Kalyan Bulchand Advani

Kalyan Bulchand Advani (Sindhi: ڪلياڻ ٻولچند آڏواڻي), (December 10, 1911, March 27, 1994) was a distinguished poet, critique, and scholar of Sindhi language[1]. He compiled Shah Jo Risalo in 1958 and translated Kalidas’s masterpiece Shakuntala in Sindhi Language. He was the recipient of Sahitya Akademi Award in 1968[2].

Kalyan Bulchnd Advani
ڪلياڻ ٻولچند آڏواڻي
BornKalyan
10 December 1911
Hyderabad, Sindh, British India
Died27 March 1994
OccupationScholar, Researcher, Poet
NationalityBritish India
CitizenshipBritish India/India
Alma materD.G. National College Hyderabad, Sindh.
GenreProse, Poetry
Notable worksShah Latif Jo Risalo, Translation of Shakuntala, Books on Shah, Sachal and Sami
Notable awardsGold Medal (1958) from Sahitya Acdemy, Sahitya Academy Award (1968)

Biography

Kalyan Advani was born on 10 December 1911 at Hyderabad, Sindh[3]. His father's name was Bulchand Ajumal Advani. He studied at D.G. National College Hyderabad (Now Government College University). After receiving a master's degree from the college in English and Persian literature, he joined the same college as a lecturer. After retirement of the eminent educationist and writer Jethmal Parsram in 1942, he was elevated as Head of the Sindhi Department. After the partition of the subcontinent, he migrated to India in 1948 and joined Jai Hind College Bombay (now Mumbai). There, he retired as a Professor of English and Persian in 1976[4],[5].

Literary Contributions

Kalyan Advani started his literary activities when he was a college student. He used to contribute articles to the college magazine Phuleli. After joining as a lecturer, he started a magazine Latifi Bari (لطيفي ٻاري), named after the great saint and poet Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai[6]. He regularly contributed to the well-known literary magazines Sindhu, Latifi Bari, and others[7]. The main focus of his articles was the poetry of Hazrat Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai and other Sufi poets.

His first award-winning literary contribution came in 1946. This was the translation of Kalidasa's drama Shakuntala into Sindhi Language[8]. In 1951, his book "Shah" was published. This book covered various aspects of Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai's poetry. This was followed by similar work on Sachal (1953) and Sami (1954)[9]. His most praiseworthy and most significant work was "Shah Jo Risalo" which appeared in 1958[10],[11]. In this Risalo, he has given the meaning of difficult words, explanation of every verse, and has told the background story of every dastaan (Chapter).

Kalyan Advani was a poet himself. His poetry collection Raz-o-Niaz was published in 1960[12]. His two English monograms, "Shah Latif" and "Sachal Sarmast"[13] were published in 1970 and 1971, respectively. In 1973, he published a translation of Deewan Muhiuddin from Persian to Sindhi[7],[14].

In 1970, he was part of the Indian delegation of writers to France, sent by the Government of India[15]. He was a member of Sindhi Advisory Board of the prestigious Sahitya Academy[16] and a member of the Board of Studies of Sindhi departments of Mumbai and Pune University[12].

Awards

He received Sahitya Academy Award for compilation of Shah Jo Risalo (1968)[2]. He also received gold medal for the same work in 1958[9].

Death

Kalyan Advani died on 17 March 1994 in Mumbai[7].

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References
  1. Jotwani, Motilal (1996). A Dictionary of Sindhi Leterature. Lajpat Nagar, New Delhi, India: Nilum Printing Press. pp. 6–7.
  2. "Sindhi Language: Sahitya Academy Awards: Literature: Sindhi Sahitya: List of Academy Awards | The Sindhu World". thesindhuworld.com. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  3. "Kalyan Advani: Shah Jo Risalo : Biography : Academy Award : Famous Sindhi | The Sindhu World". thesindhuworld.com. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  4. Datta, Amaresh (1988). Encyclopedia of Indian Literature. New Delhi: South Asia Books. pp. 87–88. ISBN 978-8172016494.
  5. Akademi, Sahitya. Whos Who Of Indian Writers. Dalcassian Publishing Company.
  6. "شاهه عبداللطيف ڀٽائيءَ جا پارکو شارح ۽ مترجم1 : (Sindhianaسنڌيانا)". www.encyclopediasindhiana.org (in Sindhi). Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  7. "آڏواڻي ڪلياڻ : (Sindhianaسنڌيانا)". www.encyclopediasindhiana.org (in Sindhi). Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  8. Raghavan, B. (1968). "A Bibliography of Translations of Kalidasa's Works in Indian Lnguages". Indian Literature. 11 (1): 5–35. JSTOR 23329605.
  9. "(Late) Prof. Kalyan Bulchand | Sindhi Sangat". www.sindhisangat.com. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  10. "شاهه جا رسالا قلمي ڇپيل ۽ ترجما : (Sindhianaسنڌيانا)". www.encyclopediasindhiana.org (in Sindhi). Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  11. Junejo, Abdul Jabbar (2000). (ببلوگرافي (شاھ تي لکيل ڪتابن جي. Jamshoro: Sindhi Adabi Board.
  12. Mukhtiar, Sumera (2010). "شاهه جي رسالي جو نالي وارو مرتبي عالم ۔۔۔۔پروفيسر ڪلياڻ آڏواڻي". Sindh Salamat. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  13. Advani, Kalyan B (1971). Sachal. New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi. OCLC 481143.
  14. "Advani, Kalyan B. 1911-1994". WorldCat Identities. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  15. "Kalyan Advani: Shah Jo Risalo : Biography : Academy Award : Famous Sindhi | The Sindhu World". thesindhuworld.com. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  16. Bhagchandani, Bhagwan (2003). Promotors and Preservers of Sindhiyat (PDF). Mumbai, India. pp. 82–83. ISBN 81-901711-0-0.
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