Jameela Nishat
Jameela Nishat is a significant feminist poet writing in Urdu. She edited an anthology on Deccan women poets called Inkeshaf (2000). Her poems were translated into English and published by the Sahitya Akademi in 2008. She has four poetry collections, including Butterfly Caresses (2015). She received the Devi Award for “bringing poetry to life”, the Adhikara Bhasha Sangham Award for promoting the Dakhni language and literature at the grassroots level (2007), and the Ladli Award for Best Radio Play (2012). Her work on gender and social justice issues among communities in the old city of Hyderabad has been widely recognized.
Speaker @ HLF 2025, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2014-15
