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Dr. Nazia Akhtar

Dr. Nazia Akhtar received a special commendation from the jury of the Jawad Memorial Prize for  Urdu-English Translation. Nazia translated the Urdu short story Chhottam Jaan written by Zeenath Sajida. In 2017, Nazia was awarded a New India Foundation fellowship to write a book on Urdu prose by Hyderabadi women. The book is expected to be in print in 2022. Nazia is currently translating the Urdu writings of Hyderabadi women as well as conducting research on literary representations of the transfer of power as it affected Hyderabad.  

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