Indra Vaswani
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Famous Sindhi Writer – Sindhi Women – Sindhi Teacher
Indra Vaswani is symbol of modern Sindhi woman; she was not just highly educated but is well aware of utilising own’s strength. She started her life as Sindhi teacher and also started contributing to Sindhi language and literature and included her name (Nalo- Title of her first book of Short Stories) with other successful Sindhi woman writers. She didn’t stop here but like her husband Harish Vaswani, she also bagged country’s highest literary Award Sahitya Akademi Award.
Biography / About - Indra Harish Vaswani
Indra Vaswani born on 21 August 1936 at Mirpur Khas Sindh is the only fifth Sindhi women recipient of prestigious Sahitya Academy Award in Sindhi language. Indira Vaswani bagged this award for her story collection “Mitee-a Khan Mitee-a Taaen” in the year 2012 and Indira and her husband Harish Vaswani [recipient of Sahitya Academy Award in 1987] become the Sindhi couple after Dr. Moti Prakash and Kala Prakash to be honored with this highest literary award of the country.
Educated up to M.A., B.Ed. Indra Vaswani was a teacher by profession and retired from the post of Principal of J S Adarsh Kanya Maha Vidyala Gandhidham, Adipur. In the Sindhi literature world Indira was known as an educationist and wife of renowned sindhi poet writer Harish Vaswani but towards the late eighty’s she has earned creative identity of own as in 1988 her first book of short stories “Nalo”. As per the titles of book Nalo meaning Name, her name become popular among the critics and readers of Sindhi literature.
Besides the short story and poetry writing he has also worked as Member of Sahitya Academy and on the Board of Examinations of Sindhi subjects. Indra Vaswani has also received the National Best Teacher Award during her days of teaching. She also has written Sindhi poems and his part of Talk and features of All India Radio. Harish and Indra Vaswani have a daughter Shefali Vaswani. She breathed last on 17 October 2012.
Literary Contribution
List of Books by Indra Vaswani:
Nalo
Manjiri
Mitee-a Khan Mitee-a Taaen
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Awards
Sahitya Akademi Award: Year 2012
Title of Book: “Mitee-a Khan Mitee-a Taaen”
Other Awards:
Best Teacher National 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.