Mangharam Udharam Malkani

Mangharam Udharam Malkani (December 24, 1896 – December 1, 1980) was an Indian scholar, critic, writer, playwright, literary historian and professor in the Sindhi language. He was the pioneer of modern Sindhi dramas. He was recognized as the "Grand old man of Sindhi literature".[1][2][3][4]

Mangharam Udharam Malkani
Born(1896-12-24)December 24, 1896
Hyderabad, Bombay Presidency, British India
DiedDecember 1, 1980(1980-12-01) (aged 83)
Pune, India
OccupationSindhi scholar, playwright

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 lecturer of English. He was the president of Sindhi Sahit Mandal (Sindhi literary Society). After the partition of India, 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
  1. "M U Malkani". The Sindhu World. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
  2. "35th death anniversary of the pioneer of modren Sindhi dramas Mangharam Malkani today". The Sindh Times. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
  3. "A few Eminent Sindhi Litterateurs". Muse India. Archived from the original on March 17, 2016. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
  4. Lal, Ananda (2004). "Malkani, Mangharam Udharam". Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/acref/9780195644463.001.0001. ISBN 9780195644463. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
  5. "Promoters & Preservers of Sindhyat". Sindhi Sangat. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
  6. "SINDHI" (PDF). Sahitya Akademi. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 2, 2017. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
  7. "Mangharam Udharam Malkani 1896 -". Open Library. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
  8. "HYDERABAD: Dissidents to boycott SAS golden jubilee". DAWN. December 15, 2007. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
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