Hari Himthani

Famous Sindhi Novelist – Sahitya Academy Award – Ajmer
When it comes to reflecting the pains of partition through creating effective writing Hari Himthani, who has bagged 2002 Sahitya Academy Award appeared to be racing ahead of many established names of Sindhi literary world. Born on 13 February 1933 at village Hisab, Nawab Shah Sind Hari came to Ajmer in 1947 and settled there. After completing matriculation, he joined the Indian railway and retired as Official of western railway Ajmer.
Hari was blessed to have a nature rich environment for his entire early childhood because at village Hisab there were hardly 50 families living engaged with farming and cattle husbandry so he was used to enjoying lush green carpet and musical sounds of bells at the evening. After making the life stable at Ajmer Hari Himthani decided to share his memories of partition in a creative way of writing his first creation was a short story titled “Pyar Roi Dino“which was published in the year 1952 in the famous and popular Sindhi Magazine Kumari.
Hari Himthani is a master of fiction and most of the time the theme of his writing revolves around the life of a middle-class family. He went on to write eighteen books including ten novels. His two novels “Raat Jo Biyo Pahar” and “Maazia Jaa Danga” [Published in 1954] are not just the narration of troubles faced by Sindhi people but actually it is visualization of wounded hearts.
“… His storytelling is so unique in its continuity and sustained interest that it is impossible to part from his book until it is completely read. If the light went out, the reader would light a candle and would continue reading. “This is what famous Sindhi critic and writer Prof. Namdev Tarachandani has said about the writing of Hari Himthani.
Almost the entire decade 1960-1970 can be said the hibernation period for the writings of Hari Himthani. Actually, in the start of 1961 he started to write his own biography and it happens that his elder brother has given about 1500 pages of his writing as the Diwali garbage. Novel “Dingyoon Phidyoon Lakeroon “1972 was his first creation of his second session of literary journey. Some of the plays written by Hari Himthani are broadcasted from AIR Jaipur. In the literary magazines like “Zindagi, Kumari & Kalakar” articles of Hari Himthani are publishing regularly, a few articles are also published in Sindhi Magazines of Sindh.
Overall due to Corona year 2020 is considered as a year of trouble but this fading year on the first day of last month i.e., on 01 December 2020 brought the news of sad demise of Hari Himthani.