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Gul Hassan Kalmati | |
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Native name | گُل حَسَنُ ڪَلِمَتِي |
Born | Gul Hassan 5 July 1957 Arzi Baloch Village, Karachi, Sindh |
Died | 17 May 2023 Karachi, Sindh | (aged 66)
Occupation | Author |
Subject | History |
Literary movement | Progressive |
Notable works | Karachi Sindh Ji Marvi (Karachi Marvi of Sindh) |
Children | 1(one daughter) |
Website | |
gulhassan.com |
Gul Hassan Kalmati ( Sindhi: گُل حَسَنُ ڪَلِمَتِي; 5 July 1957 – 17 May 2023) was a Pakistani travelogue historiographer, scholar, and writer from Sindh. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] He was well-known as a 'people's historian' [2] who wrote extensively on the history and culture of Karachi and its pioneers. [1] [2] [11] [7] [8] [12] He was also a social activist. He fought for the rights of the indigenous people of Sindh against land grabbing and development projects. [2] [5] [13] [14] [15] [16]
Gul Hassan Kalmati was born on 5 July 1957 at Gadap Town, Arzi Baloch Village in Karachi. [1] [3] [4] [5] [6] [17] [9] He had eight siblings.
He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1978 from Sindh Muslim Arts and Commerce College [3] [5] [8] [9] Karachi and in 1983, he obtained a Masters in Journalism [9] and later on, he also received a M.A. degree in Sindhi Literature from the University of Karachi. [3] [4] [5]
Kalmati was a schoolteacher in Lyari. Later on, he was an employee of the local government department in Sindh government. [1]
Kalmati wrote more than 11 books in Sindhi, English and Urdu on various topics, [3] [1] [4] [18] [19] [9] including:
He also wrote columns and articles for various newspapers and magazines, such as Dawn, The News, Daily Ibrat, and Daily Awami Awaz. [1] He was also associated with various social and cultural organizations, such as Sindhi Language Authority, Sindhi Adabi Board, and the Pakistan Writers Guild.
He died on 17 May 2023 at a local hospital in Karachi after battling liver cancer. [28] [3] [4] [8] He was 66 years old. His funeral was attended by people from Malir district and other parts of the city. He left a widow, seven sons and a daughter. [1]
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Gul Hassan Kalmati | |
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Native name | گُل حَسَنُ ڪَلِمَتِي |
Born | Gul Hassan 5 July 1957 Arzi Baloch Village, Karachi, Sindh |
Died | 17 May 2023 Karachi, Sindh | (aged 66)
Occupation | Author |
Subject | History |
Literary movement | Progressive |
Notable works | Karachi Sindh Ji Marvi (Karachi Marvi of Sindh) |
Children | 1(one daughter) |
Website | |
gulhassan.com |
Gul Hassan Kalmati ( Sindhi: گُل حَسَنُ ڪَلِمَتِي; 5 July 1957 – 17 May 2023) was a Pakistani travelogue historiographer, scholar, and writer from Sindh. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] He was well-known as a 'people's historian' [2] who wrote extensively on the history and culture of Karachi and its pioneers. [1] [2] [11] [7] [8] [12] He was also a social activist. He fought for the rights of the indigenous people of Sindh against land grabbing and development projects. [2] [5] [13] [14] [15] [16]
Gul Hassan Kalmati was born on 5 July 1957 at Gadap Town, Arzi Baloch Village in Karachi. [1] [3] [4] [5] [6] [17] [9] He had eight siblings.
He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1978 from Sindh Muslim Arts and Commerce College [3] [5] [8] [9] Karachi and in 1983, he obtained a Masters in Journalism [9] and later on, he also received a M.A. degree in Sindhi Literature from the University of Karachi. [3] [4] [5]
Kalmati was a schoolteacher in Lyari. Later on, he was an employee of the local government department in Sindh government. [1]
Kalmati wrote more than 11 books in Sindhi, English and Urdu on various topics, [3] [1] [4] [18] [19] [9] including:
He also wrote columns and articles for various newspapers and magazines, such as Dawn, The News, Daily Ibrat, and Daily Awami Awaz. [1] He was also associated with various social and cultural organizations, such as Sindhi Language Authority, Sindhi Adabi Board, and the Pakistan Writers Guild.
He died on 17 May 2023 at a local hospital in Karachi after battling liver cancer. [28] [3] [4] [8] He was 66 years old. His funeral was attended by people from Malir district and other parts of the city. He left a widow, seven sons and a daughter. [1]