Mangharam Udharam Malkani
Mangharam Udharam Malkani | |
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Died | December 1, 1980 | (aged 83)
Occupation | Sindhi scholar, playwright |
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]
Early life and education[]
He was born on December 24, 1896 at Hyderabad in the landlord family of Raisahab Udharam 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[]
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on March 17, 2016. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
- ^ Lal, Ananda (2004). "Malkani, Mangharam Udharam". Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/acref/9780195644463.001.0001. ISBN 9780195644463. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
- ^ "Promoters & Preservers of Sindhyat". Sindhi Sangat. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
- ^ "SINDHI" (PDF). Sahitya Akademi. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 2, 2017. 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.
- Sindhi people
- Sindhi-language writers
- 1896 births
- 1980 deaths
- Indian scholars
- Indian critics
- 20th-century Indian writers
- Indian dramatists and playwrights
- Indian historians
- Literary historians
- Indian academics
- D. J. Sindh Government Science College alumni
- People from Hyderabad, Sindh
- 20th-century historians
- Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Award in Sindhi