Personalities of Sindh

Agha Saleem, a renowned literary figure and famous novelist, was born in Shikarpur on 7 th April 1935.His real name is Agha Khalid saleem, son of Agha Abdul kareem khan. He got basic education in Shikarpur and lived in Hyderabad since 1948. Matriculated from Hyderabad , Intermediate from Lahore and B.A from University of Sindh . He worked at Radio Pakistan and retired as station director. He is known as an eminent story writer, novelist and dramatist of Sindhi language. His first story, Aah! Ai zalim samaj, published in 1952. He has written a variety of novels together with Hama Oost , which is written in a historical perspective of Sindh and Ondhahi Dharti Roshan Hath'a which portrays Sindhi culture from Moen Jo Daro to the time of partition of subcontinent when Hindu Sindhi were leaving Sindh.After his retirement, he entered in the field of journalism.He remained editor of daily “Sach” and daily “Jago” Some other books are: Chand Ja Tamanai (Stories: 1967), Dharti ...

Dr. Abdul Karim son of Muhammad Saleh Soomro was   an eminent poet and prose writer, born on 15 th August 1955 in Sukkur. His Literary name is Adal Soomro. He is literary person of modern age.He started his writing in 1971. Adal Soomro did his masters in economics in 1977 and masters in Sindhi literature where he secured first position with gold medal in 1979.For ten years he taught in various college. Later on he was appointed as lecturer of sindhi literature in sindhi department of shah latif university where he served as professor and chairman of sindhi deprtment.He has   remained incharge of sheikh ayaz chair of shah latif university. In 1999 he has done his Ph.D under the topic of “History and role of sindhi adabi sangat” in guidance of dr.Tanveer Abbassi.He has remained twice secretary general of   sindhi adabi sangat in 1992-1994 and 2003 while in 2002 he was secretary of sachal sarmast committee.In addition to this he has servered as member of Allama I...

Abdul Qadir Junejo was born in Village Jinhan, Taulka Mithi, District Tharparkar on 13 th September 1945 .   He is a great dramatist, story writer and a literary figure. He is B.A, B.Ed and M.A in Sociology from Sindh University . He began his professional career as a primary teacher in 1962 and secondary teacher in 1971. Finally, he was appointed at Institute of Sindhology on different posts. Among his works, dramas and stories are matchless. His first story muth muth sooran jee (1964) was published in “Rooh Rihan” magazine. He has written twenty dramas for television and thirty, for radio. His most famous drama Rani Jee Kahani was telecasted from PTV Karachi centre and was translated in English, Urdu and Chinese languages. Among other Urdu outstanding plays khansahib, choti si duniya, deewaren, seerhiyan introduced new trend to drama. He is God gifted writer whose poetic style of writing prose makes him high-flying. His stories have also been translated into Urdu,...

Shaikh Abdul Majeed Sindhi was born on 7 th July 1889 in a Hindu family in Thatta. He was a famous writer, scholar, politician, journalist and a good person. Since childhood he was in the search of right that’s why on 10 th February 1908 he became a Muslim in front of Shaikh Abdul Rahim at Hyderabad . He matriculated from Thatta then became Munshi at a senior advocate Mr Deechand Ojha. Afterwards he lived at Hyderabad where Rais Ghulam Muhammad Bhurgari made him editor of his paper Al Ameen . Having been inspired from his intellect Bhurgari Sahab made him, his political advisor. He was an active participant of Reshmi Rumal Tahrik, by Molana Ubedullah Sindhi, in which he was imprisoned in 1919 for three years. Later, he addressed against the English in a procession in 1920 at Larkana and was again imprisoned for two years. In 1924 he became editor of Daily Al Waheed. Through this platform he incited the Muslims. On 16 th November 1929 he participated in All India ...

Dr. Memon Abdul Majeed Sindhi was born on 1 st January 1930 in a village Mari near Shikarpur District. He has been a well prominent scholar, intellectual, critic and a linguist. He got early education at his village but due to flood the whole family migrated to Shikarpur where he was admitted in the Madarsa of Molvi Fazlullah. He learnt Arabic, Persian, Quran Nazra and Qirat. He completed middle from Shikarpur, Matric in 1952 from Larkana and Diploma in Civil Engineering from Sukkur in 1954. After that, he was appointed as a clerk in revenue department. Meanwhile he did B.A and transferred from Revenue Department to Water Management Department. Being in this department he made the most of the time and did M.A and LL.B. In 1963 he became lecturer in Islamia College Sukkur. Together with principal of the college, Shaikh Abdul Razzak “Raz”, he started a trend of celebrating academic and literary activities to be celebrated every year in the college such as debates, poetic sessi...

Abdul Karim Khan Rind Baloch was born on 5 th January 1938 in karachi ’s Baghdadi area but settled in Yosuf Balouch Village Kotri with his family. He is illustrious personality of Radio and Television. His father took part in First World War and married a Kurd girl from Baghdad . His academic career starts from Kotri where he did primary, Intermediate from Muslim Science College Hyderabad and B.A, M.A from University of Sindh . As he loved literature and art, he joined Radio Pakistan Hyderabad during his studentship. In 1965 he became producer of Radio Pakistan Hyderabad where he started new programs and introduced new artists on Radio. One of the famous characters Ghanwer Khan is still the part of memory on the hearts of people. In 1967, he became producer on PTV where he worked with same zeal and fervor. For such outstanding service the government of Pakistan promoted him as a General Manager of PTV at Quetta Centre. He also worked at Islamabad and Peshawer centre. He ...

Molana Abdul Karim Qureshi (Bair Waro) was born on 22 nd September 1922 at Village Bair, Taulka Qamber, District Larkana. He has been a scholar and religious figure of Silsila- e- Qadriya. He received his early education from his father. He also studied Persian and Arabic. From 1944 to 1947 he was student of a famous scholar Allama Ghulam Mustafa Qasmi where he received his degree. He started teaching at Madarsa in Karachi with his teacher Qasmi Sahb for three years. Later, he taught at Jamia Anwar ul Uloom Madarsa of Molvi Abdul Latif from 1951 to 1958. Finally he opened his own Madarsa Siraj ul Uloom at his village continued till death. Along with teaching he also wrote many books. Among his students there is a big number of engineers, doctors, teachers, professors and common people. Almighty had given him exceptional qualities. With his mild discourse, the people from every walk of life received same kindness and love in his company. He was also Naib Ameer of a religious pa...

Abdul Hafeez Pirzada, son of Abdul sattar, former chief minister of sindh, was born on 24 th February 1935 at Old Sukkur. He is an illustrious politician and lawyer of Pakistan . He received primary education at Sukkur, B.A from D.J Sindh college Karachi (1954), Bar at Law from Linloclns Inn United Kingdom (1957). Having a degree of Barrister he practiced as a lawyer at Karachi . He also obtained Msc in political science and wrote brief thesis on Soveit union and rise of communism.He   is one of the 30 founders of Pakistan Peoples Party in 1967 and was close to Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto.Previously he was member of organizing committee of PPP and was legal expert of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto and assisted him in the constitution of 1973. later he became chairman of the party Karachi Zone in 1970. He was elected as member National Assembly from Karachi in the elections of 1970. He became Minister of Education and Minister of Information & Broadcasting. He supported Z.A.Bhutto in ...

Abdul Gaffar Tabasum was born at village Pir Bux Bhutto; district Larkana on 20 th November 1951 . He is counted as one of the best poets of sindh, his qualification M.A (International Relations). He resides and works at Karachi . Abdul Gaffar Tabasum has composed poetry on all the terms such as geet, ghazal, bait, kaafyoon, wayoon, azad nazam, filmi geet etc. His field of interest is nazam in which he represents the condition of tragic hearts. His published books are “Gulan jehra gaal”, “Shafaq wara chanwra”, “Mitti ja sar” and “Sochoon sehra sraab”. He is considered as poet of common people. His poetry is not only published but also sung by many singers on Radio and Television.    

Abida parveen, a great mystic and folk singer of Pakistan , was born on 20 th of Feb 1954 at muhalla Ali Goharabad larkana. She was keen to sing since her childhood.She was leading promoter of mystical songs. She got singing in her heritage. Her mother, Mumtaz Begum, was a good artist and her father was expert musician who was also her teacher. She learnt the music firstly from Ghulam Haider, Later on from Ustad Salamat Ali. After that she joined her father’s institute for further training.A very famous producer of Pakistan Ghulam Hussain sheikh was her husband whose efforts won her success in the field of music. She was introduced at Radio Pakistan Hyderabad where she started her carrier with her first song “Tuhinjey zulf je bund kumand widha” (In Sindhi Language), which was broadcasted in 1973. Besides singing in Sindhi, she is at par excellence in Urdu, Siraki and Multani languages. People of Sindh titled her as “Raag ji Rani” (Queen of Music) . She is expert in singing ...

سومرن جي دور ۾ چئن دودن ۽ ٻن چنيسرن جو نمايان ذڪر آهي. انهن بابت واقع نگارن جو مجموعي طور رايو آهي ته ٻئي چنيسر پرمتڙيا، لالچي ۽ بيڪار هئا، جڏهن ته دودا دلير، بهادر ۽ ويڙهو هئا. ان تاريخي پس منظر ۾ ائين معلوم ٿئي ٿو ته سومرن ۾ دودن واري تسلسل ۽ بهادرانه ڪارنامن واري روايت سبب دودو لفظ بهادريءَ جي علامت طور منسوب ٿي ويو. بيان ڪيل داستانن جي لوڪ روايت، جنهن طرح غير محسوس ٿيندڙ عوامي انداز سان جنم وٺي، پختي ٿي ۽ پکيڙجي ٿي، هيءَ به هڪ اهڙو ئي مثال آهي. سومرن جي دور جا سڀئي دودا پنهنجي پنهنجي دور جا بهادر ۽ بيباڪ مڙس هئا. ان ڪري دودو سورهيائيءَ جي علامتي اهڃاڻ طور نه رڳو ان وقت، پر موجودهه دور تائين زبان زد عام هلندو پئي رهيو آهي ۽ شايد ان ئي نالي جي نسبت سان دوداڻي، سورهيائي طور ۽ دودو بهادريءَ جي علامت طور سنڌي معاشري ۾ رائج ٿي ويو. ان دور جو مشهور منگتو ڀاڳو ڀان دودي جي حوالي سان دوداڻين جو ذڪر ڪندي چوي ٿو: والي وڳهه ڪوٽ جا، دوداڻي دونڪن، جي ڪنين ٻه هئا سومرا، تن ڏيل اکئين ڏسجن. هنديءَ ۾ دودي جي لفظي معنيٰ ‘راج دل’ يعنيٰ ملڪ جي سگهه آهي پر سنڌيءَ ۾ اهو لفظ گھڻ صفا تي حوالي سا...

سنڌ جي تاريخ ۾  ”سمن جو دور“ سياسي لحاظ کان سونهري دور ٿي گذريو آهي. سياست، عملداري، فوج، سپاهه، مدرسا، خانقاهون، مڪتب، ڪاروبار ۽ واپار، مطلب ته سنڌي ماڻهو هر لحاظ کان فوقيت رکندڙ هو. 1520ع ۾ سمن جي حڪومت جي خاتمي کان پوءِ سنڌي وري ڪڏهن به اهو اوج حاصل نه ڪري سگهيا. جيتوڻيڪ ڪلهوڙن ارڙهين صديءَ ۾ سنڌ جي وڃايل اوج کي حاصل ڪرڻ جي ڪوشش ڪئي، پر اهي سمن جي حڪومتي حاصلات تائين پهچي نه سگهيا! بادشاهن ۽ سلطانن (سمن) کان سواءِ، ڄامن سمن جي آخري دور ۾ ٻه وڏا ڪردار پيدا ٿيا. مخدوم بلال ۽ دولهه دريا خان. ٻئي ڪردار پنهنجي پنهنجي جاءِ تي، تمام وڏي اهميت وارا هئا. مخدوم بلال عالم، استاد ۽ صوفي هئڻ سان گڏ، وطن دوست انسان ٿي گذريو. دولهه دريا خان سياستدان، مدبر، سپهه سالار ۽ تعميرِ سنڌ جو روح روان هو. 1980ع ۾ هڪ مقالو ڇپيو. ان موجب دريا خان لاشاري بلوچ هو. منهنجو ڪتاب ”سمن جي سلطنت“ 1987ع ۾ ڇپيو، تڏهن مون هن راءِ کي تسليم نه ڪيو ۽ پنهنجو موقف پيش ڪيو. محض روايتن جي آڌار تي، ڪنهن جو حسب نسب طئه ڪرڻ، تحقيق جي تسليم شده اصولن جي خلاف هو. ايندڙ ورقن ۾ ”دولهه دريا خان“ بابت مضمون ۽ مقالا سهيڙي پ...

( ڏاهر کي ياد ڪرڻ جي سلسلي جا هي چند تعارفي صفحا، سائين جي ايم سيد جي ڪتاب خاني مان حاصل ٿيا آهن. مواد منجهان معلوم ٿئي ٿو ته ’بزم صوفياءِ سنڌ‘ تحريڪ واري دور ۾، جڏهن اهو طئه ڪيو ويو هو ته سنڌ جي سورمن جي ياد تازي ڪرڻ لاءِ مواد رکيو وڃي. سنڌ جي سرزمين ۾ مها راجا ڏاهر جو اول نمبر آهي. ان ڪري سندس ياد جو ذڪر ٿيڻ سان جا واويلا شروع ٿي هئي، ان کي منهن ڏيڻ لاءِ سيد هي تعارفي مواد لکيو هيو، پر اهو ڪٿي شايع ٿي ڪونه سگهيو. مها راجا ڏاهر جي شخصيت ۽ ڪردار بابت تيار ٿيندڙ، هن ڪتاب ۾ اهو مواد تعارفي طور شامل ڪجي ٿو.) راجا ڏاهر جي تيرهن سو ورهن کانپوءِ ياد تازه ڪرڻ جي ضرورت ڇو پيئي آهي؟ اهو ذرا غور طلب مسئلو آهي. ان تي جذباتي طور نظر وجهڻ جي عيوض حقائقِ وقت جي نقطه نگاه کان ڏسڻ ضروري آهي. اها خواهش رڳو سنڌ ۾ نه، پر دنيا جي ٻين مسلمان ملڪن ۾ وقت بوقت پي پيدا ٿي آهي، خصوصاً اهڙي دورن ۾ جڏهن انهن ملڪن جي ماڻهن کي سندن قومي تهذيب، تمدن ۽ سياسي آزاديءَ کان خطرو محسوس پي ٿيو آهي، ته هنن منجهن قومي شعور پيدا ڪرڻ لاءِ سندن قديم روايات کي زنده ڪرڻ ضروري ڄاتو ٿي. مثلاً: (1) سلطان محمود غزنويءَ...

سنڌ جي نامور اسڪالر ڊاڪٽر غلام محمد لاکي جي تعاون ۽ سندس نگرانيءَ ۾ شهيد مخدوم بلاول جي شخصيت ۽ ڪردار بابت ڪيل هيءَ ميڙان چونڊي 2006ع ۾ شايع ٿي هئي، جنهن جو ڊاڪٽر صاحب، مهاڳ پڻ لکيو هو. هيءُ ڪتاب سنڌ جي قومي ڪردارن کي اجاگر ڪرڻ واري مقصد سان تيار ڪيو ويو هو.  مخدوم صاحب کي سنڌ جي محب وطن شهيدن ۾ اعليٰ مقام حاصل آهي، ان ڪري مخدوم صاحب جي شخصيت ۽ سندس ڪردار بابت اٿاريل متضاد راين بابت تحقيقي انداز ۾ تيار ڪيل هن مواد کي ڪافي پذيرائي ملي. ان پذيرائيءَ جو فائدو وٺندي سنڌ جي ڪن جڳاڙي پبلشرن ڪوڙِ نالي سان ساڳي مواد جي ٽريس ڪاپي تيار ڪرائي ورتي. ان جو بنيادي سبب سنڌ جي تعليم کاتي پاران ان ڪتاب کي تعليمي ادارن جي لائبررين لاءِ خريداريءَ واسطي منظور ڪرڻ هو. اهڙي ريت انتهائي ردي ڇپائي ۽ اخباري ڪاغذ تي فرضي نالي سان، هن ڪتاب جو آندل اهو ڇاپو مفاد پرست پبلشرن ۽لالچي خريدارن جي ڳٺ جوڙ سان مختلف تعليمي ادارن جي لائبررين تائين پهچايو ويو. نه رڳو ايترو پر ان ملي ڀڳت سان ڪيترن ئي ٻين مشهور ليکڪن جي نامور ڪتابن جون ڪوڙيون ڊميون (نالو ساڳيو اندر مواد ٻيو) جوڙي سَوَن جي تعداد ۾ اهڙا ڪتاب سرڪا...

امر ڪوٽ جي پاسي ۾ پيدا ٿيل اڪبر بادشاهه ٿرين لاءِ فرمان جاري ڪيو هو ته:  ”منهنجي جنم ڀومي ٿر مان ملندڙ ڍل منهنجي خزاني لاءِ وصول نه ڪئي وڃي ڇو ته جيڪا ڌرتي جنم جي جاءِ هجي ان تي سيس نمائجي، نه ڪي ڍل وصول ڪجي.“ اڪبر پنهنجي ان قول کي پاڻي ڏيندي سنڌ جي ڌرتيءَ جي ڪيتري عزت ۽ احترام ڪيو ان جا ڪي اهڃاڻ عبد الرحيم خاني خانا جي آمد وقت ملن ٿا. اهي  تاريخ جون ڳالهيون آهن اڪبر پنهنجي ڪيل قول کي ڪيترو پاڻي ڏنو، ان ڳالهه  کي پاسي تي رکندي ڳالهه کي اڳتي وڌايون ٿا. اڪبر پاران ٿرين لاءِ جاري ڪيل ان فرمان واري آزاد زندگي جا اهڃاڻ ڪلهوڙن جي دور تائين نمايان ملن ٿا، جن جو اظهار حضرت شاهه لطيف هن ريت ڪري ٿو. نه ڪا جھل نه پل نه ڪو رائر ڏيهه ۾، آڻيو وجھن آهرين روڙيو رتا گل، مارو پاڻ امل، مليران مرڪڻو. نڪو لاس ولنگٽن 1613ع ۾، ايسٽ انڊيا ڪميٽيءَ پاران نير خريد ڪرڻ لاءِ احمد آباد کان سنڌ آيو هو. ان لکيو آهي ته: ”ننگر پارڪر کان ويندي، جوڻ تائين ڪو به ماڻهو ڪنهن کي ڍل نه ٿو ڀري.“ اهڙي ڪاردار کان آجائيءَ واري نظام ۾ ميرن پاران وقت بوقت مداخلت ڪرڻ جا مثال ملن ٿا.پر مجموعي طور ٿر ۾ ...

پيش لفظ سپاتر شير سنڌڙيءَ جا، ملهايئه سنڌ جو پاڻي، شهادت جي سند تنهنجو، بڻي سينگار ڪالاڻي. (آشا درگاپوري) سنڌ نه رڳو صوفين ۽ سنتن، پر شهيدن جي سرزمين پڻ پئي رهي آهي. سنڌ پرامن ۽ سيڪيولر سرزمين آهي. جهڙيءَ طرح ان جا صوفي بغير ڪنهن مذهبي متڀيد جي مڙني ڏيهه واسين جي جذبن جي مشترڪه ميراث پئي رهيا آهن، ساڳي ريت سنڌ جي شهيدن وارين صفن ۾ پڻ ڪائي مذهبي منافرت نظر ڪانه ٿي اچي. ”شهيد ڏاهر“ ۽ ”جئه شينهن“ کان ٿيندي ”شهيد هيمون ڪالاڻي“ کان عبدالرزاق سومري ۽ اشوڪ ڪمار تائين شهيدانِ سنڌ جي هڪ وڏي قطار آهي، جنهن ۾ ڪئين سرويچ سورهيه شامل آهن، جن کي سنڌ جو هر محب وطن سنڌ جي شهيد طور عزت ۽ احترام سان ياد ڪندو پئي رهيو آهي. ”اڳيان اڏن وٽ، پٺين سر سنباهيا.“ محڪوم قومن جي سجاڳي ۽ ارتقا واري عمل سان شهيدن جي رت جو سڌيءَ طرح واسطو هجي ٿو، اهو ائين ته جڏهن جڏهن سندن عمل ۽ ڪردار جو بيان ٿئي ٿو تڏهن قوم جي نوجوانن جي دلين ۾ ملڪ سان محبت جي سلسلي ۾ هڪ قسم جو نئون روح ڦوڪجي وڃي ٿو. ۽ اهي پنهنجي شهيدن جي حالاتِ زندگي ۽ ڪارنامن مان سبق حاصل ڪري معروضي حالتن ۾ ڪي رستا ۽ راهون هموار ڪري سگهن ٿا. ان ...