Pen name "ڊاڪٽر گربخشاڻي" Nationality Sindhi Alma mater University of London | Occupation Teacher, writer Ethnicity Sindhi Education University of London | |
Native name Sindhi: ڊاڪٽر هوتچند مولچند گربخشاڻي Born Hoat Chand Moolchand Gurbakhshani
8 March 1884
Hyderabad, Sindh, British India ( 1884-03-08 ) Died 11 February 1947, Karachi, Pakistan | ||
Dr. Hoat Chand Gurbakhshani (AKA Gurbakhshani) (Sindhi: ڊاڪٽر هوتچند مولچند گربخشاڻي) was born on 8 March 1884 in the Gurbakhsahni Amil family at Hyderabad, Sindh. He had compiled Shah Jo Risalo of Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai. He died on 11 February 1947 at Karachi.
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Education
He received early education from Church Mission School Hyderabad, Sindh Secondary education from N.H academy (1899), B.A from D.J College (1905) and M.A in Persian and English from Wilson College Mumbai (1907). He received Doctorate degree from University of London in 1928. His research papers topic was "Mysticism in English Poetry".
Career
In 1908 Gurbakhshani came back to Sindh and worked as professor of Persian in D. J. Sindh Government Science College Karachi where he was promoted as principal in 1937 and held this position till death.
Literary career
Gurbakhshani’s notable work is collection of Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai's unpublished poetry and research to find the authenticity and originality then its publication. He has given three scientific volumes of Shah Jo Risalo's research in 1923, 1924 and 1931. He compared and studied seven volumes of Bhittai for the confirmation of each line of his poetry which is not an easy task.F.
Publications
Beside compilation of Shah Jo Risalo, he wrote a novel "Noor Jahan" which is his first book published in 1915. The background of this novel was Mughal Empire. He wrote another book "lanwaria Ja Laal" in 1934. This book is biographies of four personalities of Lanwari: Khuwaja Mohammad Zaman, Khuwaja Gul Mohammad, Khuwaja Mohammad Hassan and Khuwaja Mohammad Zaman sani. He has prepared many students including Mirza Kalich Beg.
Death
Gurbakhshani died on 11 February 1947 at Karachi, Sindh.