Ahmed Khan “Madhosh”

                                 




















      Ahmed Khan “Madhosh”famous poet of sindhi language, was born on 5 april 1931 (1st Ramzan 1356 Hijri)  at village Sultan Chandio near taluka Khairpur Nathan Shah, district Dadu.His father name was Haji khan .He was Soomro by caste.His family shifted in Johi during 1932. He was a well known and eminent poet of Sindh.He passed his final examnation from johi school and joined teaching profession.He did masters in Sindhi .He was fond of poetry and got training from Najaf Ali shah lakyari and Faiz Bakshapuri .He started writing poetry in 1960.His first poem appeared in Mehran, a popular magzine of that time .He passed examination of Adeeb & Fazil in 1965. He knew a little Persian language. He was a teacher by profession. He loved poetry since his childhood. He used “madhosh” as a pen name in all his poetry.  His poetry was published in different newspapers and broadcasted from Radio Pakistan. His poetic collection book “ Kaif Ishq” has been published.Besides, he wrote five anthologies, two of them titled “Nazar man nazarband” published by sindhica academy in 2003 and “Dil jou galhyoun” published by sindhi adabi board in 1993 and three remained unpublished.His poetry has depth, beauty, pain, happiness, smiles, love, mysteries of eyes, secrets of hearts, actions of beloved and philosophy of life. His poetry is adorned with all kind of poetic ornaments and famous singers like Mumtaz lashari, Manzoor sakhirani has sang his poetry in beautiful way. He was a kind and loving person and is counted in great poets of sindh. This popular poet  died in Karachi hospital after a long ailment of cancer on 26th June 2010. He had left behind two sons and four daughters.His famous poetic lines are:
1.    Sir lagey suhney sajjan saan sir lagey
Dil je dilber mann je mann san sir lagey
2.    Nainn pahnja jamaye jamaey ditham,
Dhaou nathiyo, kandh behar warey dithum
Pur kashish tou jiyan ko na aayou nazar,
                Manhoo manhoo saaan akh milaey ditham

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