Renowed writer Gianchandani passes away in karachi

December 08, 2014 23:41

Acclaimed writer and leftist leader Sobho Gianchandani, who was given the sobriquet of 'a man from Moen Jo Daro' by Rabindranath Tagore, today died in Pakistan's Larkana aged 94.

Gianchandani, who studied at the Shantiniketan College in West Bengal, was the first non-Muslim and non-Urdu recipient of the renowned Kamal-e-Fun Award -- a top literary award given to writers in the field of literature.

He was the founder of many progressive, democratic and nationalist campaigns in Sindh and had also worked with many prominent personalities such as Rabindranath Tagore Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, Goband Malhi and Hyder Bux Jatoi.

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