Sarkash Sindhi

Sarkash Sindhi
Born
Abdul Majeed Chandio

(1940-10-01)1 October 1940
Mehar, Sindh, British India
Died5 March 2012(2012-03-05) (aged 71)
Sindh
OccupationPoet
Spouse
unknown
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(m. 1900; died 2012)​
Writing career
Pen nameSarkash Sindhi
LanguageSindhi

Sarkash Sindhi (Sindhi: سرڪش سنڌي) (1 October 1940 - 5 March 2012) was a poet from Sindh, Pakistan.

Early life

Sarkash Sindhi was born on 1 October 1940 in Palipota. His early education came in his native village. Later his parents moved to Jawabpur.

Career

Afterward, he settled in Ratodero and then moved to Larkana. He worked as a primary school teacher and retired from service as a high school teacher.

His birth name was Abdul Majeed Chandio.

He fathered Raziya Nayab (a.k.a. Nayab Sarkash Sindhi) and the son of religious scholar Maulana Abdullah Chandio, who became a prominent poet of Sindhi language.

Works

He wrote nine books of poetry. His main works are:

- Derd-e-dil, Amun Aab-e-Hayat

- Piyar aen Azadi

- Sindhu Gai thi

- Samund Chholiyoon

- Tahak

- Zindagi ji Goonj

Personal life

He raised two daughters and a son. He died on 5 March 2012 due to cancer.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "سرڪش سنڌي : (Sindhianaسنڌيانا)". www.encyclopediasindhiana.org (in Sindhi). Retrieved 2023-06-02.
  2. ↑ "Sarkash Sindhi, a down to earth poet". The Sindh Times. 2017-03-05. Archived from the original on 2019-07-04. Retrieved 2019-07-04.
  3. 1 2 Tribune.com.pk (2012-03-06). "Curtains fall: Sarkash Sindhi loses battle against cancer, dies at Chandka hospital". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 2019-07-04.
  4. ↑ "Sarkash Sindhi hospitalised". DAWN.COM. 2011-10-31. Retrieved 2019-07-04.
  5. ↑ "Death Anniversary of Sarkash Sindhi". www.radio.gov.pk. Retrieved 2019-07-04.
  6. ↑ iaoj (2012-03-06). "Sarkash Sindhi Passes away". Indus Asia Online Journal (iaoj). Archived from the original on 2019-07-04. Retrieved 2019-07-04.