What is Bano Qudsia?
'''Bano Qudsia''' (28 November 1928 &ndash; 4 February 2017) is a [[Pakistan]]i writer. She wrote mostly in [[Urdu]]. Her most famous novel was ''Raja Gidh'' (published in 1981). She wrote more than forty novels and plays.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thenews.com.pk/TodaysPrintDetail.aspx?ID=242063&Cat=6&dt=5/30/2010|title=Bano Qudsia's 'Aadhi Baat' inspires audience|last=Zaidi|first=Schezee|date=30 May 2010|work=The News International|access-date=5 February 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006081443/http://www.thenews.com.pk/TodaysPrintDetail.aspx?ID=242063&Cat=6&dt=5%2F30%2F2010|archive-date=6 October 2014}}</ref> She was born in [[Firozpur]], [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]], [[India]]. Qudsia died on 4 February 2017 in [[Lahore]] at the age of 88.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nation.com.pk/national/04-Feb-2017/bano-qudsia-passes-away|title=Bano Qudsia passes away|work=The Nation|date=4 February 2017|access-date=5 February 2017|archive-date=9 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170209200034/http://nation.com.pk/national/04-Feb-2017/bano-qudsia-passes-away|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Qudsia, Bano}} [[Category:1928 births]] [[Category:2017 deaths]] [[Category:Pakistani writers]]