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Has three children, Mohur, Koko, and Parizad.

Graduated in 1957 from Kinnaird College for Women University in Lahore, Pakistan.

Inducted into the Zoroastrian Hall of Fame, reflecting her status as a global literary ambassador for the community.

Awarded the Mondello Prize for Foreign Authors in 2007.

Her parents Peshotan and Tehmina Bhandara belonged to the Parsee community which she has described with such warmth and humour in her novels.

Her accolades included the Sitara-i-Imtiaz in 1991, Pakistan's highest national honour in the arts, and the Mondello Prize for Foreign Authors in 2007.

She contracted polio at the age of two, a challenge that shaped her resilience and outlook on life.

Awarded the Sitara-i-Imtiaz in 1991, Pakistan's highest national honor in the arts.

The Bapsi Sidhwa Literary Prize, under the sponsorship of the Zoroastrian Association of Houston and FEZANA Information Research Education System, was also set up to honor her legacy as the first recognized Zoroastrian writer with an international reputation.