Mohammad Ibrahim Soomro by his pen name Ibrahim Munshi Sindhi: محمد ابراهيم منشي) was a Sindhi-language poet and writer. He was born on January 15, 1934, in Janhan Soomro جنھاڻ سومرو, Tando Muhammad Khan, Hyderabad District, Sindh. He wrote seven books of poetry. He died on 31 July 2003.[1][2]

Ibrahim Munshi
Native name
ابراهيم منشي
BornMohammad Ibrahim Soomro
(1934-01-15)15 January 1934
Tando Muhammad Khan, Hyderabad, Sindh, British India
Died31 July 2003(2003-07-31) (aged 69)
Pen name"منشي"
OccupationPoet
NationalityPakistani
GenreAesthetic
SubjectPoetry
Literary movementProgressive
Notable worksPoetry Books (07)

Education

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When Munshi was 9 years old, at the time of his primary education, his father died. All of his family’s responsibilities fell upon him as he was teenager.[1]

He gained primary education in his village. Due to this responsibility he stopped education at primary level, could not proceed for higher education and left his study and toiled hard for earning.[2]

Literary career

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Ibrahim Munshi's father was a patriotic poet therefore Ibrahim got the poetry in legacy. He was greatly affected by difficult circumstances of his time also and started poetry in 1949. He under the supervision of his father's teacher Ustad Ali Muhammad "Sepoy", started poetry at the age of thirteen. He tested himself in every field of poetry. He described working people in his poetry. He was greatly impresses by revolutionary poetry of Shaikh Ayaz in 1960. His poetry published in monthly magazine "Rooh Rehan" during 1965-1966.[3]

Publications

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  • Paigham Mazloom (Sindhi: پيغام مظلوم) in 1970
  • Wigh ja Waryam appeared in 1971 * Gondar Wenda Guzri (Sindhi: گوندر ويندا گذري) in 1985
  • Dharti, Deen, Dharam (Sindhi: ڌرتي دين ڌرم) in 1991
  • Dhuanre dehan dhara (Sindhi: ڌنري ڏين ڌارا) in 1995
  • "Akhar Akhar Akh" (Sindhi: اکر اکر اک) in 2006 by Roshni publication.

Death

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Ibrahim Munshi died on 31 July 2003.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Poet Ibrahim Munshi dies". Dawn.com. 1 August 2003. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  2. ^ a b "ابراهيم منشي جي آتم ڪهاڻي". Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  3. ^ "سنڌ جو عاشق ۽ قومپرست شاعر ابراهيم منشي (ورسيء تي کيس ڀيٽا)".