Rana Safvi

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Rana Safvi
Born1957 (age 67–68)
Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh
NationalityIndian
EducationMasters of Arts
Alma materAligarh Muslim University
OccupationWriter, Author
Years active2015-present
Notable work
Spouse(s)Syed Gazanfar Abbas Safvi (m. 1981)
Children2
Parents
  • Syed Asghar Abbas Zaidi (father)
  • Azra Zaidi (mother)
AwardsYamin Hazarika Award 2020
Websiteranasafvi.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] The Hindu.[12] The Question related to her book was asked in Kaun Banega Crorepati.[13]

Early life and education[edit | edit source]

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

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

Personal life[edit | edit source]

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

Works[edit | edit source]

Written[edit | edit source]

  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[edit | edit source]

  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 Husain Nizami

Awards[edit | edit source]

  • Veerni Award 2021 by Government of Chattisgarh
  • Yamin Hazarika Award 2020.[17][18][19]
  • Outstanding Achievement Award 2020
  • Hindustan Times Woman Write Choice Award 2017
  • Chishti India Harmony Award 2015

References[edit | edit source]

  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.
  18. ↑ "Historian-author Rana Safvi gets Yamin Hazarika award". The Times of India. 2020-09-24. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  19. ↑ कैफ, आस मोहम्मद (2020-09-23). "'यामिन हजारिका अवॉर्ड' से नवाजी गईं 'इतिहास की बेटी' राना सफ़वी, सम्मान पर बोलीं- हजारिका से मिलती है प्रेरणा". Navjivan (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 2023-08-19.
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