History of Sindhi Literature

Description

Sindhi, like Punjabi, Urdu and Bengali, is one of the languages of the sub-continent which goes back to the earliest recorded evidence of civilization.

According to Grierson, it can be bracketed with Lahnda as one of the two languages of the north-west group of Sanskrit languages. John Beames characterized it as ‘infinitely more natural and captivating than anything which the hide-bound Pandit-ridden languages of the eastern part of India can show.’

The present history traces the development of Sindhi literature from its remote beginnings to 1947.

Author Biography

L. H. Ajwani (1899-1976) was a distinguished Sindhi writer and educationist, who retired as Principal of National College, Bandra, Bombay.