Sobho Gianchandani
writer · politician
- May 3, 1920
- December 8, 2014
- 94 years
- heart attack
About Sobho Gianchandani
Sobho Gianchandani, 94, Pakistani writer and social scientist, heart attack.
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|Sobho Gianchandani (Sindhi: سوڀو گيانچنداڻي; 3 May 1920 – 8 December 2014) was a Pakistani Sindhi social scientist, and revolutionary writer.
Biography
Gianchandani was born in Bindi (some sources call it Bandi), a small village near the archaeological site of Mohenjo-daro to a Sindhi family. He attended NJV School, DJ College, and SC Shahani Law College. He studied arts at a university set up by Tagore in West Bengal.
Tagore used to call him "the man from Mohenjo-Daro".
He was the first non-Urdu recipient of Pakistan's top literary Kamal-e-Fun Award (for 2004), which is given every year to an eminent writer in recognition of lifelong achievements in the field of literature.
He was also a member of the Communist Party of Pakistan.
Gianchandani died on 8 December 2014 at the age of 94.
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