Fahmida Hussain

A prolific writer who has more than fifteen books to her credit along with several research articles on the subjects of literary criticism, linguistics with special reference to different aspects of Sindhi language, poetry of Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai, and gender issues. She has been writing columns, articles, and critiques in various newspapers and magazines for the last forty years. Dr Fahmida Hussain is former Chairperson, Sindhi Language Authority; former Director of Shah Abdul Latif Chair, University of Karachi for ten years; and has also served as Professor and Chairperson of the Department of Sindhi in the same university.