AGHA SALEEM (Eminent Novelist and Literary Personality)




Agha Saleem, a renowned literary figure and famous novelist, was born in Shikarpur on 7th 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 Roshan Ahey (Stories: 1985) Roshni Ji Talash (Novelet: 1964), Ba Nanda Novel (1985), Dard Jo Shahar (Stories), Annpooro Insan(Novel) etc. One of his mainly popular poetry books is Pan Chhann Khan Poe. He has also written for sheikh ayaz entitled as Sadiyan je sada . His diction is the distinctive one. His most recent effort is the translation of the Melodies of Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai into English & Urdu. He has been awarded twice with shah latif award.He has been also awarded with presidential Tamgha-i- Hassan karkardgi in 2005.Currently he is serving at Sindhi adabi board. He died after a prolonged illness on 12 April 2016 in Karachi at the age of 81.

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