They shared this close bond until Rani’s death in 2013.
They worked on several projects together, and Zarina would frequently ask for Rani’s input on her work and even did several projects together. Rani and Zarina shared a special bond that had a significant influence on Zarina and her work. Zarina was very close to her sister Rani, and the two were inseparable. Zarina’s appreciation and fondness of fragrance are rooted in the many flowers planted there. Levitz s poetry delves into her childhood: memories from the natural world, from her travels, from her dreams. We don t only learn how to arrive at her home, but we are led to the poet herself. Both of her parents valued nature and thus started a garden. Linda Levitz s new collection of poems, Directions to My House, is a metaphorical road, one that leads to self-discovery. This same home inspired Zarina’s piece, The House at Aligarh, because of the architecture and layout.Īnother aspect of Zarina’s childhood home that motivated her was her mother’s garden. This house was built around a dichotomy of gender and cultures: the male quarters were quite westernized, while the female quarters were more traditional and reflected Indian Muslim values and décor.
She was raised in a house provided by Aligarh Muslim University’s faculty housing, where her father was a Professor of History. Hamid passed away when he was very young before Zarina was born. Zarina, the youngest child of her family, had four siblings: Hamid, Saeeda, Aslam, and Kishwar (Rani). Aligarh is a small university town in Uttar Pradesh, approximately 100 miles southeast of Delhi. Zarina was born on July 16th, 1937, in Aligarh, India.
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