Adal Soomro

Dr. Adal Soomro (born Abdul Karim Soomro, 15 August 1955) is a Sindhi language poet and retired academician. He was Director Shaikh Ayaz Chair at Shah Abdul Latif University in Khairpur, Pakistan.[1]

Dr.

Adal Soomro
Native name
ادل سومرو
BornAbdul Karim Soomro
OccupationPoet
LanguageSindhi
NationalityPakistani

He holds a Ph.D. in the history of Sindhi Adabi Sangat, a Pakistani literary organization for which he has also been Secretary.[1]

Soomro has written 12 books as of 2016: one book of prose, three poetry collections, and eight works of children's literature and poetry.[1][2] When asked about writing in other languages, he explained that because people dream in their native tongue, they express themselves most effectively through it and that preferring to work in a different language would leave his own vulnerable.[1] Commenting on the longevity of poetic works, and on the challenges young poets face, he said they must combine artistic merit with thought while avoiding becoming repetitive.[3]

Views

Adal Soomro advocates the abolition of the feudal system to empower women.[4] Adal Soomro strongly condemns terrorism. Following the 2015 Jacobabad bombing, while expressing grief he criticized the law enforcement agencies for the security lapse.[5]

gollark: Alternatively, the evil viewbombers.
gollark: That's easy.
gollark: I've seen two or three but never caught any.
gollark: You mean emptying at 1h drops?
gollark: I get 20ms latency unless there's anything using decent amounts of bandwidth, at which point it goes up to about 2000ms.

References
  1. "An evening with Adal Soomro held". The News. 18 January 2016.
  2. Jillani, Hifza (May 4, 2014). "Ek Shaam Sheikh Ayaz Ke Naam: A befitting tribute to the 'Shakespeare of Sindh'". Express Tribune. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  3. Bhatti, Zulfiqar Ali (11 January 2016). "New generation poets are creating good poetry: Adal Soomro". The Sindh Times.
  4. Siddiqui, Basma (March 9, 2015). "Women rights, issues in literature: Educate men to empower women". Express Tribune. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  5. "Raising voices: Civil society protests against bomb blast". Express Tribune. October 26, 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2017.



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