Pen name "مولائي شيدائي" Ethnicity Sindhi Subject History, Research Literary movement Progressivism | Nationality Pakistani Genre History criticism Died 12 February 1978 | |
Occupation Historian, Railway Guard, Author | ||
Molai Sheedai (original name Raheem Dad Khan) (Sindhi: مولائي شيدائي) was born in 1894 at Sukkur, Sindh. He was a Sindhi historian, researcher, literary and poet of Sindh. His ancestors belonged to Balochistan who migrated to Sindh and lived at Sehwan Sharif, Kotri and then Sukkur afterwards. Molai Sheedai died on 12 February 1978.
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Education
Molai Shedai received early education in the Madarsas of Sukkur, He passed matriculation from Municipal High School Sukkur.
Railways Job
Due to retirement of his father from railway department he left the education and was appointed in the same department on his father’s seat. He was appointed in 1913 and retired as guard in 1919.
Literary career
Molai Sheedai was interested in study since his studentship and continued this habit even during services. He started writing in 1934 with an essay in a story form, “Mumtaz mahal” which was appreciated by Molana Deen Mohammad Wafai. He published this essay in monthly “Tauheed” first time with his pen name “Molai Shedai” because he could have lost his job if he used his real name. His work published in many newspapers and magazines. After retirement he entered the world of journalism. He worked in “Azad” newspaper Karachi, “Mehran” and “Hilal-e-Pakistan” newspaper Hyderabad, Sindh. After retirement from journalism he confined to his home and continued reading and writing as a pastime. His prose work is far better than poetry. His written books on history are the fruit of his extraordinary labour. He had a personal library consisting 800 books only on history in English, Sindhi, Urdu and Persian languages.
Publications
Some of his famous books are: Jannat ul Sindh 1958, Tareekh-e- Balouchistan (1941), Tareekh-e-Khaskheli (1961), Tareekh-e-Sindh, Sindh ja Qadeem Shahar. Treakh-e-sakhar And many other books.
Death
Molai Sheedai died on 12 February 1978.