Dr. Arjun shad`s Poetry and Research: A study
Abstract
Dr. Arjun Gobindram Mirchandani was famously known by the
pen name "Arjun Shad". He was the very first Sindhi research scholar
of University of Mumbai . He was recipient of Doctorate on his
dissertation “Sindhi Ghazal" from the University of Mumbai. In 1973, he
was appointed as lecturer in University of Mumbai. Subsequently, he
was appointed Head of Sindhi Department. Many students
were awarded degree of MA, M.Phil. and Ph.D. under his
scholarly guidance. He had a genius for metrical composition. He was a
multifarious poet, imaginative thinker, drama writer, essayist and
researcher. Around 1940 he was about 16 years of age when he forayed
into the field of poetry. He had a bosom friend like Kavi Kishanchand
Bevas, Hundraj Dukhayal, Prabhu wafa and Hari Dilgir. He inherited the
poetic tradition from his association with Kavi Kishanchand Bevas. He
achieved a rare distinction in the field of poetry. He dedicated precious
moments of his life in the creation of his unique poetry. Dr. Arjun
Shad was the chairman & member of many academic
bodies/institutions. Member of Academic advisory boards and `Sindhi
Advisory board` at the government level and was member of Film Censor
Board. Before partition he penned a book with the title "Naon
Daur" After partition he compiled four books on poetry and published a
book on Criticism. This is how his life had progressed from a prolific poet
to a gifted researcher.
Dr. Sindhia Chandra Kandnani. (2018) ڊاڪٽر ارجن شاد جي شاعري۽ تحقيق: هڪ اڀياس, Sindhi Boli (Research Journal), Volume-11, Issue-2.
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