<p>Noted educationist and journalist Fatma Zakaria, a Padmashri awardee, died here in Maharashtra on Tuesday.</p>.<p>Zakaria, 85, was the wife of the former minister, MP and writer late Rafiq Zakaria, and mother of noted journalist Fareed Zakaria.</p>.<p>She was the chairman of the Maulana Azad Educational Trust.</p>.<p>She breathed her last on Tuesday evening, a senior official of the Maulana Azad College said, adding that she was undergoing treatment at a hospital here for the last one week.</p>.<p>"Her last rites will be performed in Maulana Azad Campus on Wednesday morning," Maulana Azad College principal Mazhar Farooqui told <em>PTI</em>.</p>.<p>Fatma Zakaria headed several other educational institutions.</p>.<p>She had a long career in the fields of journalism, social work, publishing and education spanning over 50 years, another official said.</p>.<p>After completing her education in Lucknow and Mumbai, she established childcare and a women's industrial home in Mumbai in 1958 where over 500 underprivileged children were given day-care and education while their mothers were trained to support the income of their families.</p>.<p>In 1963, Fatma Zakaria started writing for children in The Illustrated Weekly of India. From 1970 to 1980, she worked with the prestigious English magazine on different posts.</p>.<p>She also worked as Assistant Editor with <em>The Times of India</em>.</p>.<p>She was awarded Sarojini Naidu Integration Award for journalism in 1983.</p>.<p>She is survived by two sons- Arshad Zakaria and Fareed Zakaria.</p>.<p>"An innovative, personality which was active in society. My Condolences are with Arshad and Fareed Zakaria," NCP MP Supriya Sule tweeted.</p>
<p>Noted educationist and journalist Fatma Zakaria, a Padmashri awardee, died here in Maharashtra on Tuesday.</p>.<p>Zakaria, 85, was the wife of the former minister, MP and writer late Rafiq Zakaria, and mother of noted journalist Fareed Zakaria.</p>.<p>She was the chairman of the Maulana Azad Educational Trust.</p>.<p>She breathed her last on Tuesday evening, a senior official of the Maulana Azad College said, adding that she was undergoing treatment at a hospital here for the last one week.</p>.<p>"Her last rites will be performed in Maulana Azad Campus on Wednesday morning," Maulana Azad College principal Mazhar Farooqui told <em>PTI</em>.</p>.<p>Fatma Zakaria headed several other educational institutions.</p>.<p>She had a long career in the fields of journalism, social work, publishing and education spanning over 50 years, another official said.</p>.<p>After completing her education in Lucknow and Mumbai, she established childcare and a women's industrial home in Mumbai in 1958 where over 500 underprivileged children were given day-care and education while their mothers were trained to support the income of their families.</p>.<p>In 1963, Fatma Zakaria started writing for children in The Illustrated Weekly of India. From 1970 to 1980, she worked with the prestigious English magazine on different posts.</p>.<p>She also worked as Assistant Editor with <em>The Times of India</em>.</p>.<p>She was awarded Sarojini Naidu Integration Award for journalism in 1983.</p>.<p>She is survived by two sons- Arshad Zakaria and Fareed Zakaria.</p>.<p>"An innovative, personality which was active in society. My Condolences are with Arshad and Fareed Zakaria," NCP MP Supriya Sule tweeted.</p>