Shamshad Begum was born in Lahore , British India ( present day Pakistan ) on 14 April 1919 , the day after the Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place in nearby Amritsar city . She was one of eight children , five sons and three daughters , born to a conservative Muslim family of limited means . Her father , Mian Hussain Baksh Maan , worked as a mechanic , and her mother , Ghulam Fatima , was a pious lady of conservative disposition , a devoted wife and mother who raised her children with traditional family values
Jallianwala Bagh massacre
Jallianwala Bagh massacre
Shamshad Begum