Tehmina durrani uses it as a means of exposing the hypocrisy of ruling elites of pakistan generally and the cruel nature of her husband specifically. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. She started writing this book just after the few months of divorce. My feudal lord is the most painful account of tehmina durrani due to her devastating marriage with mustafa khar. The book revolves around tehmina durrani, who belongs to ultramod, westernized and welloff family of pakistan and mustafa khar the most prominent politician in bhuttos regime, who belongs to conservative, traditional and typical feudal background. Tehmina durrani is a pakistani author, artist, and activist on womens and childrens rights. The first edition of the novel was published in 1991, and was written by tehmina durrani. Her first book, my feudal lord 1991, shocked the conservative pakistani society because of the sensational exposure of her politically famous but abusive husband, mustafa khar. Free download or read online my feudal lord pdf epub book. Ms durrani in this book is less upset of how khar fooled the people he claimed to represent, she is the book was an eye opener into lives and mentality of feudal lords, however what was quite obvious is that ms durrani is no saint as she expects people to conclude to, she herself was a debauchee, admitted to splurging the money without caring where it came from, admiring the two facedness of her double. Blasphemy is tehmina durrani s novel about the exploitation at the hands of her husband. The writer discussed her life and pakistani politics in it. Tehmina durrani firstly married with ghulam mustafa khar, a famous politician and the former governor of punjab.
For those who havent heard of the book, its the autobiography of a pakistani author, tehmina durrani, who takes us on a journey from being born and raised in a repressive society, to enduring a traumatic marriage as the wife of ghulam mustafa khar, a visible politician during zulfiqar ali bhutto. Her first boo k, my feudal lor d 1991, shocked the conservative pakistani society because of the sensational exposure of her politically famous but abusive husband, mustafa khar. Tehmina durrani born into one of pakistans most influential families, tehmina durrani was raised in the privileged milieu of lahore high society. I picked this book intrigued by the title and the authors note that read like this.
The main characters of this non fiction, biography story are. Tehmina durrani is a pakistani womens rights activist and author. Like all women of her rank, she was expected to marry a prosperous muslim from a respectable family, bear him many children, and lead a sheltered life of air. Durranis book, my feudal lord, has been criticized for its writing style, and yet the book is absolutely engaging and provides a great insight into the politic. Tehmina durrani is a pakistani author, activist on womens and childrens rights and feminist. She is an author of the book my feudal lord and it is her first book. Like all women of her rank, she was expected to marry a prosperous muslim from a respectable family, bear him many children and lead a sheltered life of leisure. Tehmina durrani when a woman with brains and beauty from a wealthy background decides to take her fate into her own hands and challenge the restrictions of a maleoriented, conservative society, the consequences can be devastating. A devastating indictment of womens role in muslim society by durrani, tehmina, etc. There is a deep rooted deficiency in the feudal value system. A member of one of pakistanis most influential families, tehmina durrani decided to write this book about they way women are treated in pakistan after leaving her husband mustafa khar. Titled my feudal lord, and described on the cover of the corgi edition. Tehmina durrani was raised in the privileged milieu of lahore high society, and educated at the same school as benazir bhutto.
My feudal lord tehmina durrani, william hoffer, marilyn. Jun 25, 2012 my feudal lord finally burst that bubble. She always have been so bold and ready to work for needy. She has also written a book a mirror to the blind on the biography of abdul sattar edhi and other book blasphemy. My feudal lord is one of the extraordinary autobiographic that can ever be written.
In the writing of my feudal lord, tehmina durrani worked with william hoffer, author of midnight express and coauthor of betty mahmoodys not without my daughter. When i decided to write this book, i was aware of the perils of exposing the details of my private life to a maledominated muslim society. My feudal lord is the most painful account of tehmina. In private, however, the story book romance rapidly turned sour. Fast and free shipping free returns cash on delivery available on eligible purchase. There is a fantasy of a feudal lord as an exotic, tall, dark and handsome man, with flashing eyes and traces of quicktempered gypsy blood. Like all women of her rank, she was expected to marry a wealthy muslim, bear him many children and lead a sheltered life of airconditioned leisure. She got through worst circumstances but never gave up.
Buy my feudal lord book online at low prices in india my. Came across this title when reading fatima bhuttos memoir. Such an insight can be seen in tehmina durranis autobiography, my feudal lord. But i had to cast aside my personal consideration in favor of the greater good.
In private, however, the storybook romance rapidly turned sour. Tehmina durrani, a pakistani english authoress, in her autobiography my feudal lord describes her traumatic marital life with gulam mustafa khar, an important politician in the zulfiqar ali bhutto government, who later became the chief minister of punjab. Born into one of pakistans most influential families, tehmina durr. My feudal lord urdu best free books download free pdf books. Not stated i first saw ghulam mustafa khar at the pakistan independence day function at islamabad in 1990.
Jan 16, 2020 blasphemy is tehmina durranis novel about the exploitation at the hands of her husband. Born into one of pakistans most influential families, tehmina durrani was raised in the privileged milieu of lahore high society. Sep 18, 2017 tehmina durrani talks about making pakistan a social welfare state in 1997. Pdf my feudal lord book by tehmina durrani free download. A devastating indictment of womens role in muslim society. Durrani and a granddaughter of nawab sir liaqat hayat khan, prime minister of patiala state for eleven years. Tehmina durrani is the author of the book mainda saain pdf. Tehmina durrani with william and marilyn hoffer engage the reader to assess womens role in pakistan. The author was born into one of pakistans most influential families.
Her first book, my feudal lord, caused discord in pakistans society by describing her abusive and traumatic marriage. A reader unknown to ms durrani may highly predict the insider of almost 400page story book but the style of narration is propelling enough to harvest a forbidden. Durrani s marriage to powerful politician mustafa khar. Tehmina durrani talks about making pakistan a social welfare state in 1997. Benazir bhuttos pakistan peoples party of which he was supposed to be a kingpin had just been dismissed by a presidential diktat and a new caretaker antibhutto cabinet was installed. My feudal lord would sound a soapopera with some spices of melodrama but the reader will fall behind the centuriesold gate of the haunting dungeons while notching the details. Mainda saain by tehmina durrani pdf download the library pk. Tehmina durrani, author of my feudal lord 1991, which speaks of an abusive marriage to a former governor and chief minister of the punjab, was speaking on the last day of the lahore literary. Twentytwo years since it was published, tehmina durrani s controversial autobiography still remains relevant in pakistan today.
Born into one of pakistans most influential families, tehmina durrani was raised in. This has been discussed in great length and detail by tehmina durrani in her awardwinning book my feudal lord where she admits to playing a passive role under duress of her then husband mustafa khar. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 382 pages and is available in paperback format. Throughout these sections one can map the progress of tehmina from an ordinary elitist housewife to an emancipated human being contesting for equal rights and womens empowerment. Images of him parrying thrusts with the fiercest of swordsmen.
My feudal lord is divided into three parts respectively aptly entitled lion of punjab, law of jungle, and lioness. So horrendous was the beating and mental torture that one wonders not only how she survived it all, but was not provoked, as happened to many lawabiding and blameless women in this country into violent retaliation. My feudal lord was translated in 39 languages and became an international bestseller. My feudal lord by tehmina durrani a mirror of my thoughts. Buy my feudal lord new ed by durrani, tehmina isbn.
Sep 04, 2018 tehmina durrani, a pakistani english authoress, in her autobiography my feudal lord describes her traumatic marital life with gulam mustafa khar, an important. Tehmina durrani, quote from my feudal lord for sehra who broke the silence of hypocrisy, that allah consistently says he hates. Many describe the novel to be about religious exploitation, however. A devastating indictment of womens role in muslim society durrani. Harpercollins in books july 25, he beats the pregnant tehmina brutally. The book is originally in the english language my feudal lord and it is the urdu version of the english text. After reading few pages it becomes quite clear that this book is nothing but the testimony in proving ms. Professionally a charismatic champion of democracy, on the personal front he was an inveterate wife abuser. Biography, famous writers, histroy books, political tags.
Born into one of pakistans most influential families, tehmina durrani was raised in the privileged milieu of lahore high society and educated at the same school as benazir bhutto. The said book mainda saain is the translation of my feudal lord. My feudal lord by tehmina durrani cbpbook pakistans. The book is initially in the english language my feudal lord. Her first book, my feudal lord 1991, shocked the conservative pakistani society because of the sensational exposure of her politically. Tehmina durrani biography, education, family, career and. Apr 14, 2008 on my recent visit to islaamabad along with indian external affairs minister as a reporter, i wondered the streets of islamabad and picke up the book my feudal lord of mrs, durrani. In my feudal lord, tehmina durrani roars like a lioness. The book was a bombshell and shook pakistani society to its foundations. My feudal lord by tehmina durrani paperback by tehmina. A reader unknown to ms durrani may highly predict the insider of almost 400page storybook but the style of narration is propelling enough to harvest a forbidden. Tehmina durrani biography, education, family, career and books. For the course of her 14year marriage, she suffered alone, in silence. The book does not buzz with a nailbiting tale, as it certainly describes a womans fight against a deeprooted social system which has double standards.
Now tehmina durrani is the wife of prominent politician mian shahbaz sharif and playing an. When my feudal lord was first published around 1994, it shook pakistan society. Acid victim tehmina durrani is a pakistani womens rights activist and author. A devastating indictment of womens role in muslim society durrani, tehmina on. It was written in 1991, but still it manages to win hearts today by portraying the partiality in pakistani society, where muslim patriarchs dominate the identity of women. Her first book, my feudal lord, caused ripples in pakistans maledominated society by describing her abusive and traumatic marriage to ghulam mustafa khar, then chief minister and later governor of punjab and her experience of a feudal society.
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