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Jeelani Bano
Indian writer
dead
- born
- 1936
- died
- 2026
- age at death
- 89
- known for
- poet, writer
1936 – 2026

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who jeelani bano is
Jeelani Bano was an Indian writer and novelist. She wrote in Urdu, Hindi, Gujarati and Telugu. Bano received the fourth highest Indian civilian award of Padma Shri in 2001.
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