Biography of salima hashmi

Salima Hashmi's work, art, literature and movements have awakened many people's eyes. Along with being an artist, curator and art historian, she is a strong woman with unwavering convictions and many people find inspiration in her life her publications serve to define South Asian art.

Hashmi was born in 1942 in Delhi, India, the daughter of eminent poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz.

Hashmi’s artwork is primarily focused on gender issues, politics and identity. Just like her father, she is an ambitious and courageous woman with the strength to stand against any injustice; recalling her political satire shows like Such gupand Taal Matol where she raised awareness of injustices in society.

Likewise, a famous contemporary exhibition from 2009, Hanging Fire, which she curated, reflected on the local and international economic, political and social problems issues and how they served as the source of the artists’ creative inspir