P rominent t ajik f igures of the

Qurbonova, Hadisa

Tajik poet Hadisa Qurbonova, also referred to as Hadisa, was born in

Khavaling, Kulab, on February 17, 1940. She grew up in an orphanage.

She joined the CPSU in 1977.

Qurbonova graduated from the Tajikistan State University in 1963,

and from the Absentee (correspondence) Division of the Moscow In-

stitute of Polygraphy in 1965. From 1963 to 1965, she worked at the

Irfon Publishers, and between 1965 and 1967, she worked at Pioniri

Tojikiston. From 1967 until 1973, she was the Editor of the State Com-

mittee for Radio and Television. In 1973, she served as an Editor for the

State Committee on Polygraphy and Books.

Qurbonova's early poetry appeared in the 1960s in various collec-

tions. Her own collections include Paimon (Pact, 1972); Shukrona

(Thanksgiving, 1980); Nuri Oktiobr (The Light of October, 1981); Dar-

gohi Oftob (The Threshold of the Sun, 1986); and Dunioi Javoni (The

Youth World, 1967).

Patriotism, love of family, pure love, and friendship and peace form

the core meaning of her poetry. The following plays are based on the

lives of her contemporaries: Munisa (Munisa,1976); Duroha (Fork in

the Road, 1978); and Mash'ali Jovid (Eternal Flame, 1984).

Qurbonova joined the Union of Writers of the Soviet Union in 1978.

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