Hoat Chand Gurbakhshani
Hoat Chand Moolchand Gurbakhshani | |
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| Native name | Sindhi: ڊاڪٽر هوتچند مولچند گربخشاڻي |
| Born | Hoat Chand Moolchand Gurbakhshani 8 March 1884 Hyderabad, Sindh, British India |
| Died | 11 February 1947 (aged 62) Karachi, Sindh |
| Pen name | "ڊاڪٽر گربخشاڻي" |
| Occupation | Teacher, writer |
| Nationality | Sindhi |
| Education | Doctor of Philosophy |
| Alma mater | University of London |
| Period | 1928 |
| Subject | Research, translation |
| Notable works | Compilation of Shah Jo Risalo[1] |
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Dr. Hoat Chand Gurbakhshani (AKA Gurbakhshani) (Sindhi: ڊاڪٽر هوتچند مولچند گربخشاڻي) was born on 8 March 1884 in the Gurbakhsahni Amil family at Hyderabad, Sindh. He had compiled Shah Jo Risalo[2] of Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai. He died on 11 February 1947 at Karachi.[3]
Education
He received early education from Church Mission School, Hyderabad, Sindh, secondary education from N.H academy (1899), B.A from D.J College (1905) and M.A in Persian and English from Wilson College Mumbai (1907). He received a Doctorate degree from University of London in 1928. His research paper's topic was "Mysticism in English Poetry".[4]
Career
In 1908, Gurbakhshani came back to Sindh and worked as a professor of Persian in D. J. Sindh Government Science College, Karachi where he was promoted as principal in 1937 and held this position till his death.[5]
Literary career
Gurbakhshani’s notable work is the collection of Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai's unpublished poetry and research to find its authenticity and originality before its publication. He has given three scientific volumes of Shah Jo Risalo's research in 1923, 1924 and 1931.[6] He compared and studied seven volumes of Bhittai for the confirmation of each line of his poetry, which is not an easy task.[7]
Publications
Besides compilation of Shah Jo Risalo, he wrote a novel "Noor Jahan" which is his first book, published in 1915.[8] The background of this novel was the Mughal Empire. He wrote another book "lanwaria Ja Laal" in 1934. This book contains biographies of four personalities of Lanwari: Khuwaja Mohammad Zaman,[9] Khuwaja Gul Mohammad, Khuwaja Mohammad Hassan and Khuwaja Mohammad Zaman sani. He has taught many students including Mirza Kalich Beg.
Death
Gurbakhshani died on 11 February 1947 at Karachi, Sindh.
References
- ↑ Correspondent, The Newspaper's Staff (30 December 2012). "International moot at Urs: Bhitai's poetry termed relevant to present-day conditions". Retrieved 25 July 2017.
- ↑ "::: Sindhica :::". sindhica.org. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
- ↑ Book "Legends of Modern Sindh", written by: Prof: Hassan Bux Noonari, Published: Roshni Publications 2015, Page: 84
- ↑ "ڊاڪٽر گربخشاڻي: شاهه جو پهريون شارح". Retrieved 25 July 2017.
- ↑ http://www.sindhiadabiboard.org/catalogue/Tanqeed/Book3/Book_page5.html
- ↑ "Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai". apnaorg.com. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
- ↑ Sahito, Abdul Wahab (12 February 2012). "سنڌي شخصيتون: ڊاڪٽر هوتچند مولچند گربخشاڻي – جي ايم سيد". Retrieved 25 July 2017.
- ↑ "نورجهان _ ڊاڪٽر هوتچند مولچند گربخشاڻي .pdf". Retrieved 25 July 2017.
- ↑ http://www.salbc.org.pk/index_htm_files/04-Altaf%20Hussain%20Jokhio.pdf
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