Salma Laghari, better known as Amar Sindhu (Urdu: امر سندھو, Sindhi: امر سنڌو) (born 28 August 1968) is a Pakistani author, poet, activist and academic.
Amar Sindhu | |
---|---|
امر سندھو | |
![]() | |
Born | Salma Laghari 28 August 1968 Mirpur Khas District, Sindh, Pakistan |
Occupation(s) | Academic, poet, author |
Known for | Assistant professor of philosophy in Sindh University, Jamshoro, Leader of Women's Action Forum |
Early life and education
editSindhu's real name is Salma Laghari. She was born to Hussain Bukhsh Laghari on 28 August 1968 in village Dodo Laghari, Mirpur Khas District, Sindh, Pakistan.[1] She holds two master's degrees and an LLB degree.
Career
editSindhu is an assistant professor of philosophy at Sindh University Jamshoro.[2] She is also a Sindhi-language poet.[3][4][5]
Activism
editAs a human rights[6] and civil society activist Sindhu has been involved in a number of issues including the rights of minorities,[7][8] women, violence,[9] She has also been a part of fact finding teams.[10] As a socialist feminist and women rights activist, she is active, founding and leading member of Women's Action Forum.[11][12][13][14][15][16][17] In 2012, she suffered minor injuries when she was shot while traveling to Karachi,[18] Sindhu led the "Aurat Azadi March" (Women's Freedom March) in Sukkur on March 8, 2020 held on Women's Day 2020.[19] Sindhu along with Arfana Mallah started chapter of Women's Action Forum in Hyderabad in 2008.[20][21][22] Sindhu was inspired by Sabeen Mahmud's T2F in Karachi,[23] and she along with Haseen Shah and Arfana Malah started the "Khanabadosh Writers Cafe"[24] at the Sindh Museum to offer a space where intellectuals and creative people from Hyderabad and other areas of Sindh can engage in intellectual discussions.[25] In 2015, she organised the "Ayaz Festival" to celebrate the life of the Sindhi poet Shaikh Ayaz (1923–1997).[26] Those who paid homage included veteran politician Rasool Bux Palijo and writer, Noorul Huda Shah.[27] In 2015, the Cafe also hosted a tribute to Hassan Mujtaba, a poet and journalist.[28]
Articles and publications
editSindhu is a writer[29][30] and political analyst. She has written as a columnist in Dawn News[31] and Humsub.[32] She has written many articles in English, Urdu and Sindhi. Her work has been translated into the German language.[33][34]
She also published a magazine named Adrish[35] on social, political and cultural issues.
Sindhu is the author of a bilingual book of poetry book Ojagiyal Akhyun Ja Sapna,[36][37] and "Jaagti Ankho Kay Sapnay".[38] Sindhu has written many articles about the poetry of Shaikh Ayaz, a legendary poet of Sindh.[39]
References
edit- ^ "امر سنڌو : (Sindhianaسنڌيانا)". www.encyclopediasindhiana.org (in Sindhi). Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ Correspondent, The Newspaper's Staff (11 July 2012). "Attack on SU teachers condemned". DAWN.COM.
{{cite news}}
:|last1=
has generic name (help) - ^ Salman, Peerzada (1 November 2020). "'Pakistan has a diverse culture'". DAWN.COM.
- ^ Correspondent, The Newspaper's Staff (2 February 2015). "Corners for three notables opened at Sindhology". DAWN.COM.
{{cite news}}
:|last1=
has generic name (help) - ^ InpaperMagazine, From (5 February 2012). "POETRY: A dream odyssey". DAWN.COM.
- ^ Correspondent, The Newspaper's Staff (11 February 2019). "Heroic struggle of Asma Jehangir eulogised". DAWN.COM.
{{cite news}}
:|last1=
has generic name (help) - ^ Correspondent, The Newspaper's Staff (18 August 2012). "Hindus advised not to migrate". DAWN.COM.
{{cite news}}
:|last1=
has generic name (help) - ^ Report, Bureau (14 November 2011). "'Unholy alliance' blamed for killing of three Hindus". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
{{cite web}}
:|first=
has generic name (help) - ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (12 July 2012). "Demand for probe into attack on SU teachers". DAWN.COM.
- ^ Correspondent, The Newspaper's Staff (15 July 2020). "Activists say FIR of Jamshoro woman's death 'flawed'". DAWN.COM.
{{cite news}}
:|last1=
has generic name (help) - ^ "The 'peace' prize: 'Malala, Satyarthi's share of award might help ease Indo-Pak tensions'". The Express Tribune. 21 October 2014.
- ^ Correspondent, The Newspaper's Staff (12 October 2015). "WAF launches 'Stop killing women' campaign". DAWN.COM.
{{cite news}}
:|last1=
has generic name (help) - ^ Correspondent, The Newspaper's Staff (9 March 2019). "Women's quota in police jobs to be doubled, says Sindh IG". DAWN.COM.
{{cite news}}
:|last1=
has generic name (help) - ^ Correspondent, The Newspaper's (20 August 2014). "Call for effective implementation of women protection laws". DAWN.COM.
{{cite news}}
:|last1=
has generic name (help) - ^ "Two women's struggle". Daily Times. 16 February 2016.
- ^ "Success story: How a news story won a gang-rape victim justice". The Express Tribune. 1 January 2014.
- ^ "Of three Thari women, revenge and a cell phone". The Express Tribune. 11 September 2013.
- ^ Correspondent, The Newspaper's Staff (10 July 2012). "Amar Sindhu injured in attack". DAWN.COM.
{{cite news}}
:|last1=
has generic name (help) - ^ Reporter, A. (9 March 2020). "Defiance in the air as women stage Azadi March in Sukkur". DAWN.COM.
- ^ "HYDERABAD: WAF chapter". DAWN.COM. 7 April 2008.
- ^ "Women decide to fight back". DAWN.COM. 25 February 2009.
- ^ "'Stoking of ethnic tensions' by govt condemned". www.thenews.com.pk.
- ^ Inam, Moniza (24 September 2017). "SOCIETY: GATHERING THE CREATIVE NOMADS". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- ^ Newspaper, the (25 October 2017). "Khanabadosh Café". DAWN.COM.
- ^ Abbasi, Reema (21 July 2015). "Footprints: Khanabadosh: A home for the thought". DAWN.COM.
- ^ "Peerless Sindhi poet Shaikh Ayaz comes back to life at week-long festival". The Express Tribune. 26 December 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- ^ Correspondent, The Newspaper's Staff (21 December 2017). "'Shaikh Ayaz laid foundation of modern Sindh'". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
{{cite web}}
:|last=
has generic name (help) - ^ Correspondent, The Newspaper's Staff (18 June 2015). "Literati pay tribute to Hassan Mujtaba". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
{{cite web}}
:|last=
has generic name (help) - ^ "Young woman writer from Quetta wins NCSW Literary Award". www.thenews.com.pk.
- ^ "Lahooti Melo". DAWN.COM. 12 February 2019.
- ^ "News stories for Amar Sindhu - DAWN.COM". www.dawn.com.
- ^ "امر سندھو, Author at ہم سب". ہم سب.
- ^ "Amar Sindhu – Karachi Literature Festival". Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ "Poets translating Poets - Poets - Goethe-Institut". www.goethe.de. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ "Amar Sindhu".
- ^ "امر سندھو کی نظمیں". BBC News اردو (in Urdu). 6 February 2012.
- ^ Jajja, Sumaira (3 March 2013). "Amar Sindhu's poetry collection launched". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ "فن فنکار - BBC Urdu - امر سندھو کی 'جاگتی آنکھوں کے سپنے'". www.bbc.co.uk (in Urdu).
- ^ "Shaikh Ayaz: The greatest Sindhi poet, writer of 20th century". The Express Tribune. 22 December 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2020.