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Vasdev Mohi

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Vasdev Mohi

Aliases: Vasdev Vensimal Sidhnani
Pen Names: Vasdev Mohi（Pen name）

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1944-03-02 （Mirpur Khas）
Died
2021-08-27 age 77
Nationality
Indian
Languages
Sindhi
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Mirpur Khas (1944-1947) → Jodhpur (1947-1950) → Ahmedabad (1950-1987) → Dubai (1987-2004)

Career

Occupations
Poet, Translator, Critic, Short story writer, Lecturer
Active Years
1976-2021
Affiliations
Sahitya Akademi executive board member (2008-2013), Council for Promotion of Indian Languages member (2008-2013)

Education

Gujarat University
Faculty of Arts / English Literature
Degree: Master's
Period: 不明
Year of Graduation: 1966
Country: India
Master's in English literature

Awards

Saraswati Samman
2019
Work: Chequebook
Category: 短編集
Organization: KK Birla Foundation
Result: 受賞
Sahitya Akademi Award (Sindhi)
1977
Work: Barf jo Thahyal
Organization: Sahitya Akademi
Result: 受賞
Sahitya Akademi Award (Gujarati)
1995
Work: Mankoo
Organization: Sahitya Akademi
Result: 受賞
Gangadhar National Award
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Tazad

1976 Poetry

First poetry collection, prominent in India and Pakistan.

Social

Subah Kithe Ahe

Poem

Where is the Morning.

Barf jo Thahyal

1977 Poetry

Memory of Snow. Sahitya Akademi Award winner.

Chequebook

2012 Short story collection

Short story book. Saraswati Samman winner.

Style & Themes

Literary Style
GhazalMankooHyku Ghazal
Recurring Motifs
Social discrimination

Legacy

Prominent Sindhi poet with 25 poetry books. Introduced new poetic forms like Mankoo and Hyku Ghazal.

Trivia

  • Prominent poems in both India and Pakistan.
  • Introduced new poetic forms Mankoo and Hyku Ghazal.