Amar Sindhu

Salma Laghari better known as Amar Sindhu (Urdu: امر سندھو‎, Sindhi: امر سنڌو‎) (born: August 28, 1968) is Pakistani author, poet, activist and academic.

Amar Sindhu
امر سندھو
Born
Salma Laghari

(1968-08-28) August 28, 1968
Pakistan
OccupationAcademic, poet, author
Known forAssistant professor of Philosophy in Sindh University, Jamshoro, Leader of Women's Action Forum

Early life and education

Sindhu's real name is Salma Laghari. She was born to Hussain Bukhsh Laghari on 28 August 1968 at village Dodo Laghari, Mirpur Khas District, Sindh, Pakistan.[1] She holds two master's degrees and an LLB degree.

Career

Sindhu is an assistant professor of philosophy at Sindh University Jamshoro.[2] She is also a Sindhi-language poetess.[3][4][5]

Activism

As a human rights[6] and civil society activist Sindhu has been involved in a number of issues including the rights of minorities,[7][8] women, violence,[9] She has also been a part of fact finding teams.[10] As a socialist feminist and women rights activist, she is active, founding and leading member of Women's Action Forum.[11][12][13][14][15][16][17] In 2012, she suffered minor injuries when she was shot while traveling to Karachi,[18] Sindhu led the "Aurat Azadi March" (Women's Freedom March) in Sukkur on March 8, 2020 held on Women's Day 2020.[19] Sindhu along with Arfana Mallah started chapter of Women's Action Forum in Hyderabad in 2008.[20][21][22] Sindhu was inspired by Sabeen Mahmud's T2F in Karachi,[23] and she along with Haseen Shah and Arfana Malah started the "Khanabadosh Writers Cafe"[24] at the Sindh Museum to offer a space where intellectuals and creative people from Hyderabad and other areas of Sindh can engage in intellectual discussions.[25] In 2015, she organised the "Ayaz Festival" to celebrate the life of the Sindhi poet Shaikh Ayaz (1923-1997).[26] Those who paid homage included veteran politician Rasool Bux Palijo and writer, Noorul Huda Shah.[27] In 2015, the Cafe also hosted a tribute to Hassan Mujtaba, a poet and journalist.[28]

Articles and publications

Sindhu is a writer[29][30] and political analyst too. She has written as a columnist in Dawn News[31] and Humsub.[32] She has written many articles in English, Urdu and Sindhi. Her work has been translated into the German language.[33][34]

She also published a magazine named Adrish[35] on social, political and cultural issues.

Sindhu is author of a bilingual book of poetry book 'Ojagiyal Akhyun Ja Sapna',[36][37] and "Jaagti Ankho Kay Sapnay".[38] Sindhu has written many articles about the poetry of Shaikh Ayaz, a legendary poet of Sindh.[39]

References
  1. "امر سنڌو : (Sindhianaسنڌيانا)". www.encyclopediasindhiana.org (in Sindhi). Retrieved 2020-08-28.
  2. Correspondent, The Newspaper's Staff (11 July 2012). "Attack on SU teachers condemned". DAWN.COM.
  3. Salman, Peerzada (1 November 2020). "'Pakistan has a diverse culture'". DAWN.COM.
  4. Correspondent, The Newspaper's Staff (2 February 2015). "Corners for three notables opened at Sindhology". DAWN.COM.
  5. InpaperMagazine, From (5 February 2012). "POETRY: A dream odyssey". DAWN.COM.
  6. Correspondent, The Newspaper's Staff (11 February 2019). "Heroic struggle of Asma Jehangir eulogised". DAWN.COM.
  7. Correspondent, The Newspaper's Staff (18 August 2012). "Hindus advised not to migrate". DAWN.COM.
  8. Report, Bureau (2011-11-14). "'Unholy alliance' blamed for killing of three Hindus". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
  9. Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (12 July 2012). "Demand for probe into attack on SU teachers". DAWN.COM.
  10. Correspondent, The Newspaper's Staff (15 July 2020). "Activists say FIR of Jamshoro woman's death 'flawed'". DAWN.COM.
  11. "The 'peace' prize: 'Malala, Satyarthi's share of award might help ease Indo-Pak tensions'". The Express Tribune. 21 October 2014.
  12. Correspondent, The Newspaper's Staff (12 October 2015). "WAF launches 'Stop killing women' campaign". DAWN.COM.
  13. Correspondent, The Newspaper's Staff (9 March 2019). "Women's quota in police jobs to be doubled, says Sindh IG". DAWN.COM.
  14. Correspondent, The Newspaper's (20 August 2014). "Call for effective implementation of women protection laws". DAWN.COM.
  15. "Two women's struggle". Daily Times. 16 February 2016.
  16. "Success story: How a news story won a gang-rape victim justice". The Express Tribune. 1 January 2014.
  17. "Of three Thari women, revenge and a cell phone". The Express Tribune. 11 September 2013.
  18. Correspondent, The Newspaper's Staff (10 July 2012). "Amar Sindhu injured in attack". DAWN.COM.
  19. Reporter, A. (9 March 2020). "Defiance in the air as women stage Azadi March in Sukkur". DAWN.COM.
  20. "HYDERABAD: WAF chapter". DAWN.COM. 7 April 2008.
  21. "Women decide to fight back". DAWN.COM. 25 February 2009.
  22. "'Stoking of ethnic tensions' by govt condemned". www.thenews.com.pk.
  23. Inam, Moniza (2017-09-24). "SOCIETY: GATHERING THE CREATIVE NOMADS". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
  24. Newspaper, From the (25 October 2017). "Khanabadosh Café". DAWN.COM.
  25. Abbasi, Reema (21 July 2015). "Footprints: Khanabadosh: A home for the thought". DAWN.COM.
  26. "Peerless Sindhi poet Shaikh Ayaz comes back to life at week-long festival". The Express Tribune. 2015-12-26. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
  27. Correspondent, The Newspaper's Staff (2017-12-21). "'Shaikh Ayaz laid foundation of modern Sindh'". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
  28. Correspondent, The Newspaper's Staff (2015-06-18). "Literati pay tribute to Hassan Mujtaba". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
  29. "Young woman writer from Quetta wins NCSW Literary Award". www.thenews.com.pk.
  30. "Lahooti Melo". DAWN.COM. 12 February 2019.
  31. "News stories for Amar Sindhu - DAWN.COM". www.dawn.com.
  32. "امر سندھو, Author at ہم سب". ہم سب.
  33. "Amar Sindhu – Karachi Literature Festival". Retrieved 2020-08-28.
  34. "Poets translating Poets - Poets - Goethe-Institut". www.goethe.de. Retrieved 2020-08-28.
  35. "Amar Sindhu".
  36. "امر سندھو کی نظمیں". BBC News اردو (in Urdu). 6 February 2012.
  37. Jajja, Sumaira (2013-03-03). "Amar Sindhu's poetry collection launched". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2020-08-28.
  38. "‮فن فنکار‬ - BBC Urdu - ‮امر سندھو کی 'جاگتی آنکھوں کے سپنے'". www.bbc.co.uk (in Urdu).
  39. "Shaikh Ayaz: The greatest Sindhi poet, writer of 20th century". The Express Tribune. 2018-12-22. Retrieved 2020-08-28.


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