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Tariq Alam Abro

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Occupation
  
Writer

Alma mater
  
University of Sindh

Spouse
  
Razia Tariq

Education
  
University of Sindh

Ethnicity
  
Sindhi

Period
  
1993

Died
  
11 June 2011

Born
  
Tariq 10 April 1958 Qambar, Sindh (
1958-04-10
)

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Tariq Alam Abro (Sindhi: طارق عالم ابڙو‎) was a Sindhi novelist, short story author and playwright. He was born on 10 April 1958, in Qambar, Sindh. According to Rasool Bux Dars, he was one of the three greatest living Sindhi poets at the time of his death. He died on 11 June 2011, due to kidney and liver failures.

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Education

Tariq Alam had passed primary education from Jamshoro in 1965, Matriculation from Jama-e-Arabia Hyderabad, Intermediate from Sachal Sarmast College Hyderabad and MA from University of Sindh in 1993 as external student.

Professional career

While he was studying he served as telephone attendant and then Seminar Incharge in Department of Sociology, University of Sindh about one year. In 1989 he was appointed in Sindhi Adabi Board as Sub Editor of quarterly Mehran. He worked as secretary of the board for limited time. Later on he had also worked as editor of "Gul Phul" a monthly magazine for children.

Publications

Along with hundreds articles on literature which were published in Sindhi newspapers Tariq Alam had some books on his credit. Here is list of his published books. Government of Sindh has promised that it will publish all unpublished material of Tariq Alam very soon.

  • Rat Sant in Sochoon (Night, Silence & thinkings) (Sindhi: رات سانت ۽ سوچون‎) Short stories (1979)
  • Rahji Wiyal Manzar (Missed vision) (Sindhi: رهجي ويل منظر‎) Novel (1984)
  • Moran ucha gath (high necks of peacocks) (Sindhi: مورن اوچا ڳاٽ‎) Poetry (1992)
  • Sunjanap jy gola men (In search of identity) (Sindhi: سڃاڻپ جي ڳولا ۾‎) Short stories (1998)
  • London tuhinja keda roop (O London how many your faces are) (Sindhi: لنڊن تنهنجي ڪيڏا روپ‎) Travelogue (1998)
  • Death

    He died on 11 June 2011 at 9pm due to liver and kidney failure.

    References

    Tariq Alam Abro Wikipedia