Sarkash Sindhi Explained

Birth Name:	Abdul Majeed Chandio
Pseudonym:	Sarkash Sindhi
Birth Date:	1940 10, df=yes
Birth Place:	Mehar, Sindh, British India
Death Place:	Sindh
Occupation:	Poet
Nationality:	Indian/Pakistani
Language:	Sindhi

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

Early life

Sarkash Sindhi was born on 1 October 1940 in Palipota.^[2] 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^[3] 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 Sindh) 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:^[4]

- 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^[5] due to cancer.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: سرڪش سنڌي : (Sindhianaسنڌيانا) . 2023-06-02 . www.encyclopediasindhiana.org . sd.
2. Web site: Sarkash Sindhi, a down to earth poet. 2017-03-05. The Sindh Times. en-US. 2019-07-04.
3. Web site: Curtains fall: Sarkash Sindhi loses battle against cancer, dies at Chandka hospital. Tribune.com.pk. 2012-03-06. The Express Tribune. en-US. 2019-07-04.
4. Web site: Correspondent . The Newspaper's . 2011-10-31 . Sarkash Sindhi hospitalised . 2019-07-04 . DAWN.COM . en.
5. Web site: Death Anniversary of Sarkash Sindhi. www.radio.gov.pk. en. 2019-07-04.
6. Web site: Sarkash Sindhi Passes away. iaoj. 2012-03-06. Indus Asia Online Journal (iaoj). en. 2019-07-04.