Quote of the day
In England, the profession of the law is that which seems to hold out the strongest attraction to talent, from the circumstance, that in it ability, coupled with exertion, even though unaided by patronage, cannot fail of obtaining reward.
Qurratulain Hyder
Born: January 20, 1927
Died: August 21, 2007 (aged 80)
Bio: Qurratulain Hyder was an influential Indian Urdu novelist and short story writer, an academic, and a journalist.
Known for:
- Aag Ka Darya
- Fireflies in the Mist: A Novel (1994)
- My temples, too (2004)
- Chandni Begum