Tursunoy Sodiqova

The work of poet and publicist Tursunoy Sodiqova began in the 1960s. As a poet, she loves to set to music the agonies of a heart that has both suffered and loved. A good poem, like a soothing melody, brings comfort to a person. It tickles the feelings and leads one to dreams, thoughts, and fantasies.

Biography

While singing of the mother, the poet does not repeat anyone. It is not hard to feel that her poems about the mother are written with great pain and powerful impact.

Poet Tursunoy Sodiqova is originally from Andijan. Her mother, who had endured the loss of children one after another, named her «Tursunoy» with hope. She was born in the autumn of 1944. Later, they moved to Tashkent. She finished secondary school there as well. She studied at Tashkent State University from 1961 to 1966.

Tursunoy Sodiqova's career began with teaching in secondary schools, and later she worked at the Andijan State Institute of Foreign Languages and the Republican «Ma’naviyat va ma’rifat» (Spirituality and Enlightenment) Center. She holds the title of «Honored Cultural Worker of the Republic of Uzbekistan».

It is known that the theme of the mother is as eternal as the theme of love. As a publicist, Tursunoy Sodiqova has also earned the affection of the nation.

Activities

Although Tursunoy Sodiqova's career began in the 60s, her first collection of poems was published under the title «Kuy» (Melody) in 1976. Since then, she has created and presented to her readers about ten poetry collections such as «Gul fasli» (Flower Season, 1981), «Iqbol» (Fortune, 1984), «Dil gavhari» (Jewel of the Heart, 1985), «Izlay-izlay topganim» (What I Found After Seeking, 1988), and «Girya» (Tears, 1994). She also published articles on moral and ethical topics titled «Andisha» (Decency, 1988), «Mehrigiyo» (Affection, 1989), «Baxt nima?» (What is Happiness?, 1994), «Baxtli bo‘ling» (Be Happy, 1989), and literary-critical articles under titles such as «O‘zbek she’riyatida an’ana va o‘ziga xoslik» (Tradition and Originality in Uzbek Poetry).

Tursunoy Sodiqova's collections of publicistic articles such as «Hazrati ayol» (The Respected Woman, 1999), «Yoningdagi baxt» (Happiness by Your Side, 2000), «O‘g‘lim, senga aytaman» (My Son, I Tell You, 2002) and others never fail to stir the reader and provoke deep thought. These books by the author are infused with artistic, philosophical, and scientific-educational ideas, dedicated to the family, the problems of young women and men, and issues of the duties and responsibilities of couples.