Kamal Jamro (August 1, 1972 - December 16, 2020) was a professor, writer, educationist, researcher and poet. He had written various books on

Sindhi literature Sindhi literature ( sd, سنڌي ادب), is the composition of oral and written scripts and texts in the Sindhi language in the form of prose: (romantic tales, and epic stores) and poetry: (Ghazal, Wai and Nazm). The Sindhi language of the provin ...

Early life and education

Dr. Kamal Jamro was born on August 1, 1972, in Khairpur district, near Ranipur in village Gul Mohammad Jamro. He received his primary education in his native village, while he got his Intermediate education in Ranipur, Sindh. Later, he moved to Karachi to pursue a career as a radio compere. He pursued a B.A honors and M.A in Sindhi from Karachi University. He had a

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folk literature Oral literature, orature or folk literature is a genre of literature that is spoken or sung as opposed to that which is written, though much oral literature has been transcribed. There is no standard definition, as anthropologists have used vary ...

from the

University of Karachi The University of Karachi ( sd, ; informally Karachi University, KU, or UoK) is a public research university located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Established in June 1951 by an act of Parliament and as a successor to the University of Sindh (whic ...

. This PhD dissertation was published in a booklet by the Department of Culture,

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in 2010.

Career

Dr. Kamal Jamro became a Research Officer in the Shah Latif Chair of the University of Karachi in May 1998. In August 2000, he became the lecturer of Sindhi in Islamia Science College Karachi. He was the chairperson of Sindhi department at the

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, Karachi. He was also the editor of the monthly magazine 'Maha Roz' Karachi and the chief editor of Islamia College Magazine 2003. He worked as a composer and announcer on Radio Pakistan Karachi and also supervised Sindhi learning classes conducted by the

Sindhi Language Authority Sindhi Language Authority (SLA) ( sd, سنڌي ٻولي جو با اختيار ادارو) ( ur, سندھی زبان کا با اختیار ادارہ) is an autonomous body under the administrative control of the Culture Tourism and Antiquities ...

in Karachi. He published research papers, articles and poetry in various Sindhi language newspapers and magazines. He used to write in Sindhi and Urdu for radio and television drama. His article 'Shah Abdul Latif and Sufi Poets of Pakistani Languages', written alongside Tariq Aziz Shaikh, is published by Shah Latif Chair, University of Karachi. One of his books about Sindhi folk artists 'The Immortal Voice of Sindhi Culture', published by the culture department, government of Sindh.

Awards

Dr. Jamro was awarded many accolades for his contribution to the progress of Sindhi folklore and the Heritage of Sindh. The Government of Sindh also nominated Dr. Jamro for the

Pride of Performance award The Pride of Performance ( ur, ), officially known as Presidential Pride of Performance, is an award bestowed by the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to recognize people with "notable achievements in the field of art, science, literature, sports, an ...

to the government of Pakistan. He was awarded with Sufi award by Sufi foundation for his research work and writings.

Death

Kamal Jamro died in

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on December 16, 2020, at age of 48 due to

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References

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