aaj ik aur baras biit gayā us ke baġhair
jis ke hote hue hote the zamāne mere
Mrs. D Barkat Rai: Born, 1895 in Hyderabad, she was related to the family of Maharaja Chandulal and Maharaja Kishan Prasad. She was homeschooled in Hindi, Persian, Urdu and English, used to write prose as well as poetry. She has made great contributions in the establishment of Home industries in Hyderabad, established a school for poor children in her Bunglow named "Gulshan Mahal" and set up a night school for women. One of her greatest achievements is her translation of Bhagwat Geeta into Urdu language. She also wrote a series poems for children under the name "Bacchon k Batashe"
Rekhta Gujarati Utsav I Vadodara - 5th Jan 25 I Mumbai - 11th Jan 25 I Bhavnagar - 19th Jan 25
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