Kala Prakash
Introductory / TSW Citation
Best Fiction Writer – Award Winning Woman Novelist – Sindhi Language – Sindhi Culture
Kala Prakash one among the most popular and quality-writers of Sindhi language has proven that Sindhi woman is not for behind when it comes to serve the Sindhi literature and preserve Sindhi culture. This might be a unique achievement for a Sindhi family that wife and husband both went on to be felicitated with the prestigious literary award Sahit Akademy Award for Sindhi language. This award was presented to Kala Prakash in the year 1994 for “Aarsi-A-Aado” (Infront of mirror), whereas her husband well known Sindhi writer poet and educationist Dr. Moti Prakash has honored with same award in the year 1988 for “Se Sab Sandhyam Saah Sen”.
Biography / About - Kala Prakash
Born in Karachi in on 02-01-1934, Kala Prakash is not known just as the one of most successful Sindhi writers but also have fame of being best fiction writer in Sindhi. She also has credit of one collection of poetry, and a travelogue to Sindh. This was 1954 when she married with Dr. Moti Prakash. In 1977 couple decided to settle down at Dubai and after a quarter of century return back to India in 2002 after the completing professional commitment of Dr. Moti Prakash. Presently family is living at Adipur Kutch, where Kala Prakash is serving the Sindhi language and literature through Institute of Sindhology.
Literary career of Kala Prakash started way back in 1953 her first short story “Dohi Bedohi” was published in Nayi Duniya a popular monthly magazine of Mumbai. Her first novel “Hikk Dil, Hazaar Armaan” was published in 1957, later after the publishing of second edition [1972] in India; novel was published in Sindh, Pakistan in the year 1973. In the year 1984 she visited Sindh.
“Pakhan Ji Preet” [1999] is her latest book, till date her eight novels and two poetry collections are published. This was her literary creation “Aarsi-A-Aado” published in 1992 for which she bagged prestigious Sindhi Sahitya Academy Award in 1994.
Morning of 5 August 2018 proved to be a day of non compensable loss for Sindhi language, Sindhi Culture and Sindhi literature as at around 8 A.M. Kala Prakash breathed last.
Literary Contribution
List of Books of Kala Prakash
Novels:
1957: Hik Dil Hazaar Arman – 1960: Shishe Ji Dil -1975: Hayaati Hotan Re – 1988: Waqt – Vithyoon- Vichhotiyoon – 1992: Aarsi-A-Aado (award winning Sindhi Novel)- 1998: Pakhan Ji Preet – 2004: Samund Ain Kinaro – 2010: Aukha Pandh Pyaar Jaa
Short Story: Collections
1973: Murk Ain Mamta – 1993: Varan Me Gul – 2008: lntezaar
Poetry Collections
1963: Mamta Jun Lahrun [Reprint: 2006]
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Awards
Sahitya Akademi Award: Year 1994
Title of Book: “Aarsi-A-Aado”
Other Awards:
1965: Akhil Bharat Sindhi Boli Ain Sahit Sabha’s appreciation Award
1992: Maharashtra Sindhi Sahitya Academy Award
2001: Ishwari Jivatram Buxani Award
2010: Priyadarshini Academy Award
Famous and popular Sindhi folk singer Bhagwanti Navani is eventually immortal as she even after losing the physical existence still alive at hearts of thousands and thousands of Sindhi music lovers. Often called as Sindhi Koyel Bhagwanti was born on 01 Feb 1940 at Nasarpur. Undisputed queen of Singing Sindhi Lada (marriage ritual songs) Bhagwanti will always be remembered for singing Sukhamani Sahib (Guru Bani) in Sindhi. She also acted in Sindhi film Sindhua Je Kinare. On 22 Oct 1986 she left for heavenly abode.