Ameena Ahmad Ahuja
| Ameena Ahmad Ahuja | |
|---|---|
| Born | India |
| Occupation |
Painter Calligrapher Linguist Writer |
| Known for | Calligraphic paintings |
| Spouse(s) | Vishnu Ahuja |
| Parent(s) | Nuruddin Ahmed |
| Awards | Padma Shri |
| Website | Website |
Ameena Ahmad Ahuja is an Indian painter, calligrapher, writer and linguist, known for her Urdu poetry-inspired art works.[1] Born to a British mother and Nuruddin Ahmed, a barrister and litterateur,[2] she did her training in art at the Slade School of Art of the University of London.[3] She is a former member of faculty of the Department of Russian at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)[3] and, besides Russian, she is known to be proficient in languages such as Persian, German, French, Hindi and English.[1] Her career also covered stints at Columbia University as a lecturer of poetry and as an Artist-in-residence at the Harvard University and her exhibitions have been staged at many places in India[4] and abroad including Moscow, Tokyo, Venezuela, Columbia and New York.[5] She has served as the official translator during the visits of Soviet dignitaries including Alexei Kosygin, Nikolai Bulganin, Nikita Khrushchev and Leonid Brezhnev to India.[1] She was married to Vishnu Ahuja, a diplomat and former ambassador to the erstwhile USSR and had opportunities to visit many countries, accompanying her husband, who has since died.[1] She is the author of the book, Calligraphy in Islam, a text in Urdu, published 2009 by Penguin India.[6] The Government of India awarded her the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2009, for her contributions to Arts.[7]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Calligraphying Poetry on Canvas". The South Asian. April 2005. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
- ↑ "Barrister Nuruddin Ahmed (1904 – 1975)". Two Circles. 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
- 1 2 "Amazing synthesis of art, poetry". The Hindu. 17 May 2007. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
- ↑ "Animal verse". India Today. 5 March 2001. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
- ↑ "Ameena Ahmad Ahuja donates 33 paintings to Jamia Millia Islamia". One India. 16 May 2007. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
- ↑ Ameena Ahmed Ahuja (2009). Calligraphy in Islam. Penguin India. p. 120. ISBN 9780670082605.
- ↑ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 15, 2014. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
External links
- "Shahnawaz Alam Ahmed". International Exhibition of Calligraphy. 2 June 2009. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
Further reading
- Ameena Ahmed Ahuja (2009). Calligraphy in Islam. Penguin India. p. 120. ISBN 9780670082605.