# Nadya A.R. > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Nadya_A.R. > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Nadya_A.R..md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nadya_A.R. > Source revision: 1310875590 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Infobox person | name = Nadya A.R. | image = Image:Nadya_A.R.jpg | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|11|6}} | birth_place = [Lahore](/source/Lahore), Punjab, Pakistan | occupation = {{unbulleted list| Novelist | Author}} | spouse = [Abbas Rahimtoola](/source/Abbas_Rahimtoola) | children = 2 | website = {{URL|nadya-ar.com}} | parents = {{unbulleted list| [Dr. Arshad Malik](/source/Dr._Arshad_Malik) | [Razia Arshad Malik](/source/Razia_Arshad_Malik) }} }} '''Nadya A.R.''', also known as '''Nadya Abbas Rahimtoola''', (b. 1971) is a Pakistani author, specialist teacher, journalist, and [psychotherapist](/source/Psychotherapy).{{cite news |last1=Aktar |first1=Assim |title="You can’t decide to become a writer, you either are one or not" |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/567955-cant-decide-become-writer-either-one |access-date=26 December 2020 |work=The News on Sunday |publisher=The News International |date=June 16, 2019}} Her published works include ''Broken Souls'' (1995), ''Kolachi Dreams'' (2006), and ''Invisible Ties'' (2017).{{Cite web|last=Sharma|first=Khushboo|date=2019-02-23|title=Pakistani Author Nadya A. R. On Her Novel 'Invisible Ties' And The Politics Of Hate|url=https://www.indianwomenblog.org/pakistani-author-nadya-a-r-on-her-novel-invisible-ties-and-the-politics-of-hate/|access-date=2020-12-30|website=Indian Women Blog - Stories of Indian Women|language=en}} == Early life == Nadya A.R. was born in 1971, in Lahore, Pakistan. She attended Kinnaird College, Lahore, and then earned her B.B.A. (Hons) from Institute of Business Administration, Karachi, in 1993. She has completed the Read/Hornsby Teacher Training Diploma (UK) and a Master's in Inclusive and Special Education, at [University of Birmingham](/source/University_of_Birmingham), U.K. After relocating to Singapore, completed a master's degree in Contemporary Therapeutic Counselling (BMC, Singapore/ [University of Hertfordshire](/source/University_of_Hertfordshire), UK – 2011–2013). == Career == In 2006, Nadya published her first novel, ''Kolachi Dreams''.{{cite news |last1=Shobhaa |first1=De |title=Kolachi dreams |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/shobhaa-de/politically-incorrect/kolachi-dreams/articleshow/756121.cms |access-date=26 December 2020 |work=The Times of India |date=December 9, 2006}} She is a certified psychotherapist and conducts workshops and talks, in Pakistan and Singapore. ==Critical reception== Critical reception for ''Kolachi Dreams'' includes praise from novelist and columnist [Shobha De’](/source/Shobhaa_De), who stated at the novel's launch ceremony, "She knows her turf all right! Raw and searing, Nadya’s first book is a fast and furious read," and praised Nadya A.R. for her "immense boldness and courage" to write on the taboo topics and themes of the novel.{{cite news |title=KARACHI: Novel by young writer launched |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/221410 |access-date=26 December 2020 |work=Dawn |date=December 2, 2006}} Pakistani author [Bapsy Sidhwa](/source/Bapsi_Sidhwa) stated, "Nadya tells a chilling story set in today's Pakistan with flair. She is a promising new writer and knows how to engage the reader in this suspenseful work." Critical reception for ''Invisible Ties'' includes a review by Muhammad Omar Iftikhar in the ''[Daily Times](/source/Daily_Times_(Pakistan))'', who writes, "Nadya’s words help readers visualize the story as it progresses – one page after the other. Her consistent usage of descriptive imagery to illustrate scenes, characters and their emotions may as well distract some readers. However, I adored how Nadya uses ‘show, don’t tell’ to perfection."{{cite news |last1=Iftikhar |first1=Muhammad Omar |title=Nadya AR’s novel is a tale of love and loss |url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/576159/nadya-ars-novel-is-a-tale-of-love-and-loss/ |access-date=26 December 2020 |work=Daily Times |date=March 14, 2020}} In a review by Md Akhlaq for ''The Asian Chronicle'', Akhlaq writes, "Author Nadya comes across as a keen observer of life and manages to capture the complexity of life beautifully in her writing. The narrative is beautiful and can be easily called poetry in prose, which is really very unique."{{cite news |last1=Akhlaq |first1=Md |title=Book Review : Invisible Ties by Nadya A R |url=https://theasianchronicle.com/book-review-invisible-ties-by-nadya-a-r/ |access-date=26 December 2020 |work=The Asian Chronicle |date=December 17, 2019}} In a review for ''Book World'', Ritu Maheshwari writes, "The storyline and plot have all the potential to become a great novel, but the author spent her precious words in describing things and not emotions."{{cite web |last1=Maheshwari |first1=Ritu |title=Invisible Ties by Nadya A.R. Review |url=https://bookworld.in/invisible-ties-by-nadya-a-r-review/ |website=Book World |access-date=26 December 2020 |date=November 21, 2019}} ''[Press Trust of India](/source/Press_Trust_of_India)'' reports the book "has been commended by leading Indian personalities, including [Mahesh Bhatt](/source/Mahesh_Bhatt), Shobhaa De and Pakistani poet and columnist Salman Tarik Kureshi."{{cite news |last1=Press Trust of India |title=Pakistani author 'Ties' South-Asian culture |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/pakistani-author-ties-southasian-culture/1165148 |access-date=26 December 2020 |work=Outlook |date=October 11, 2017}} == Works == * ''Broken Souls'' (1995) * ''Kolachi Dreams'' (2006), Sama Editorial and Publishing, {{ISBN|978-9698784478}} * ''Invisible Ties'' (2017), Rupa Publications, {{ISBN|978-8129147974}}{{Cite web|title=Invisible ties /A.R. Nadya. – National Library|url=https://www.nlb.gov.sg/biblio/203002741|access-date=2020-12-30|website=www.nlb.gov.sg}} ==References== {{Reflist}} {{authority control}} Category:Pakistani novelists Category:Living people Category:1971 births Category:Writers from Lahore --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Nadya A.R.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nadya_A.R.) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nadya_A.R.?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.