Krishin Khatwani

Krishin Khatwani was born on 7th November 1927 at Tharushah of District Nawab shah in Sindh as the son of Diwan Idandas Khatwani. After completing school education at Karachi, he had joined Shanti Niketan in pursuit of higher University level education.
Like the many thousands other Sindhis he also migrated to India but before that he got married with Sushila in 1949. The couple has been blessed with three children two sons and one daughter. After the migration Krishin Idandas Khatwani settled at Indore city in Madhya Pradesh. Study room of his residence Sindhu at Palasiya colony was the Favorite hangout of other Sindhi writers’ poets of his time as there a lot was available for reading.
Krishin Khatwani a popular Sindhi Novelist who had equal command over the Sindhi Poetry, Story writing, Sindhi Drama and even Autobiographical sketches and travelogue. During the illustrated journey in Sindhi literature Khatwani has credit for 18 books including 6 novels and some of short story collection. Many of his writings are translated into other regional languages.
“Yad Hik Piyar Ji” is one of the best literary creations of Krishin Khatwani and proved Best Sindhi book of the year. This book which not only brought prestigious Sindhi Sahitya Academy Award for Khatwani in 1980 but was the true expression for his typical style of writing. He always preferred to expand and develop the subject of his writing by virtue of his words selection and keeps this tempo till the end.
In the Sindhi literary world Krishin Khatwani was considered more as artist than a writer as most of the critics of his time were agree to one thing that he instead of writing often draw sketches with his words. His word choice for his every writing [this may be the Amar Prem or Sat Dinh] was so perfect that it can be compared only with choice of perfect & appropriate colour for an impressive painting.
Krishin Khatwani has also worked as the co-coordinator for Sindhi Advisory Board of Central Sahitya Academy from 1993 to 1997. This was the 11 October 2007 when he breathed his last at his home.