Ghafurova, Roziya
Tajik poet Roziya Ghafurova, also referred to as Ozod, was born on
January 18, 1893, to a merchant family in Khujand. She is the mother of
the famed Tajik scholar Bobojon Ghafurov. Ghafurova received her
early education in the traditional schools and became a teacher. Her
poetic career began during World War II, when she composed patriotic
verses urging the warriors of the motherland on. Among her works,
mention can be made of "Qahramoni Odil" ("Just Champion," 1943),
"Mahabbat ba Vatan" ("Love for the Country," 1944), "Gulistoni 'Ishq"
("The Rose Garden of Love," 1946), "Az Vodihoi Taloi" ("From the
Golden Valleys," 1948), "Iqbol" ("Fortune," 1951), and "Zindabod
Sulh" ("Long Live Peace," 1954).
Ghafurova
joined
the
Union of Writers of Tajikistan in 1944.
She died in Khujand in 1957.
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