Azizunnessa Khatun
Azizunnessa Khatun (1864–1940) was an Indian poet, writer, and philanthropist.[1]
Biography
Azizunnessa was born in 1864 in 24 Parganas, Bengal Presidency, British India. Her father Mir Chand Ali was a Police Inspector. Her family was originally from Goadi-Krishnanagar in Nadia district. She was home taught where she learned Arabic, Bengali, English, and Persian. She married Mokaddesul Haque, who was from Bansdaha, while she was still in her teens. Haque encouraged Azizunnessa to continue her education.[2]
Azizunnessa studied with Professor Mairajuddin of St. Xavier's College, Kolkata, who helped her study English and Bengali. After Mokaddesul Haque died she married Hamidullah Khan, who was the zamindar of Tetulia. After Hamidullah Khan died she married Kazi Lutfor Rahman who was also from Bansdaha. She did not have any children. She was philanthropist. She funded the digging of ponds so that villagers could have access to clean water. She founded a girls school. She translated a work by the Anglo-Irish poet Thomas Parnell, which she named Udasin Kavya in 1884. Her works were published in a number of magazines. She died in 1940.[2]
References
- ^ India), Bethune School (Calcutta (2001). Education and empowerment: women in South Asia. Bethune School Praktani Samiti. p. 101. ISBN 9788186263198.
- ^ a b Amin, Nurul. "Khatun, Azizunnesa". en.banglapedia.org. Banglapedia. Retrieved 7 November 2017.