Hosain, Attia (1913–1998)

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Hosain, Attia (1913–1998)

Indian actress, journalist, novelist and short-story writer. Born 1913 in Lucknow, India; died Jan 25, 1998.

After Partition in India (1947), moved to England and worked for BBC's Eastern Service; also acted on stage and tv; published Phoenix Fled (1953) and Sunlight on a Broken Column (1961).