Badam Natawan
Pakistani Sindhi-language writer (1924–1988)
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Badam Natawan (Sindhi: بادام ناتوان; 7 March 1924 – 8 February 1988) was a Pakistani Sindhi-language writer. She is regarded as among the earliest generation of women writers in Sindhi and was the author of three published books.[1] Her sister Roshan Ara Mughal and her daughter Naseem Thebo were also writers.[1]
7 March 1924
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| Native name | بادام ناتوان |
| Born | Badam 7 March 1924 |
| Died | 8 February 1988 (aged 63) |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Alma mater | University of Bombay[citation needed] |
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| Relatives | Roshan Ara Mughal (sister) |
Early life and education
Badam Natawan was born on 7 March 1924 in Shikarpur, in the Sindh province of British India. Her father was Muhammad Hassan and her mother served as the headmistress of a local school.[citation needed] She passed her matriculation examination under the University of Bombay and was proficient in Arabic, Persian, English and Sindhi.[1]
Personal life
Natawan was married to Mir Abdul Baqui Thebo, of the village of Ghari in Mehar Taluka, Dadu District.[1] Her son Mir Thebo became a political activist and communist leader;[citation needed] her daughter Naseem Thebo became a noted short-story writer and a faculty member of the Department of Economics at the University of Sindh, Jamshoro.[citation needed] Her second daughter, Benazir Thebo, and her sister, Roshan Ara Mughal, were also writers.[1]
Literary career
Natawan began writing at a time when formal education remained largely inaccessible to women in the region, and she is counted among the earliest generation of Sindhi women writers.[2] Her first book, Shikasta Zindagi (Sindhi: شڪسته زندگي, lit. 'Unsuccessful Life'), was published in two volumes in 1950 by Bashir & Sons of Karachi. Her second book, Khush Khaslat Khatoon (Sindhi: خوش خصلت خاتون, lit. 'Good-Mannered Woman'), was published in 1956 by the Sindhi Adabi Board in Jamshoro. Her third book, Qalbi Ujj (Sindhi: قلبي اڃ), appeared in 1966, published by Moulvi Muhammad Azeem & Sons of Shikarpur.[2]
A number of her manuscripts are reported to have remained unpublished at the time of her death, including:[3]
Death
Natawan died on 8 February 1988 in Shikarpur.[1]
