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Sakina Itoo

Sakina Itoo is a prominent political figure in Jammu & Kashmir, with a career spanning several ministerial terms and multiple portfolios. Her entry into politics was deeply influenced by her family background, particularly the assassination of her father, Wali...

Saliha Abid Hussain

Saliha Abid Hussain (1913–1988) was a distinguished Indian Urdu writer, celebrated for her significant contributions to literature, education, and the empowerment of women, particularly within the Muslim community of 20th-century India. Her life and work left an...

Salima Faiz B. Tyabji

Salima Faiz B. Tyabji (née Salima Camruddin Latif) stands as a seminal yet often under-recognised figure in the social and political history of colonial India. A pioneering politician, social reformer, and women’s rights activist, she served as a Member...

Salima Tyabji

Salima Tyabji was a distinguished Indian historian, educator, and editor whose career bridged the worlds of academic publishing and social history. Though she spent decades operating quietly as a formidable gatekeeper of historical scholarship at Oxford University...

Salma Ansari

Salma Ansari, wife of former Indian Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari, has forged a public identity defined by decades of grassroots social work, particularly in education and women’s empowerment. Her journey as a social activist was catalysed during her time...