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Jahan Ara Begum 1614-1681: A Biographical Study

by Nausheen Jaffery
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Book cover type: Hardcover
  • ISBN13: 9788195839421
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Subject: N/A
  • Publisher: Tulika Books
  • Publisher Imprint: Tulika Books
  • Publication Date:
  • Pages: 208
  • Original Price: INR 850.0
  • Language: English
  • Edition: N/A
  • Item Weight: 788 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): Asia / South / India and Women

An Indian princess left behind a contribution to a varied legacy which is still a vibrant part of our lives in the form of the Chandni Chowk bazaar of Delhi, the commercial port city of Surat in Gujarat, the gardens of Kashmir, the Jama Masjid of Agra and her scholarly works on Sufi saints. Nausheen Jaffery brings to us the story of the remarkable Jahan Ara (1614-1681) who was entrusted with responsibilities at a very young age, her accomplishments, power, piety and place in history

Nausheen Jaffrey (1972-2004) came from a family of Farsi scholars. Her mentor was Dr Yunus Jaffery and she continued his tradition of helping scholars with translations. After a BA in history from Lady Shri Ram College, University of Delhi and an MA in medieval history from Jamia Millia Islamia, Nausheen went on to complete an MPhil degree, writing her dissertation on Jahan Ara Begum. During her college years, she translated Sangin Beg's Sair-ul-Manazil from Persian, and Urdu texts for scholars like Margrit Pernau and William Dalrymple. She completed a diploma in Farsi with distinction.

Tragically, Nausheen's career was cut short and her life claimed by cancer in 2004, but her work lives on after her. Sangin Beg: Sair-ul-Manazil, edited by Swapna Liddle, was published by Tulika Books in 2017, twenty years after Nausheen had translated it. The present book, edited by Shailaja Kathuria, is an updated version of her MPhil dissertation, a biographical sketch of the Mughal princess Jahan Ara, which was first published in 2011.

Shailaja Kathuria works on the sustainability of traditional knowledge and skills with marginalised communities, and on the relevance of history and heritage. Her research specialisation has been nineteenth-century Agra.

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