Abstract
Captain George Stack (1819-1853) was truly devotee to Sindhi language. He was servant in East India Company and was transferred from India
to Sindh in 1843. He learnt Sanskrit, Hindi, Marathi, Gujra* languages in India.
In 1843, he was posted as Deputy Collector and Deputy Magistrate of Hyderabad with the addi*onal charge of Jagir khata (department). He worked for 5
years in Sindh and laid his life for working on Sindhi language. Even Richard
Burton was appeared before him for the examina*on of Sindhi and Punjabi
languages. Captain George Stack was first European scholar who preferred
Dewnagri character for Sindhi language. He gave a clear opinion about the
origin of Sindhi language that it was originated from Sanskrit. On the basis of
his opinion, he recommended Khudawadi script for wri*ng system of Sindhi.
He wrote following books in Sindhi:
Mr. Mukhtiyar Malah. (2018) کئپٽن جارج اسٽئڪ جوسنڌي ٻوليءَ جي بُڻ بنیاد بابت نظریو, Kalachi, Volume 21, Issue 1.
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