Abstract
A: HIS LIFE
AND CONTRIBUTION
Abstract
This research work aims to highlight various aspects of the work &
life of the Sindhi literature & culture legend, Mumtaz Mirza. In
contemporary Sindhi literature Murntaz Mirza is a towering figure. From
broadcasting to Sindhi short story, from managing cultural troupes to
music he as notable figure who made strides in all genres of prose and
added a unique flair to Sindhi literature. Mumtaz was a writer who
neither wrote for embellishing literary genres nor he reflected his views
to appease his inner self, he painted life, the issues and miseries that had
been the hallmark of the modern art. As a fiction writer he voiced boldly
the issues of life that have been portrayed with utmost care. As a
playwright he upheld the high values without which the life becomes
meaningless; and as music lover he had a passion to promote every
single note facing neglect.
Mumtaz came from the Mirza family of Hyderabad which
produced such giants as Mirza Sadiq Ali Beg. Mirza Ajntal Beg and
Mirza Budhal Beg whose contributions occupy a historical place in
Sindhi literature and poetry. His forefathers were assigned the important
task of maintaining records of the government and engage in the
promotion of literature by the Talpurs. His father, Mirza Gul Hassan
Ahsan Karbalai was an eminent poet and prose writer of Sindhi before he
died in 1960s.
Tariq Aziz Sheikh . (2017) Mumtaz Mirza: His life and contribution, Karoonjhar Research Journal, Volume 17, Issue-1.
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