Pir Hussamuddin Rashidi's Urdu Literary Services
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.58760/dareechaetahqeeq.v4i3.136Keywords:
Pir Hussamuddin Rashidi, Idara-e-Yaadgaar-e-Ghalib,, literature, Asian Studies, Advisory CouncilAbstract
Pir Hussamuddin Rashidi was a famous journalist, historian, scholar and political analyst of his time. He was born on 20th September 1911 in Behman village Near Nusrat Railway Station Taluka Rattodero District Larkana. He was founder member of Sindhi Adabi Board, Urdu College Karachi, Urdu Trust Karachi, Institution of Central and West Asian Studies, Karachi University, Idara-e-Yaadgaar-e-Ghalib etc. He had also been the Chairman of Advisory Council of Sindh University, member of Syndicate of Sindh University. Pir Hussamuddin was basically a historian and it was with reference to history that he viewed other Sciences and Arts.Today Sindhi new generation is treading the path of Scholarship and research in the light of Pir Sahib’s work. Pir Sahib introduced the tradition of modern research in Sindh. The Government of Pakistan, in 1964, conferred on him the literary award Sitaara-e-Imtiaz for his meritorious services in the fields of literature and history. He expired on 1st April 1982. He is buried in the historical graveyard of Makli, Thattaa, Sindh, Pakistan