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Biography
Mangharam Udharam Malkani (1896–1980) was a renowned Sindhi scholar, critic, writer, playwright, literary historian and professor. He was the pioneer of modern Sindhi dramas. He was recognized as the "Grand old man of Sindhi literature".
Early life and education
He was born on 24 December 1896 at Hyderabad in the landlord family of Shri Udhavdas Malkani. Prof Malkani led a delegation of Sindhi writers for Asian Writers’ Conference held in 1956 in New Delhi.
Career
He joined D. J. Sindh College Karachi as the Lecturer of English. He was the president of Sindhi Sahit Mandal (Sindhi literary Society). After the partition of Indian subcontinent, he migrated to India where he joined Jai Hind College Mumbai.
He wrote more than 22 books.
He wrote Sindhi Nasar Ji Tarikh (History of Sindhi Prose) for which he received a Sahitya Akademi Award in 1969.
He founded Sindhi Adabi Sangat.
Death
He died on 1 December 1980.