Nandlal Javeri
Introductory / TSW Citation
Vedanta Inspired Sindhi Literature – Famous Sindhi – Writer Poet – Sahitya Academy Award
This was the 21 day of December 2016, when the Sahitya Akademy has announced the national literary awards for the year, which has bought great pleasure for the Mumbai based businessmen story writer poet Nand Javeri as he was on the list of awardees for his book Akhar Katha. Though I don’t get chance to read or listen poems of Nand Javeri but what little I heard him reciting his poem in some you tube videos, I can say that he is bringing back old traditional Sindhi poem with colours of Sufism.
Biography / About – Nand Javeri
Born on 1 July 1937 at Shikarpur Sindh, Nandlal Harising Javeri was about to enter within boundary of teen age when he along with several thousand other Hindu was forced to cross the newly laid border came in existence because of the partition of the country. He and his family were moved to Mumbai [Bombay at that time] and started business for getting rooted again.
Pains of migration suffered by Nandlal Javeri find a kind of relief when he started to learn and follow Vedanta and Sufism which are the two major driving influences not just for the literature written by him but also his day-to-day life.
In the literary world of Sindhi, he is considered as voice of Sufism and Vedanta since his entrance in 1959 as short story writer and poet. His first book Nanga Khet Hik Raat, a story collection was published in 1960. Educated up B.A. Nandlal has good command over Sindhi, Hindi and English has also served the Sindhi literature as translator.
In the Mumbai Nand Javeri is associated with Akhal Bharat Sindhi Boli and Sahit Sabha, which has felicitated him with an award in 2013. Beside the short stories and poems Nand Javeri is also renowned for critic’s eye and literary articles. He has also worked as Guest Editor for prestigious magazine Koonj for two special issues on Sundari Uttamchandani [1986 Sahitya Academi Award Winner] and Shokat Shoro.
Literary Contribution
List of Books of Nand Javeri
1960 – Nanga Khet Hik Raat
1990 – Chau Wate Te
2012 – Akhar Katha
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Awards
Sahitya Akademi Award: Year 2016
Title of Book: Akhar Katha
Other Awards:
1991 – Central Hindi Directorate and Bhartiya Sindhu Sabha
2013 – Akhal Bharat Sindhi Boli and Sahit Sabha
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.