Sadia Dehlvi

Sadia Dehlvi is an author and columnist. Her family name – Dehlvi – reflects their centuries old association with Delhi. She comes from a family of writers who published several Urdu and Hindi magazines and books. Her grandfather, Hafiz Yusuf Dehlvi, founded Shama in 1938, an iconic Urdu film and literary monthly. For almost forty years, Dehlvi has been writing on women, minorities, Islamic spirituality and Delhi's heritage and culture. She is the author of Sufism: The Heart of Islam and The Sufi Courtyard: Dargahs of Delhi, both published by HarperCollins. She lives in New Delhi. Her website is sadiadehlvi.com

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