 43]|edition=1st U.S.|url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780307272430|url-access=registration|quote=rukhsana sultana .|accessdate=13 February 2017}}</ref> | ||
==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||
Rukhsana was born as Meenu Bimbet to Zarina Sultana (sister of film actress,[[Begum Para]]) and Mohan Bimbet. She | Rukhsana was born as Meenu Bimbet to Zarina Sultana (sister of film actress, [[Begum Para]]) and Mohan Bimbet. She was connected through birth and marriage to a number of well-known personalities in Indian films and media. Her aunt Begum Para was married to [[Nasir Khan (actor)|Nasir Khan]] younger brother of [[Dilip Kumar]]. Rukhsana married Shivinder Singh Virk, an officer in the Indian Army and the nephew of [[Khushwant Singh]]. They later divorced. They had one daughter, [[Amrita Singh]] who was a leading Bollywood actress in the 1980s. Rukhsana is the grandmother of [[Sara Ali Khan]] and Ibrahim Ali Khan (b.2001) from Amrita's marriage to [[Saif Ali Khan]]<ref name="TOI1">{{cite web|last1=Varma|first1=Anuradha|title=In Bollywood, everyone's related!|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/In-Bollywood-everyones-related/articleshow/4654411.cms|website=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=21 April 2016|date=14 June 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iloveindia.com/bollywood/actresses/amrita-singh.html |title=Film Actress Amrita Singh - Bollywood Star Amrita Singh - Amrita Singh Biography - Amrita Singh Profile |publisher=Iloveindia.com |date= |accessdate=2016-09-13}}</ref> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Indian women activists]] | [[Category:Indian women activists]] | ||
[[Category:Indian Muslims]] | [[Category:Indian Muslims]] | ||
[[Category:People from Jalandhar]] | [[Category:People from Jalandhar]] | ||
[[Category:Women from Punjab, India]] | [[Category:Women from Punjab, India]] | ||
[[Category:Activists from Punjab, India]] | [[Category:Activists from Punjab, India]] | ||
[[Category:People of the Emergency (India)]] | [[Category:People of the Emergency (India)]] | ||
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Rukhsana Sultana | |
|---|---|
| Born | Meenu Bimbet |
| Died | 1996 |
| Occupation | Political activist |
| Years active | 1970–1976 |
| Spouse(s) | Shivinder Singh Virk (divorced) |
| Children | Amrita Singh |
| Relatives | Sara Ali Khan (granddaughter) Begum Para (aunt) Nasir Khan (uncle) Ayub Khan (cousin) |
Rukhsana Sultana (born Meenu Bimbet died 1996)[1] was an Indian socialite known for being one of Sanjay Gandhi's close associates during the state of Emergency in India between 1975 and 1977.[2] During this period she became known for leading Sanjay Gandhi's sterilisation campaign in Muslim areas of Old Delhi.[3][4][5][6][7]
Personal life[edit | edit source]
Rukhsana was born as Meenu Bimbet to Zarina Sultana (sister of film actress, Begum Para) and Mohan Bimbet. She was connected through birth and marriage to a number of well-known personalities in Indian films and media. Her aunt Begum Para was married to Nasir Khan younger brother of Dilip Kumar. Rukhsana married Shivinder Singh Virk, an officer in the Indian Army and the nephew of Khushwant Singh. They later divorced. They had one daughter, Amrita Singh who was a leading Bollywood actress in the 1980s. Rukhsana is the grandmother of Sara Ali Khan and Ibrahim Ali Khan (b.2001) from Amrita's marriage to Saif Ali Khan[8][9]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ https://www.koimoi.com/bollywood-news/are-sara-ali-khan-amrita-singh-related-to-dilip-kumar-fact-check/amp/
- ↑ "Rukhsana Sultana: The chief glamour girl of the Emergency".
- ↑ "Tragedy at Turkman Gate: Witnesses recount horror of Emergency". 28 June 2015.
- ↑ Tarlo, Emma (2000). Das, Veena; et al. (eds.). Violence and subjectivity. Berkeley: University of California Press. p. 266. ISBN 9780520216082.
- ↑ Tarlo, Emma (2001). Unsettling memories : narratives of the emergency in Delhi. Berkeley: University of California Press. pp. 38–39, 143. ISBN 9780520231221. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
- ↑ Gwatkin, Davidson R. "Political will and family planning: the implications of India's emergency experience." Population and Development Review (1979): 29-59.
- ↑ French, Patrick (2011). India : a portrait (1st U.S. ed.). New York: Alfred A. Knopf. p. 43. ISBN 978-0307272430. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
rukhsana sultana .
- ↑ Varma, Anuradha (14 June 2009). "In Bollywood, everyone's related!". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ↑ "Film Actress Amrita Singh - Bollywood Star Amrita Singh - Amrita Singh Biography - Amrita Singh Profile". Iloveindia.com. Retrieved 13 September 2016.