Jump to content

Rumana Husain

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rumana Husain
NationalityPakistani
EducationGraphic design
Alma materCentral Institute of Art and Craft
Occupation(s)Artist, author, educator
Notable workKarachiwala - A subcontinent within a city

Rumana Husain is an artist, educator and a children's writer from Karachi, Pakistan.[1][2] She is the author of over 60 children's books and the coffee-table book, Karachi walla - A subcontinent within a city.[3][4]

Education

[edit]

Husain completed her high school in 1966 from Model Secondary Girls School and her Intermediate from Karachi College for Women. She completed a four year diploma in [Graphic design]from Central Institute of Art and Craft in 1972.[5]

Career

[edit]

Husain started her career as an artist when her first child, Adil Husain, was born. Husain made stuffed toys for her children and soon she had an exhibition for her toys. She went on to create murals and exhibitions of her artwork. Her work was on display of the Children’s Ward at AKUH for twenty-five years, and even IUCN’s headquarters in Switzerland and its Karachi office has her murals installed.[6]

Husain then turned towards teaching and taught art to school children. She trained school teachers across Pakistan in innovative approaches for language-teaching. She was associated with the CAS School as its Vice Principal and left it in 1996. She then worked at the school for 10 years at the beginning of its Junior Section and set up the school's Kindergarten Section in 1990.[7] She has also remained its Headmistress.

In 1988, Husain co-founded the publishing agency, Book Group where she worked as a volunteer for 8 years writing children’s Urdu books and editing them. During her time at the Book Group, she also trained teachers across Karachi and some areas of Pakistan. She worked teacher manuals and on creating an integrated curriculum for 6 years. Husain also worked as a director at the Book Group for 4 years from 1997 to 2001.[8][9]

In 2001, Husain joined the Children’s Museum for Peace and Human Rights where she was the head Activism and Outreach for 6 years.

Husain also became the Co-founding Senior Editor and partner of NuktaArt in 2005.[10] NuktaArt was a bi-annual art magazine, published for ten years, of which she was Senior Editor.[11][12][13]

She is also an Honorary member of the board of directors at the Children’s literature festival. She is also the General Secretary of Karachi conference foundation; an organization that aims to provide a platform for generating discourse, presenting research, and holding public events on Karachi-related issues by partnering with relevant scholars, activists and institutions.[14]

In 2014, she became the founding member of I am Karachi consortium; a platform for organizations and individuals committed to promoting and supporting social and cultural activities as vehicles for peace building by reclaiming public spaces, bringing civil society together, and enhancing public awareness through dialogues and campaigns.[15][16]

Husain is the author and illustrator of over 60 children's books.[17] She has written books for several publishers including Oxford University Press, Danesh Publications, ERDC, Kathalya Publications (Nepal), Nami Children’s Books (South Korea), Butterfly Works (The Netherlands), Pratham Books (India) and the Book Group.[18][19] She published the books ‘Karachi Wala – a subcontinent within a city’ and ‘Street smart – professionals on the street’, two coffee-table books on Karachi.[20][21][22]

Husain also contributes to magazines and newspapers like Dawn, Tribune and more.[23][24] Rumana has also presented over thirty programmes on art and architecture for TV One.[25]

Selected works

[edit]
  • Etienne and the angry dot[26]
  • City Tales: Growing Up[27]
  • Pakistan Ki Sair[28]
  • Jingles in the Jungle[29][30]
  • Mohtarma Fatima Jinnah[31]
  • The bird's pearl[32]
  • Karachi Walla-A subcontinent within a city[33]
  • Street smart - Professions on the street[34]
  • Dr Akhtar Hameed Khan, OUP Karachi[35][36]
  • Karachiwala: A subcontinent within a city[37][38]

Awards

[edit]

She is the winner of the 4th UBL-Jang Literary Excellence Award (2014) in the Children’s Books category for her graphic story Dr Akhtar Hameed Khan, published by Oxford University Press, Karachi.[39][40][41]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Ebrahim, Zofeen T. (February 18, 2020). "World's tallest mural is an ode to Karachi's marine life and mangroves". The Third Pole. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  2. ^ Ebrahim, Zofeen T. (2020-09-08). "The Pakistani children's author focusing on the planet". Images. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  3. ^ "News stories for Rumana Husain". www.dawn.com. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  4. ^ "Rumana Husain:The News on Sunday » Weekly Magazine - The News International". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  5. ^ "Rumana Husain – Karachi Art Directory". Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  6. ^ "Personal Spaces – Rumana Husain's". The Karachi Walla. 2016-01-30. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  7. ^ Zubaida Mustafa official. "interview with Ruman Husain".
  8. ^ Karavan. "Ruman Husain".
  9. ^ Thatsmag. "Interview with Rumana Husain".
  10. ^ "Art With a View". Newsline. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  11. ^ "nuktaart".
  12. ^ "NuktaArt open call for submissions". The Express Tribune. 2011-01-30. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  13. ^ "Nukta Art – Karachi Art Directory". Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  14. ^ "Story-Telling Session by Rumana Husain". Pakistan Chowk Community Centre. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  15. ^ "IPAF advisory committee".
  16. ^ "Karachiwalla".
  17. ^ "The Pakistani children's author focusing on the planet". ARY Blogs. 2020-09-16. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  18. ^ "Rumana Husain". Karachi Biennale 2017. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  19. ^ "Glimpses of Karachi's lost empires". The Express Tribune. 2015-07-04. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  20. ^ "Celebrating differences: Karachi's strength lies in its diversity". The Express Tribune. 2015-02-26. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  21. ^ "A snapshot on culture | Footloose | thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  22. ^ "Exhibition - Moses Somake". The Dawood Foundation. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  23. ^ "Three decades later". Himal Southasian. 2010-05-01. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  24. ^ "Administrative overlaps, poor planning ail Karachi". The Express Tribune. 2019-03-02. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  25. ^ "Rumana Husain – Karachi Literature Festival". Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  26. ^ "Have you read Etienne and the Angry Dot yet? | SAMAA". Samaa TV. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  27. ^ "City Tales: Growing up". oup.com.pk. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  28. ^ Hussain, Rumana (2006). Pakistan ki sair. Lahore: Book Group. ISBN 978-969-8129-33-0. OCLC 651976957.
  29. ^ "Jingles in the Jungle by Rumana Hussain - A Review". Childrens Literature Festival. 2018-12-06. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  30. ^ "CLF presents Jingles in the Jungle: A Storytelling Session by Rumana Husain | Karachi". British Council: Pakistan Library. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  31. ^ "Rumana Husain Books". kitabrabta.com. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  32. ^ "the pearl".
  33. ^ "KARACHIWALI". Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  34. ^ "Rumana Husain". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  35. ^ "Graphic Stories: Akhtar Hameed Khan". oup.com.pk. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  36. ^ Ebrahim, Zofeen T. (September 8, 2020). "The Pakistani children's author focusing on the planet". The Third Pole. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  37. ^ "Melting-pot constituencies : 'Karachiwala : A subcontinent within a city' by Rumana Husain". Himal Southasian. 2010-06-01. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  38. ^ "Karachi my city | Special Report | thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  39. ^ "Rumana Husain – Karachi Literature Festival". Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  40. ^ "Rumana Husain- Graphic stories".
  41. ^ "UBL organises literary awards ceremony for writers – Business Recorder". Retrieved 2020-11-27.
[edit]
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rumana_Husain&oldid=1245087833"