Anees Jung is an Indian author, journalist, and columnist known for her 1987 work Unveiling India, which provided a detailed chronicle of women's lives in India with a focus on depicting Muslim women living behind the purdah. She was born in 1964 in Hyderabad to an aristocratic family, with her father serving as an adviser to the last Nizam of Hyderabad state. After schooling in Hyderabad and earning a Masters from the University of Michigan in sociology and American studies, her book Unveiling India brought attention to her for its depiction of women in India.

1. Anees Jung (b. Hyderabad 1964[1]) is an Indian woman author, journalist and columnist for major
newspapers in India and abroad,[2]whose most noted work, Unveiling India (1987) was a
detailed chronicle of the lives of women in India, noted especially for the depiction
of Muslim women behind the purdah.[3]
Early life and education[edit]
Born in Hyderabad,[4] Anees hails from an aristocratic family in Hyderabad – her father, Nawab
Hosh Yar Jung, was a renowned scholar and poet, and served as the musahib(adviser) to the
last Nizam (prince) of Hyderabad State.[5] Her mother and brother are also
noted Urdu poets.[6] After schooling and college at Osmania University in Hyderabad, she went
to the United States for higher studies at University of Michigan Ann Arbor, where she did her
Masters in Sociology and American Studies.[7]