Dr Firdaus Khan is an Islamic scholar, poetess, author, essayist, journalist, editor and translator. She is called the princess of the island of the words. Master of many languages, including Urdu, Hindi, English, Punjabi and Arabic etc.
She has worked for several years in Doordarshan Kendra, Akashwani and reputed newspapers and magazines of the country. She was animent broadcaster of Doordarshan Kendra and Akashwani, renowned editor in news section of Doordarshan Kendra and famous compere of Akashwani. Beside that she has also contributed her ability in many news channels. She has also written several documentaries, television dramas and radio plays. She writes for various newspapers, magazines, books, news and feature agencies of the country and abroad.
She has been awarded many awards for excellent journalism, skillful editing and iconic writing. She has been awarded an honorary Doctor of Philosophy. She has also been participating in the Musashirs and Kavi Sammelans. She has also studied Indian classical music.
She was also an editor of the monthly Paigam-e-Madar-e-Watan. She is an editor in Star News Agency. There are also two news portal named 'Star News Agency' and 'Star Web Media'.
She believes in spirituality and is associated with Sufism. She has written ‘Faham Al Quran’. So that more people can read the Quran, understand and reach the message of the Quran to them.
She also writes blogs. She has many blogs. Firdaus Diary and Meri Diary are her Hindi blogs. Heer is a Punjabi blog. Jahannuma is an Urdu blog and The Princess of the Words is an English blog. Rahe-Haq is her spiritual blog.
She has written a book named 'Ganga-Jamuni Sanskriti ke Agrdoot' based on the life philosophy of Sufi-saints, published by Prabhat Publishing Group in the year 2009. She considers her father late Sattar Ahmed Khan and her mother late Khusushudi Khan as their ideal. She has translated the national song Vande Mataram into Punjabi.
Her poetry have the effect of making anyone her fan.But when she writes on the situation, her words will become more sharp than the sword. While her poetry has love, dedication, spirituality and purity, there are burning questions in the articles, which force the reader to think.
She says about herself-
My words reveal my feelings and my thoughts, because my words are my identity. Because my relationship with words is not a professional one. It is a relationship of heart.
