Mangharam Udharam Malkani
Mangharam Udharam MAlkani | |
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Born |
December 24, 1896 Hyderabad, Sindh |
Died | December 1, 1980 83) | (aged
Occupation | Sindhi scholar, playwright |
Mangharam Udharam Malkani, December 24, 1896 – December 1, 1980) was a renowned Sindhi scholar, critic, writer, playwright, literary historian and professor. He was the pioneer of modern Sindhi dramas. He was recognized as the "Grand old man of Sindhi literature".[1][2][3][4]
Early life and education
He was born on December 24, 1896 at Hyderabad in the landlord family of Shri Udhavdas Malkani. Prof Malkani led a delegation of Sindhi writers for Asian Writers’ Conference held in 1956 in New Delhi.
Career
He joined D. J. Sindh College Karachi as the Lecturer of English. He was the president of Sindhi Sahit Mandal (Sindhi literary Society). After the partition of Indian subcontinent, he migrated to India where he joined Jai Hind College Mumbai.[5]
He wrote more than 22 books.[6][7]
He wrote Sindhi Nasar Ji Tarikh (History of Sindhi Prose) for which he received a Sahitya Akademi Award in 1969.
He founded Sindhi Adabi Sangat.[8]
Death
He died on December 1, 1980.
References
- ↑ "M U Malkani". The Sindhu World. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
- ↑ "35th death anniversary of the pioneer of modren Sindhi dramas Mangharam Malkani today". The Sindh Times. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
- ↑ "A few Eminent Sindhi Litterateurs". Muse India. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
- ↑ "Malkani, Mangharam Udharam". Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/acref/9780195644463.001.0001. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
- ↑ "Promoters & Preservers of Sindhyat". Sindhi Sangat. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
- ↑ "SINDHI" (PDF). Sahitya Akademi. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
- ↑ "Mangharam Udharam Malkani 1896 -". Open Library. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
- ↑ "HYDERABAD: Dissidents to boycott SAS golden jubilee". DAWN. December 15, 2007. Retrieved May 25, 2016.