PTV drama series Ana (1984). PTV drama series Kiran Kahani (1972) Uncle Urfi (1972) Zair, Zabar, Pesh (1974) Parchhaiyan (1976) Rumi Dhund Silver Jubilee Choti Choti Baatein Shama Afshan Ana (1984) Aagahi Massi Sherbate Show Shaa Panah Agar Nama Bar Milay Literary and Art Works Begum Khurshid Mirza penned her autobiography The Uprooted Sappling, which appeared in the Pakistani monthly Herald as a nine-part serial, from August 1982 to April 1983. Later, the collection was compiled in 2005 as a book by her daughter, Lubna Kazim A Woman of Substance: The Memoirs Of Begum Khurshid Mirza (an autobiography, edited by Lubna Kazim. Delhi: Zubaan 2005) From 1960 onwards, she was involved in several literary activities, writing short stories for prestigious Urdu magazines Saqi published by Shahid Ahmad Dehlvi. Later, she compiled all her short stories with the cover title Mehru ki Bachee. During her days in Quetta, Mirza ran the women's programme and wrote plays for Radio Pakistan. She also composed religious verses under the pseudonym Shola and sermons for Milad meetings. Social works After migration to Pakistan, Khurshid Mirza worked for the All Pakistan Women's Association (APWA) as a volunteer helping destitute women. When her husband was transferred to Quetta, she took charge of the APWA centre in a rural area called Ismail Killi. She had also aired programmes on women's issues on radio. Awards and recognition IFFI Best Actor Award (Female) (1965) for "Nirjan Saikate" at 3rd IFFI Mirza was awarded the Pride of Performance by the President of Pakistan in 1984. She got PTV Best Actress Award in the PTV play Afshan in 1982. In 2004, an event was arranged to pay tributes to Begum Khurshid Mirza in Lahore, where many Pakistani dignitaries gathered to recall her efforts for the tribal women during her stay in Quetta in the 1950s where she also used to hold events to raise funds for All Pakistan Women's Association (APWA). Death After her retirement, Mirza moved to Lahore, where she died on 8 February 1989. She was buried in Mian Mir graveyard. References External links A Few Rare Pictures of Renuka Devi: https://www.flickr.com/photos/rashid_ashraf/31821508491/in/dateposted/ 1918 births People from Aligarh 20th-century Pakistani women singers Pakistani film actresses Hindi-language singers Pakistani radio personalities 20th-century Indian women singers 20th-century Indian singers Punjabi-language singers Pakistani television actresses PTV Award winners Pakistani women singers 1989 deaths Radio personalities from Lahore Urdu-language singers Recipients of the Pride of