Occupation Poet, journalist Died 15 September 1976 | Ethnicity Sindhi | |
Born Ghulam Mohammad
30 December 1920
Mehar Dadu District, Sindh ( 1920-12-30 ) | ||
Maulana Ghulam Mohammad Grami (Sindhi: مولانا غلام محمد گرامي) was born on 30 December 1920 in Mehar, Dadu District, Sindh. He belonged with the Laghari Baloch tribe of the Sindh. He was an eminent scholar, journalist and poet. He died on 15 September 1976.
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Early life
Maulana never studied in any school or university. The intellect that he was blessed with, helped him learn Sindhi, Persian, Urdu and Arabic as languages. In 1943 he travled to Hyderabad, Sindh in Jamia Arabia Tahreek and stayed in Hyderabad.
Professional career
Maulana was appointed in a training college for men as a Persian teacher. He was affiliated with daily Hilal E Pakistan and Ibrat newspapers. He also held the post of editor of Aftab Karachi, which is a newspaper in the Sindhi language, Irfan-e-letif (Hyderabad), Pasban (Hala), Alzaman (Hala), Tarjuman (Mirpur Khas). In 1955 Maulana became Managing Editor of Mehran Magazine and held the seat for all of his life. He put in a lot of effort for the magazine. Maulana published the poetry and writings of new writers. He collected a vast number of literature for Mehran. He used to sit in Cafe George, a famous cafe of the times in Hyderabad and would edit the articles and write ups of the literary figures.
Publications
Moulana Grami wrote many books on different subjects. Such as Allah Jo Wajud (1953) (Sindhi: الله جو وجود), Waya se Weenjhar (1977) (Sindhi: ويا سي وينجھار), ( Rafeeq-e-Hayat (1957) (Sindhi: رفيق هدايت), Kuliyat-e-Bulbul (1969) (Sindhi: ڪليات بلبل), Asan jo Piyaro Deen(1971) (Sindhi: اسان جو پيارو دين) Deeniyat for class VIII etc. His diction has such uniqueness that Pir Ali Mohammad Shah Rashdi said. “The language that has such pen, shall never die”. A reader shall easily recognize the authorship of Moulana Grami if he reads any passage. He wrote on religion, mysticism, philosophy, politics, literature, history and poetry.
Death
Maulana Ghulam Mohammad Grami died on 15 September 1976.