Attiya Dawood

Attiya Dawood (Urdu: عطیہ داؤد b. April 1, 1958[1]) is a Sindhi poet, writer, feminist and activist. She was born in Moledino Larik (a small village in Naushero Feroze, Sindh, Pakistan)[2][3] She has been hailed as one of the most important feminist Sindhi writers of her time.[2] Dawood uses her poetry to highlight the oppression of women in Sindhi society in the name of tradition. She has been writing poetry since 1980.[3]

Attiya Dawood
عطیہ داؤد
Dawood in 2012
Born (1958-04-01) April 1, 1958
Moledino Larik, Naushahro Feroze, Sindh, Pakistan
NationalityPakistani
OccupationPoet, writer, feminist, activist

Early life

Attiya Dawood moved to Karachi in 1975, and has been writing poetry regularly since 1980.[3][2] Her father was a school teacher, a poet and a Hafiz.[3][4]

She changed her name from Attiya Larik to Attiya Dawood in the early 1970s.[3] Her first poem, published in a Sindhi-language newspaper, received a negative reaction from her brothers; as a result she changed her name.[3]

Dawood's biography Ainay kay Saamnay was published by Oxford University Press in 2009. An earlier version was published in Hindi in India in 2000 by Rajkamal Prakashan.[4] Dawood wrote the story of her life during a residency at the Sanskriti Kendra in New Delhi,[3][2][4] an institution that supports artists.[5][6]

Selected works

Attiya Dawood has numerous publications to her credit. She writes mostly in Sindhi. She draws inspiration from her traumatic girlhood experiences in rural Sindh.[7][4] Her poems have been translated into German, English and Urdu.[8] Her poetry is noted for its sincerity and zeal.[9]

Works[9][1]
Year Title Publisher Notes
1995 Raging to be Free Maktab-e-Danyal, Karachi English translation by Asif Farrukhi
1997 Sharafat Jee Pulsarat Suhaee Books Sharafat Ka Pul-e-Sarat - Urdu translation by Fahmida Riaz
Aap ka jism aur sehat Wada Kitab Ghar
2001 Sindhi aurat kee kahani Seen Publishers
2002 Sindh ki aurat sapney sai such tak Shehrazad
2002 Un poori chadar Koonj Publications
2009 Ainay kay Saamnay Oxford University Autobiography
Poetry (Selected Works)[8]
Title Urdu German English
Sharafat Jee Pulsarat Sharafat Ka Pul-e-Sarat Der schmale Steg der Ehre
Amar Geet Amar Geet A Song Everlasting
Safar Die Reise
Be-rang Tasveer Farbloses Bild
Preet Ji Reet Geschichte der Liebe

Selected awards
Awards[7][6]
Year Title By Notes
2001 Sindhi Adeeb Award Akhil Bharat Sindhi Boli and Sahit Sabha, India Two literary sittings conducted in her honor at the Sahitya Academy,

Bhopal, November 2001

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References
  1. User, Super. "Attiya Dawood (Member)". www.iefsindh.org. Retrieved 2017-09-11.
  2. "T2F » In Their Own Voice: Attiya Dawood". www.t2f.biz. Retrieved 2017-09-11.
  3. "URDU LITERATURE: Story of a lifetime". DAWN.COM. 2010-01-31. Retrieved 2017-09-11.
  4. Baloch, Saher (2013-12-19). "Diary of a six-year-old's pastoral experiences". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2017-09-11.
  5. "Sanskriti Kendra". www.sanskritifoundation.org. Retrieved 2017-09-11.
  6. "Rebellion in Writing: Pakistani Author Attiya Dawood". REVOLUTIONS IN MY SPACE: A BLOG BY RITA BANERJI. 2010-11-12. Retrieved 2017-09-11.
  7. Editor, Chief (2010-12-05). "Who is who in Pakistan: Attiya Dawood". Who is who in Pakistan. Retrieved 2017-09-11.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  8. "Poets translating Poets - Poets - Goethe-Institut". www.goethe.de. Retrieved 2017-09-11.
  9. "Attiya Dawood & Her Writings: Feminist writings by Pakistan's leading activist-poet". www.geocities.ws. Retrieved 2017-09-11.
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