Shaista Ikramullah was a member of the Muslim League; a member of the first Constituent-cum-Legislative Assembly of Pakistan; Deputy Leader of the Pakistan delegation to the UN in 1956; and Pakistans Ambassador to Morocco in 1964. This book is an updated edition of her memoirs, first published in 1963. It is an extremely interesting account of how she moved on from a secluded and sheltered life in purdah to the hurly-burly of politics.
About the Author / Editor
Born before the last vestige of Mughal civilization had quite disappeared from the subcontinent, Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah spent her childhood in the the heyday of British Imperialism and the early years of her youth coincided with the period when the struggle for independence was gathering momentum. She was one of the few Muslim women to take part in the Pakistan movement and witness the liquidation of an Empire and the heralding in of a new StatePakistan. She wrote this book in Urdu parallel to her English book From Pardah to Parliament, covering her life as a member of the Pakistan Assembly, a delegate to the UN (1948-1951) and Ambassador to Morocco (1964-67).