Mangharam Udharam Malkani

Mangharam Udharam Malkani (1896–1980) 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 24 December 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 1 December 1980.

References

  1. ↑ "M U Malkani". The Sindhu World. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "35th death anniversary of the pioneer of modren Sindhi dramas Mangharam Malkani today". The Sindh Times. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "A few Eminent Sindhi Litterateurs". Muse India. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "Malkani, Mangharam Udharam". Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/acref/9780195644463.001.0001/acref-9780195644463-e-0336 (inactive 2016-05-31). Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  5. ↑ "Promoters & Preservers of Sindhyat". Sindhi Sangat. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  6. ↑ "SINDHI" (PDF). Sahitya Akademi. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  7. ↑ "Mangharam Udharam Malkani 1896 -". Open Library. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  8. ↑ "HYDERABAD: Dissidents to boycott SAS golden jubilee". DAWN. December 15, 2007. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
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