Mr. Mohan Gehani

Mr. Mohan Gehani

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Biography

Mohan Gehani is a noted Sindhi scholar, playwright, translator and poet. Born in Karachi (Sindh) on January 20, 1938, he belongs to a select community of writers who have lived through the Partition of India. His first short story appeared in 1955 in Naeen Duniyan, a progressive literary magazine, and he has since authored numerous books.

He played an active role in the successful campaign to introduce Sindhi in the Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution, and served on the Sindhi Advisory Board of the Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi, from 2007 to 2012.

Literary Activities

  • Published his first short story in 1955 in Naeen Duniyan
  • Active in the Sindhi Sahit Mandal, Bombay, serving as joint secretary for three years
  • Attended the first Asian Writers Conference as a member of the Sindhi delegation, New Delhi, December 1956
  • Associated with the Sindhiyat movement to preserve Sindhi identity and secure the language in the 8th Schedule of the Constitution
  • Among the key people behind the socio-cultural literary weekly Sindhu Dhara
  • Served on the jury of the Sahitya Akademi and the MP Sindhi Sahitya Academy awards
  • Member, Sindhi Advisory Board, Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi (2007-12)

Books Published

  • Popata Pakdinde (Chasing Butterflies) - Poetry
  • Sindh Jo Ithas (Jhalkoon) - Glimpses of the History of Sindh (translated into Hindi and English)
  • Ja Chityam Chit Mein (What I Brooded Over) - Literary essays
  • Muhinjo Nagar Kahido (Where is My City?) - Poetry
  • Sindhiyat Jo Safar - co-authored with Kirat Babani and Hari Pankaj
  • Ta Kwaban Jo Chha Thindo - Collection of plays and ballets (Sahitya Akademi Award, 2011)
  • Rina Pat Mein - Poetry
  • Monograph 'Popati Hiranandani' (English), Makers of Indian Literature series, Sahitya Akademi
  • Tiral Pakharial Pana (Scattered Papers), Indian Institute of Sindhology, Adipur
  • Desert Blooms Here (English) - an account of Kandla, Gandhidham and Adipur

Translations

  • Ten folk tales of Sindh by Prof. Preetam Varyani (Sindhi to English)
  • Kapila Vatsyayan's 'Bharat: Natya Shastra' into Sindhi, Sahitya Akademi (2013)

Awards

  • Sahitya Akademi Award (2011)
  • Saeen G M Sayed Memorial Award, World Sindhi Council, London
  • Award for contribution to Sindhi literature, Akhil Bharat Sindhi Boli Ain Sahit Sabha
  • Narayan Shyam Award, BEST Sindhi Sabha, Mumbai
  • Council for Promotion of Sindhi Language award
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Mr. Mohan Gehani