The voice for the rights of the Peasants and Labourers in the Poetry of Ibrahim Munshi: A Research Analysis

Abstract
Ibrahim Munshi (1934-2003) was one of the great Nationalist and progressive poets of the Sindh. In his Poetry he has characterized the rights of the poor people; specially laborers, growers and the farmers. In his poetry, he has used the Laari accent of the Sindhi Language. Besides; he has motivated the common people to raise powerful voice against the social injustice and discrimination. He was not only the poet but he practically struggled a lot for the betterment of common people especially for the farmers and growers of the Sindh. Due to his active role against the establishment of his time; he was sent to the jail for 42 months. His poetry created a great courage and confidence among the downtrodden masses. His poetry raised the love for the motherland among the youngsters. He was one of the most celebrated national poets of the Sindh. His poetry was sung by many famous singers like Abida Parveen, Sarmad Sindhi, Sanam Marvi, Ghulam Ali Sandeelo and others. Thus, his poetry was wide spread in the Sindh. In this research paper, it has been tried to focus on his poetry, especially such verses which are written by him for the farmers, the labors and for the growers. As he was a strong voice of the downtrodden class, so in this article I have discussed his poetry in this aspect too. It has also been focused on his Laari accent of Sindhi Language as well as his art of poetry.

Qurban Ali Channa. (2019) هارين ۽ مزدورن جي حقن لاءِ آواز ابراهيم منشي جي شاعري ۾: هڪ تحقيق جو تجزيو, Karoonjhar Research Journal, Volume 21, Issue 1.
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