{"count":17752,"next":"http://admin.kavishala.in/sootradhar/authors/?format=json&page=1478","previous":"http://admin.kavishala.in/sootradhar/authors/?format=json&page=1476","results":[{"id":16715,"image":"https://kavishala.blob.core.windows.net/kavishalalabs/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Sirajul Haq Memon","bio":"\nSirajul Haq Memon (Sindhi: سراج الحق ميمڻ), (24 October 1933 – 2 February 2013) was a Pakistani Sindhi language novelist, journalist, historian, scholar, linguist, story-writer, and advocate of the Supreme Court of Pakistan. He was born in Tando Jam town, Hyderabad District to school-teacher and poet Mohammad Yaqub Niaz in a house that would eventually have ten siblings, including renowned Sindhi scholar Dr Fahmida Hussain. After completion of his early education, his family shifted from his native town to Hyderabad where he completed his matriculation examinations in 1950, after which he moved to Karachi. After his B.A. (Hons), he pursued the study of Law at Karachi's S.M. Law College; he also started working as a part-time sub-editor at the weekly Sindh Observer to meet the expenses of education and boarding at the Jinnah Courts. After graduating, he moved back to his hometown Hyderabad, where he worked with Mohammad Usman Diplai at his printing press, and then as an assistant in the Sindhi Adabi Board, where he along with Mohammad Ibrahim Joyo and Ghulam Rabbani Agro translated classical works from English to Sindhi so that wider Sindhi audiences could read them.\nIn 1957, he passed the Civil Services examination and was appointed in the Income Tax department. During his government job, he continued to write and meet politicians at will which angered the government. In 1969, after Yahya Khan’s takeover as Chief Martial Law Administrator, Memon became one of the 303 officials summarily dismissed from service. After his forced retirement, he picked up the profession of legal consultancy and began building his legal practice as an income tax lawyer, going on to become an advocate of the Supreme Court of Pakistan.\nMemon knew Zulfikar Ali Bhutto personally before he joined the government. When Bhutto formed the Pakistan People’s Party, he bought Hilal-i-Pakistan, a Sindhi daily, but shifted its place of publication from Hyderabad to Karachi. In a retired Siraj, he found an editor who could frame its policy and run the newspaper on healthy grounds. As Editor-in-Chief, Siraj laid some very bold lines for a newspaper by objective reporting and healthy criticism. He also set the gossip column in Sindhi journalism on modern lines. Memon introduced new trends into Sindhi-language journalism and his time there was widely regarded the golden period of the paper as well as the start of modern Sindhi journalism.","raw_bio":"Sirajul Haq Memon (Sindhi: سراج الحق ميمڻ), (24 October 1933 – 2 February 2013) was a Pakistani Sindhi language novelist, journalist, historian, scholar, linguist, story-writer, and advocate of the Supreme Court of Pakistan. He was born in Tando Jam town, Hyderabad District to school-teacher and poet Mohammad Yaqub Niaz in a house that would eventually have ten siblings, including renowned Sindhi scholar Dr Fahmida Hussain. After completion of his early education, his family shifted from his native town to Hyderabad where he completed his matriculation examinations in 1950, after which he moved to Karachi. After his B.A. (Hons), he pursued the study of Law at Karachi's S.M. Law College; he also started working as a part-time sub-editor at the weekly Sindh Observer to meet the expenses of education and boarding at the Jinnah Courts. After graduating, he moved back to his hometown Hyderabad, where he worked with Mohammad Usman Diplai at his printing press, and then as an assistant in the Sindhi Adabi Board, where he along with Mohammad Ibrahim Joyo and Ghulam Rabbani Agro translated classical works from English to Sindhi so that wider Sindhi audiences could read them. In 1957, he passed the Civil Services examination and was appointed in the Income Tax department. During his government job, he continued to write and meet politicians at will which angered the government. In 1969, after Yahya Khan’s takeover as Chief Martial Law Administrator, Memon became one of the 303 officials summarily dismissed from service. After his forced retirement, he picked up the profession of legal consultancy and began building his legal practice as an income tax lawyer, going on to become an advocate of the Supreme Court of Pakistan. Memon knew Zulfikar Ali Bhutto personally before he joined the government. When Bhutto formed the Pakistan People’s Party, he bought Hilal-i-Pakistan, a Sindhi daily, but shifted its place of publication from Hyderabad to Karachi. In a retired Siraj, he found an editor who could frame its policy and run the newspaper on healthy grounds. As Editor-in-Chief, Siraj laid some very bold lines for a newspaper by objective reporting and healthy criticism. He also set the gossip column in Sindhi journalism on modern lines. Memon introduced new trends into Sindhi-language journalism and his time there was widely regarded the golden period of the paper as well as the start of modern Sindhi journalism.","slug":"sirajul-haq-memon","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Hyderabad District","url":"/sootradhar/sirajul-haq-memon","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:28.928957","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":26},{"id":16716,"image":"https://kavishala.blob.core.windows.net/kavishalalabs/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Tarique Ashraf","bio":"Tarique Ashraf (July 5, 1940 - April 14, 1992) was a Pakistani writer and publisher. He was the owner of Suhni printing press and editor-in-chief of Suhni Literary Magazine. His other works include his novel Meero Dharial and Jail Dairy. Ashraf introduced Sindhi short story writer Amar Jaleel by publishing his stories. Ashraf published Suhni's special edition called Amar Jaleel Number to promote him.\nAshraf was born on July 5, 1940 in Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan. His birth name was Syed Ashraf Ali Shah. His father was Syed Lutuf Ali Shah and his mother was Bano Bibi. He attended school at Hyderabad and received a Master of Arts degree from University of Sindh.\nHis first story \"Dari\" (The Window) was published in the literary magazine Badal in 1960. His other early stories were published in Mehran, Rooh Rihan, and other Sindhi language magazines. In 1960, Tarique Ashraf and his friend Ghulam Nabi Mughal founded a publishing house named \"Idara-e-Adab-e-Nau\" (Institute of Modern Literature) and he published his own and other writers' literary works. This publishing house was later renamed as \"Suhni Publications\". At that time, only a few Sindhi language magazines were being published. He launched Suhni Magazine in 1966. Under his editorship, this magazine flourished. Suhni Magazine introduced new writers, and published special editions written by authors such as Amar Jaleel, Naseem Kharel and Shaikh Ayaz. Tarique was a revolutionary writer and wrote boldly against One Unit in Pakistan, the policies of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto and General Zia-ul-Haq. He was jailed in 1975 for 22 months and again in 1983 for three months. While in jail he continued to write and publish.\nHis books include:","raw_bio":"Tarique Ashraf (July 5, 1940 - April 14, 1992) was a Pakistani writer and publisher. He was the owner of Suhni printing press and editor-in-chief of Suhni Literary Magazine. His other works include his novel Meero Dharial and Jail Dairy. Ashraf introduced Sindhi short story writer Amar Jaleel by publishing his stories. Ashraf published Suhni's special edition called Amar Jaleel Number to promote him. Ashraf was born on July 5, 1940 in Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan. His birth name was Syed Ashraf Ali Shah. His father was Syed Lutuf Ali Shah and his mother was Bano Bibi. He attended school at Hyderabad and received a Master of Arts degree from University of Sindh. His first story \"Dari\" (The Window) was published in the literary magazine Badal in 1960. His other early stories were published in Mehran, Rooh Rihan, and other Sindhi language magazines. In 1960, Tarique Ashraf and his friend Ghulam Nabi Mughal founded a publishing house named \"Idara-e-Adab-e-Nau\" (Institute of Modern Literature) and he published his own and other writers' literary works. This publishing house was later renamed as \"Suhni Publications\". At that time, only a few Sindhi language magazines were being published. He launched Suhni Magazine in 1966. Under his editorship, this magazine flourished. Suhni Magazine introduced new writers, and published special editions written by authors such as Amar Jaleel, Naseem Kharel and Shaikh Ayaz. Tarique was a revolutionary writer and wrote boldly against One Unit in Pakistan, the policies of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto and General Zia-ul-Haq. He was jailed in 1975 for 22 months and again in 1983 for three months. While in jail he continued to write and publish. His books include:","slug":"tarique-ashraf","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"One Unit","url":"/sootradhar/tarique-ashraf","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:28.940235","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":26},{"id":16717,"image":"https://kavishala.blob.core.windows.net/kavishalalabs/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Din Muhammad Wafai","bio":"\nDin Muhammad Wafai (, 4 April 1894 - 10 April 1950) was a writer, poet and journalist of Sindhi language who was a member of the Khilafat Movement.\nDin Muhammad Wafai was born on 4 April 1894 in the village of Khathi (Sindhi: کٿي) of taluka Garhi Yaseen, district Shikarpur, Sindh, Pakistan. His father Khalifo Hakeem Gul Muhammad Bhatti was a scholar and poet. He received early education from his father, who died when he was nine years old. He then learnt Persian from Muhammad Alim and Arabic from Ghulam Umar of Sonu Jatoi and Ghulam Qasim of Garhi Yaseen.\nHe started his career as a journalist in 1916 from Ranipur, when he launched a monthly magazine  Sahifa Qadria. He then launched magazine  Alkashif  in 1918.  He  joined the daily Al-Waheed in 1920 as an assistant editor. He launched monthly Tauhid from Karachi in 1923, and Alhizb newspaper in 1927. He was appointed as an editor of daily Al-Waheed in 1930. He also served as an editor of the daily Azad. In 1940, he was selected as a member of the central advisory board for promotion of Sindhi literature and also a member of the Sindhi Dictionary committee. He was also member of the editorial board of the literary magazine Mehran published by the Sindhi Adabi Board. After the creation of Pakistan, in January 1949, Sindh government formed a committee to write and edit Sindhi course books, and Wafai was a member of that committee.","raw_bio":"Din Muhammad Wafai (, 4 April 1894 - 10 April 1950) was a writer, poet and journalist of Sindhi language who was a member of the Khilafat Movement. Din Muhammad Wafai was born on 4 April 1894 in the village of Khathi (Sindhi: کٿي) of taluka Garhi Yaseen, district Shikarpur, Sindh, Pakistan. His father Khalifo Hakeem Gul Muhammad Bhatti was a scholar and poet. He received early education from his father, who died when he was nine years old. He then learnt Persian from Muhammad Alim and Arabic from Ghulam Umar of Sonu Jatoi and Ghulam Qasim of Garhi Yaseen. He started his career as a journalist in 1916 from Ranipur, when he launched a monthly magazine  Sahifa Qadria. He then launched magazine  Alkashif  in 1918.  He  joined the daily Al-Waheed in 1920 as an assistant editor. He launched monthly Tauhid from Karachi in 1923, and Alhizb newspaper in 1927. He was appointed as an editor of daily Al-Waheed in 1930. He also served as an editor of the daily Azad. In 1940, he was selected as a member of the central advisory board for promotion of Sindhi literature and also a member of the Sindhi Dictionary committee. He was also member of the editorial board of the literary magazine Mehran published by the Sindhi Adabi Board. After the creation of Pakistan, in January 1949, Sindh government formed a committee to write and edit Sindhi course books, and Wafai was a member of that committee.","slug":"din-muhammad-wafai","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Pakistani","url":"/sootradhar/din-muhammad-wafai","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:28.953531","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":26},{"id":16718,"image":"https://kavishala.blob.core.windows.net/kavishalalabs/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Abdullah Magsi","bio":"\nProfessor Abdullah Magsi (Urdu:عبدالله مگسی) (Sindhi: عبدالله مگسي) (b. 17 December 1947, d.1 April 1993) was a Pakistani author and professor from Sindh Pakistan.\nAbdullah Magsi was born to Dhani Bux Magsi on 17 December 1947, at Village Gul Muhammad Magsi, Dadu District, Sindh. Through Sindh Public Service Commission he was appointed lecturer in Political Science and got promotion as professor.\nHe wrote many articles about history of Sindh but his book 'Sindh Ji Tareekh Jo Jadeed Mutalio' is his countable contribution. Abdullah Magsi mostly wrote about the neglected and unexplored heritage of the Dadu District including Sindh.","raw_bio":"Professor Abdullah Magsi (Urdu:عبدالله مگسی) (Sindhi: عبدالله مگسي) (b. 17 December 1947, d.1 April 1993) was a Pakistani author and professor from Sindh Pakistan. Abdullah Magsi was born to Dhani Bux Magsi on 17 December 1947, at Village Gul Muhammad Magsi, Dadu District, Sindh. Through Sindh Public Service Commission he was appointed lecturer in Political Science and got promotion as professor. He wrote many articles about history of Sindh but his book 'Sindh Ji Tareekh Jo Jadeed Mutalio' is his countable contribution. Abdullah Magsi mostly wrote about the neglected and unexplored heritage of the Dadu District including Sindh.","slug":"abdullah-magsi","DOB":"1947-12-17","DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Dadu","url":"/sootradhar/abdullah-magsi","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:28.994706","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":26},{"id":16719,"image":"https://kavishala.blob.core.windows.net/kavishalalabs/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Kalyan Bulchand Advani","bio":"\nKalyan Bulchand Advani (Sindhi: ڪلياڻ ٻولچند آڏواڻي) (10 December 1911 - 17 March 1994) was an Indian poet, critic, and scholar of Sindhi literature. He compiled an edition of the Shah Jo Risalo in 1958 and translated Kalidas’s work Shakuntala in Sindhi. He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award by the Government of India in 1968.\nKalyan Advani was born on 10 December 1911 at Hyderabad, Sindh. After the partition of the subcontinent, he migrated to India in 1948 and joined Jai Hind College Bombay (now Mumbai). There, he retired as a Professor of English and Persian in 1976.\nKalyan Advani contributed articles to the college magazine Phuleli. After joining as a lecturer, he started a magazine Latifi Bari, named after the saint and poet Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai. He regularly contributed to the literary magazines Sindhu, Latifi Bari, and others.","raw_bio":"Kalyan Bulchand Advani (Sindhi: ڪلياڻ ٻولچند آڏواڻي) (10 December 1911 - 17 March 1994) was an Indian poet, critic, and scholar of Sindhi literature. He compiled an edition of the Shah Jo Risalo in 1958 and translated Kalidas’s work Shakuntala in Sindhi. He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award by the Government of India in 1968. Kalyan Advani was born on 10 December 1911 at Hyderabad, Sindh. After the partition of the subcontinent, he migrated to India in 1948 and joined Jai Hind College Bombay (now Mumbai). There, he retired as a Professor of English and Persian in 1976. Kalyan Advani contributed articles to the college magazine Phuleli. After joining as a lecturer, he started a magazine Latifi Bari, named after the saint and poet Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai. He regularly contributed to the literary magazines Sindhu, Latifi Bari, and others.","slug":"kalyan-bulchand-advani","DOB":"1911-12-10","DateOfDemise":null,"location":"British India","url":"/sootradhar/kalyan-bulchand-advani","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:29.017048","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":26},{"id":16720,"image":"https://kavishala.blob.core.windows.net/kavishalalabs/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Agha Saleem","bio":"\nAgha Saleem (born Agha Khalid Saleem; 7 April 1935 – 12 April 2016) was a Pakistani writer, novelist, playwright and poet. He work was primarily focused on fiction writing, novels, dramas, regional films and travel literature. He is also credited for translating Sindhi language books into Urdu and English language, including Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai's book titled Risalo.\nHe was born as Agha Khalid Saleem in Shikarpur, Sindh to a Pakhtun family. He did his primary schooling from a school in his hometown. In 1948, he went to Hyderabad and graduated from a public college called Government College Kali Mori (now Government College University Hyderabad) in 1958. He had two sons, including Agha Jamshed Khan and Agha Khudadad Khan and a daughter Agha Gul Zareen Khan.\nAgha started his career around 1957 to 1958. His first short story titled Ahh Ae Zalim Samaj (O, you cruel society) was published in 1958 when he graduated from the college. As a playwright, he started writing radio plays with Radio Pakistan after completing his education. His first novel titled Ondhahi Dharti Roshan Hath'a (Dark Land, Bright Hands) was published in 1972. The novel he wrote depicted Indus Valley civilisation of Mohenjo-daro which primarily revolves around historical events of the civilisation till the dominion of Pakistan created two new sovereign states India and Pakistan followed by the split of Indian subcontinent. His prominent novels included Oondahi Dharti, Hamma Oast and Roshan Hath. He was inspired by the political movement against One Unit, a geopolitical programme launched by the government of Pakistan and was actively involved in contentious politics-writings and pro-democracy movement in an attempt for mass mobilisation.","raw_bio":"Agha Saleem (born Agha Khalid Saleem; 7 April 1935 – 12 April 2016) was a Pakistani writer, novelist, playwright and poet. He work was primarily focused on fiction writing, novels, dramas, regional films and travel literature. He is also credited for translating Sindhi language books into Urdu and English language, including Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai's book titled Risalo. He was born as Agha Khalid Saleem in Shikarpur, Sindh to a Pakhtun family. He did his primary schooling from a school in his hometown. In 1948, he went to Hyderabad and graduated from a public college called Government College Kali Mori (now Government College University Hyderabad) in 1958. He had two sons, including Agha Jamshed Khan and Agha Khudadad Khan and a daughter Agha Gul Zareen Khan. Agha started his career around 1957 to 1958. His first short story titled Ahh Ae Zalim Samaj (O, you cruel society) was published in 1958 when he graduated from the college. As a playwright, he started writing radio plays with Radio Pakistan after completing his education. His first novel titled Ondhahi Dharti Roshan Hath'a (Dark Land, Bright Hands) was published in 1972. The novel he wrote depicted Indus Valley civilisation of Mohenjo-daro which primarily revolves around historical events of the civilisation till the dominion of Pakistan created two new sovereign states India and Pakistan followed by the split of Indian subcontinent. His prominent novels included Oondahi Dharti, Hamma Oast and Roshan Hath. He was inspired by the political movement against One Unit, a geopolitical programme launched by the government of Pakistan and was actively involved in contentious politics-writings and pro-democracy movement in an attempt for mass mobilisation.","slug":"agha-saleem","DOB":"1935-04-07","DateOfDemise":null,"location":"British India","url":"/sootradhar/agha-saleem","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:29.033167","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":26},{"id":16722,"image":"https://kavishala.blob.core.windows.net/kavishalalabs/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Atta Muhammad Bhanbhro","bio":"\nAtta Muhammad Bhanbhro (1 February 1936 – 3 June 2020) also spelled as Atta Mohammad Bhambhro was a Pakistani writer, translator, poet, historian, lawyer, and the founder of Hoshu, a banned rebellious magazine. He wrote more than four hundred books on Sindhi literature, history including translations and civilization besides contributing to indus script through his writings. He was a wide studied man who claimed to read indus script found in moen jo daro but his research was not completed by him due to poority and government's little attention . Sometimes, he is referred to as archaeologist for his archaeological contribution excavated in Sindh.\nHe was born in a small village called Bachal Bhanbhro in Union Council Rasoolabad, Taluka Sobhodero, Khairpur district near village Mothparja. He completed his early schooling at his hometown. He obtained his undergraduate degree in Khairpur, and later moved to Karachi where he attended Sindh Muslim Law College and obtained Bachelor of Laws. After completing his education, he choose legal profession and started legal practice in Gambat city. He later started practice of law while serving as a junior lawyer with Shaikh Ayaz, a Sindhi poets of Pakistan. He had three sons and three daughters.\nBetween 1967 and 1968, Bhambhro started publishing a rebellious magazine called Hoshu which was later banned by the government of Pakistan in 1974 under the Defence law of Pakistan. After restrictions were imposed on the magazine, the pieces were later published in several other magazines, and the printing press responsible for publishing the magazine's remained work was also seized by the authorities and he went underground while the publisher and his uncle were arrested following the ban.","raw_bio":"Atta Muhammad Bhanbhro (1 February 1936 – 3 June 2020) also spelled as Atta Mohammad Bhambhro was a Pakistani writer, translator, poet, historian, lawyer, and the founder of Hoshu, a banned rebellious magazine. He wrote more than four hundred books on Sindhi literature, history including translations and civilization besides contributing to indus script through his writings. He was a wide studied man who claimed to read indus script found in moen jo daro but his research was not completed by him due to poority and government's little attention . Sometimes, he is referred to as archaeologist for his archaeological contribution excavated in Sindh. He was born in a small village called Bachal Bhanbhro in Union Council Rasoolabad, Taluka Sobhodero, Khairpur district near village Mothparja. He completed his early schooling at his hometown. He obtained his undergraduate degree in Khairpur, and later moved to Karachi where he attended Sindh Muslim Law College and obtained Bachelor of Laws. After completing his education, he choose legal profession and started legal practice in Gambat city. He later started practice of law while serving as a junior lawyer with Shaikh Ayaz, a Sindhi poets of Pakistan. He had three sons and three daughters. Between 1967 and 1968, Bhambhro started publishing a rebellious magazine called Hoshu which was later banned by the government of Pakistan in 1974 under the Defence law of Pakistan. After restrictions were imposed on the magazine, the pieces were later published in several other magazines, and the printing press responsible for publishing the magazine's remained work was also seized by the authorities and he went underground while the publisher and his uncle were arrested following the ban.","slug":"atta-muhammad-bhanbhro","DOB":"1936-02-01","DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Pakistani","url":"/sootradhar/atta-muhammad-bhanbhro","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:29.064209","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":26},{"id":16723,"image":"https://kavishala.blob.core.windows.net/kavishalalabs/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Kirat Babani","bio":"\nKirat Choithram Babani AKA Kirat Babani, (Sindhi: ڪيرت چوئٿرام ٻاٻاڻي; 3 January 1922 – 7 May 2015) was a writer, journalist and progressive activist of Sindhi language and nation. He had written several books and articles, remained editor in newspapers and magazines, won multiple awards from Government and non-governmental organizations. He died on 7 May 2015 in Mumbai, India.\nKirat Babani had got matriculation certificate from Wills School (Now branch of M. H. Khuwaja Branch School) Nawabshah, Bachelor of Arts from D. G College and Bachelor of Laws from Shahani Law College (now Sindh Muslim Law College) Karachi.\nKirat Babani, doyen and one of the few living old guards of Sindhi nation, had made outstanding contributions in the field of literature, journalism and education.\nKirat was a man of many images. He believed that literature had a purpose. The writer need not be committed to creed, but he had a commitment to life and should portray the life as honestly as possible. Apart from his contributions to Sindhi literature, Kirat had rendered yeoman service to the Sindhi community. He had fought pitched battles against those, who wanted to change the script of Sindhi language adopting Devanagari. Also he led 16-year long struggle for recognition of Sindhi language and its inclusion to that effect in the Constitution of India.\nKirat had perhaps the longest innings (18 years) of the August body, called Akhil Bharat Sindhi Boli Ain Sahit Sabha.\nAssociated with several literary and social organizations, Kirat Babani was disciplinarian and man of principles. He was outspoken, yet humble, soft, gentle and accommodating.","raw_bio":"Kirat Choithram Babani AKA Kirat Babani, (Sindhi: ڪيرت چوئٿرام ٻاٻاڻي; 3 January 1922 – 7 May 2015) was a writer, journalist and progressive activist of Sindhi language and nation. He had written several books and articles, remained editor in newspapers and magazines, won multiple awards from Government and non-governmental organizations. He died on 7 May 2015 in Mumbai, India. Kirat Babani had got matriculation certificate from Wills School (Now branch of M. H. Khuwaja Branch School) Nawabshah, Bachelor of Arts from D. G College and Bachelor of Laws from Shahani Law College (now Sindh Muslim Law College) Karachi. Kirat Babani, doyen and one of the few living old guards of Sindhi nation, had made outstanding contributions in the field of literature, journalism and education. Kirat was a man of many images. He believed that literature had a purpose. The writer need not be committed to creed, but he had a commitment to life and should portray the life as honestly as possible. Apart from his contributions to Sindhi literature, Kirat had rendered yeoman service to the Sindhi community. He had fought pitched battles against those, who wanted to change the script of Sindhi language adopting Devanagari. Also he led 16-year long struggle for recognition of Sindhi language and its inclusion to that effect in the Constitution of India. Kirat had perhaps the longest innings (18 years) of the August body, called Akhil Bharat Sindhi Boli Ain Sahit Sabha. Associated with several literary and social organizations, Kirat Babani was disciplinarian and man of principles. He was outspoken, yet humble, soft, gentle and accommodating.","slug":"kirat-babani","DOB":"1922-01-03","DateOfDemise":null,"location":"British India","url":"/sootradhar/kirat-babani","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:29.083922","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":26},{"id":16724,"image":"https://kavishala.blob.core.windows.net/kavishalalabs/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Nabi Bakhsh Baloch","bio":"\nNabi Bakhsh Khan Baloch (Sindhi: نبي بخش خان بلوچ, Balochi: نبی بخش خان  بلۏچ) (16 December 1917 – 6 April 2011) was a research scholar and writer. He was termed as a 'moving library' on the province of Sindh, Pakistan.\nThe author of some 150 books, he contributed to many subjects and disciplines of knowledge which include history, education, folklore, archeology, anthropology, musicology, Islamic culture and civilization. He wrote works directly in English, Arabic, Persian, Urdu and Sindhi. He contributed articles on 'Sindh' and 'Baluchistan' which appeared in the Fifteenth Edition of Encyclopædia Britannica, 1972.\nHe did pioneering work on the classic poets of Sindh which culminated in the Ten Volume Critical Text of Shah Jo Risalo, the poetic compendium of Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai, the great Sufi poet of Sindh. He edited forty-two volumes on Sindhi Folklore, with scholarly prefaces in English, 'Folklore and Literature Project' Sindhi Adabi Board.","raw_bio":"Nabi Bakhsh Khan Baloch (Sindhi: نبي بخش خان بلوچ, Balochi: نبی بخش خان  بلۏچ) (16 December 1917 – 6 April 2011) was a research scholar and writer. He was termed as a 'moving library' on the province of Sindh, Pakistan. The author of some 150 books, he contributed to many subjects and disciplines of knowledge which include history, education, folklore, archeology, anthropology, musicology, Islamic culture and civilization. He wrote works directly in English, Arabic, Persian, Urdu and Sindhi. He contributed articles on 'Sindh' and 'Baluchistan' which appeared in the Fifteenth Edition of Encyclopædia Britannica, 1972. He did pioneering work on the classic poets of Sindh which culminated in the Ten Volume Critical Text of Shah Jo Risalo, the poetic compendium of Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai, the great Sufi poet of Sindh. He edited forty-two volumes on Sindhi Folklore, with scholarly prefaces in English, 'Folklore and Literature Project' Sindhi Adabi Board.","slug":"nabi-bakhsh-baloch","DOB":"1917-12-16","DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan","url":"/sootradhar/nabi-bakhsh-baloch","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:29.098119","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":26},{"id":16725,"image":"https://kavishala.blob.core.windows.net/kavishalalabs/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Mirza Kalich Beg","bio":"\nMirza Kalich Baig (Sindhi: مرزا قليچ بيگ) was a scholar within Sindhi literature. He was born on 4 October 1853 in Tando Thoro on the bank of Phuleli Canal in Hyderabad, British India (presently in Pakistan).\nThe lives of the Mirza family and their Georgian connections are a subject of the 2005 book A Georgian Saga: From the Caucasus to the Indus by family's scion Meherafroze Mirza Habib, Vice-President of All Pakistan Women's Association.\nHe wrote 457 books in 43 disciplines, \"including chemistry, physics, biology, zoology, plant sciences, Sindhi literature and anthropology\", and in over eight languages, including Sindhi, Persian, Arabic, English, while he knew 25 languages as a whole.","raw_bio":"Mirza Kalich Baig (Sindhi: مرزا قليچ بيگ) was a scholar within Sindhi literature. He was born on 4 October 1853 in Tando Thoro on the bank of Phuleli Canal in Hyderabad, British India (presently in Pakistan). The lives of the Mirza family and their Georgian connections are a subject of the 2005 book A Georgian Saga: From the Caucasus to the Indus by family's scion Meherafroze Mirza Habib, Vice-President of All Pakistan Women's Association. He wrote 457 books in 43 disciplines, \"including chemistry, physics, biology, zoology, plant sciences, Sindhi literature and anthropology\", and in over eight languages, including Sindhi, Persian, Arabic, English, while he knew 25 languages as a whole.","slug":"mirza-kalich-beg","DOB":"1853-10-04","DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Buland Shah, Tando Thoro","url":"/sootradhar/mirza-kalich-beg","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:29.115820","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":26},{"id":16727,"image":"https://kavishala.blob.core.windows.net/kavishalalabs/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Abdul Ghafoor Bhurgri","bio":"\nAbdul Ghafoor Bhurgri (Sindhi: عبدا لغفورڀرڳڙي) (January 1921 - 10 February 2015), was a lawyer, writer and politician from Larkana, Pakistan.\nAbdul Ghafoor Bhurgri was born on 1 January 1921, in the village of Ghulam Nabi Bhurgri, Shahdadkot. His father, Abdul Jalil Bhurgri, was a government employee and also practiced agriculture.\nBhurgri received primary education in Shahdadkot and matriculated from Madrassah High School, Larkana. After graduating from C & S College, Shikarpur, affiliated with Bombay University, he attended the Aligarh Muslim University He gained his LLB and Masters in the Persian language between 1942 and 1946.","raw_bio":"Abdul Ghafoor Bhurgri (Sindhi: عبدا لغفورڀرڳڙي) (January 1921 - 10 February 2015), was a lawyer, writer and politician from Larkana, Pakistan. Abdul Ghafoor Bhurgri was born on 1 January 1921, in the village of Ghulam Nabi Bhurgri, Shahdadkot. His father, Abdul Jalil Bhurgri, was a government employee and also practiced agriculture. Bhurgri received primary education in Shahdadkot and matriculated from Madrassah High School, Larkana. After graduating from C & S College, Shikarpur, affiliated with Bombay University, he attended the Aligarh Muslim University He gained his LLB and Masters in the Persian language between 1942 and 1946.","slug":"abdul-ghafoor-bhurgri","DOB":"1921-01-01","DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Village Ghulam Nabi Bhurgri, Taluka Shahdadkot, District Qamber Shahdadkot, Sindh, British India","url":"/sootradhar/abdul-ghafoor-bhurgri","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:29.134060","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":26},{"id":16728,"image":"https://kavishala.blob.core.windows.net/kavishalalabs/kavishala_logo.png","name":"AllahDad Bohyo","bio":"\nDr AllahDad Bohyo (Sindhi: ڊاڪٽر الهداد ٻوهيو) was born on 8 August 1934 in village Ghoghari , Larkana District, Sindh. He was a known writer, educationist, scholar, linguist and poet. He died on 16 July 1994.\nHe did Master of Arts in English and Bachelor of Teaching. He got PhD degree in 1977 under the supervision of Ghulam Ali Allana from University of Sindh. The topic of his research article was \"Sindhi Boli jo Samaji Karaj\" Sindhi: سنڌي ٻوليءَ جو سماجي ڪارج.\nDr. AllahDad Bohyo started his practical life as a teacher in 1957. Later on he was promoted as director of education and remained on this post till the last days of his life. Dr. Bohyo is known as literary circle with his criticism and linguistic qualities. He worked his whole life for the promotion of language and literature, his favorite fields were research and he took a deep interest in social linguistics.","raw_bio":"Dr AllahDad Bohyo (Sindhi: ڊاڪٽر الهداد ٻوهيو) was born on 8 August 1934 in village Ghoghari , Larkana District, Sindh. He was a known writer, educationist, scholar, linguist and poet. He died on 16 July 1994. He did Master of Arts in English and Bachelor of Teaching. He got PhD degree in 1977 under the supervision of Ghulam Ali Allana from University of Sindh. The topic of his research article was \"Sindhi Boli jo Samaji Karaj\" Sindhi: سنڌي ٻوليءَ جو سماجي ڪارج. Dr. AllahDad Bohyo started his practical life as a teacher in 1957. Later on he was promoted as director of education and remained on this post till the last days of his life. Dr. Bohyo is known as literary circle with his criticism and linguistic qualities. He worked his whole life for the promotion of language and literature, his favorite fields were research and he took a deep interest in social linguistics.","slug":"allahdad-bohyo","DOB":"1934-08-08","DateOfDemise":null,"location":"linguist","url":"/sootradhar/allahdad-bohyo","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:29.166043","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":26}],"description":"<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 24px;\"> The Great Poets and Writers in Indian and World History! </p>","image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/sootradhar_description/black.jpg"}