Native name ڊاڪٽر غلام علي الانا Ethnicity Sindhi Period 1971 | Nationality Pakistani Alma mater University of Sindh Education University of Sindh | |
Born Ghulam Ali
15 March 1930 (age 86)
Khuwaja, Taluka Jati, Sujawal District, Sindh ( 1930-03-15 ) Occupation writer, critic and linguist Books Sindhī b̤olīʼa jo abhyāsu, Sindhī ṣotiyāt | ||
Ghulam Ali Allana (Sindhi: ڊاڪٽر غلام علي الانا) was born on 15 March 1930 at village Tarr Khuwaja, Taluka Jati, Sujawal District. He is a writer, critic and linguist. He has been Vice-chancellor of Allama Iqbal Open University Islamabad and chairman of the Sindhi Language Authority based in Hyderabad, Sindh.
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Education
Allana was schooled in his village, Mirpur Bathoro, Tando Muhammad Khan and then Karachi. He was awarded a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in 1953 and a Master of Arts in Sindhi from the University of Sindh in 1955. In 1962, he was awarded scholarship for study abroad and did a Master of Arts in linguistics at SOAS, University of London. He did PhD from the University of Sindh in 1971 under the supervision of Allama Ghulam Mustafa Qasmi. He was the first person to complete a PhD at the university.
Professional career
He was appointed as a teacher at Training College for men, then, lecturer in Sindhi at City College Hyderabad. He was appointed as a lecturer at University of Sindh in 1958. He was given additional charge as assistant director of Institute of Sindhology in 1963 and held the position till 1983. Besides, he was lecturer in Sindhi Department in University of Sindh since 1977. For the development of Institute of Sindhology, Mr. Allana did untiring efforts. From 9 August 1983 to 18 April 1989 he cherished the seat of a Vice-chancellor of Allama Iqbal Open University Islamabad. He became Vice Chancellor of Sindh University in 1993. Government of Sindh made him chairman of Sindhi Language Authority Hyderabad in 1998. He has been on different high posts of educational and literary organizations of country and abroad.
Literary career
Allana started his literary career by writing Afsana (short stories). He also tried poetry using the pen name "Nashad" and, in 1952, he wrote a novel titled Lash.
Publications
He published Sindhi Dictionary, Idea maker of Encyclopedia Sindhiana, a project f Sindhi Language Authority. He has written 40 books and sixty Research papers other countless write ups on Languages and Dialectics as well as on teaching methodologies. His written work has been published in various newspapers and magazines.
Award
In 1993 he was honored with Sitara-i-Imtiaz by the Government of Sindh.