Some of the other important assignments she held were membership in the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), the Bureau for Promotion of Urdu, and the National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language. Zaidi died in Dubai on 11 March 2011 at the age of 84 due to illness. Awards Zaidi received a plethora of awards for her literary contribution to Urdu language and poetry. Some of these awards are: The Imtiaz-e-Mir Award, the Ghalib 'Ham Sab' Award for Drama, several Uttar Pradesh Urdu Academy Awards, the All-India Bihar Urdu Academy Award for 'Sarhad Koi Naheen', the Sydney Literary Society Award, and the Canberra Literary Society Award. Publications Zaidi has many publications to her credit, such as Urdu poems in five books, poetic dramas, and literary critiques. She translated many of her works into English, Russian, Oriya, Marathi, and Hindi languages. Following her death in 2011, her autobiography was slated for publication. Appreciation Commenting on Zaidi's proficiency in poetry, critic Syed Sirajuddin observed that her poems "have a somewhat dry, cognitive quality and she keeps an incipient romanticism at bay with her intellection". References 1926 births 2011 deaths 20th-century Indian women writers 20th-century Indian writers Indian women poets Women writers from Haryana Poets from Haryana Academic staff of Aligarh Muslim University Twelvers Indian Shia Muslims