Munir Ahmed Badini ( Balochi:منير احمد بادینی ) born in 1953) is a Pakistani novelist and writer. The receipent of the
Pride of Performance
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 ...
, he primarily writes in Balochi and English languages.
Biography
He lives in
Quetta
Quetta (; ur, ; ; ps, کوټه) is the tenth List of cities in Pakistan by population, most populous city in Pakistan with a population of over 1.1 million. It is situated in Geography of Pakistan, south-west of the country close to the ...
and is serving as Secretary for Sports, Environment and Youth Affairs for the government of Balochistan. 'Clean Air Quality Monitoring Initiative Meeting in Quetta', Quetta Times
Education
Badini studied in his village schools and upon completion of the local Boys' High School, completed his degree in Arts at the Degree College in Quetta During this time, early 1970s, he was a member of
Baloch Students Organization
The Baloch Students Organization (BSO; ur, ) is a student organisation that campaigns for the students of Pakistan's Balochistan Province. It was founded as a student movement on 26 November 1967 in Karachi and remains the largest ethnic Baloch ...
(BSO), and became vice-president of BSO for a year. He was influenced by Marxist literature and during his college years, he translated
Joseph Stalin
Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin (born Ioseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili; – 5 March 1953) was a Georgian revolutionary and Soviet political leader who led the Soviet Union from 1924 until his death in 1953. He held power as General Secreta ...
's book ''Marxism And The National And Colonial Question'' into the
Balochi language
Balochi or Baluchi () is an Iranian language spoken primarily in the Balochistan region of Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan. In addition, there are speakers in Oman, the Arab states of the Persian Gulf, Turkmenistan, East Africa and in diaspora ...
. Although this translation has never been officially published, it has been widely read among Badini's fellows.
Later, Badini rejected Stalinist thinking, but maintained a belief in
Karl Marx
Karl Heinrich Marx (; 5 May 1818 – 14 March 1883) was a German philosopher, economist, historian, sociologist, political theorist, journalist, critic of political economy, and socialist revolutionary. His best-known titles are the 1848 ...
's theory as a comprehensive study of universal human development. However he is not an atheist, as most Marxists are; he believes in religion and is impressed by
Sufism
Sufism ( ar, ''aṣ-ṣūfiyya''), also known as Tasawwuf ( ''at-taṣawwuf''), is a mystic body of religious practice, found mainly within Sunni Islam but also within Shia Islam, which is characterized by a focus on Islamic spirituality, r ...
Lahore
Lahore ( ; pnb, ; ur, ) is the second most populous city in Pakistan after Karachi and 26th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 13 million. It is the capital of the province of Punjab where it is the largest city. ...
, in Philosophy.
Early career
After completion of his master's degree, Badini taught for some time at Degree College, Quetta, as a Lecturer of Philosophy, in 1980. Then he joined Civil Service of Pakistan, where he has served in various posts including:
* Secretary of Fisheries Provincial Government of Balochistan 1994–1996 and from 1998–199 * Principal Secretary to Chief Minister of Balochistan 1997
* Commissioner of
Kalat Division
Kalat Division or Qalat Division is an administrative division of Balochistan Province of Pakistan. Its capital city is Khuzdar. The area of Kalat Division is 140,612 km².
In 2015, the Balochistan Assembly unanimously passed a resoluti ...
1997–1998
* Secretary of Education Provincial Government of Balochistan 2002–2007 and 2011 to presen http://dawn.com/2012/09/19/books-in-times-of-war http://www.balochistan.gov.pk/top-menu-contact-1.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20130702083123/http://www.aku.edu/aboutaku/newsandevents/Pages/AKU-IED-introduces-continuing-professional-development-programme-.asp
Writing career
During all this period Badini never ceased to writ http://baask.com/diwwan/index.php?topic=7876.0]. He writes fiction. His works are influenced by Existentialism including writers such as
Jean-Paul Sartre
Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre (, ; ; 21 June 1905 – 15 April 1980) was one of the key figures in the philosophy of existentialism (and phenomenology), a French playwright, novelist, screenwriter, political activist, biographer, and litera ...
,
Albert Camus
Albert Camus ( , ; ; 7 November 1913 – 4 January 1960) was a French philosopher, author, dramatist, and journalist. He was awarded the 1957 Nobel Prize in Literature at the age of 44, the second-youngest recipient in history. His work ...
, and
Søren Kierkegaard
Søren Aabye Kierkegaard ( , , ; 5 May 1813 – 11 November 1855) was a Danish theologian, philosopher, poet, social critic, and religious author who is widely considered to be the first existentialist philosopher. He wrote critical texts on ...
, along with writers
Milan Kundera
Milan Kundera (, ; born 1 April 1929) is a Czech writer who went into exile in France in 1975, becoming a naturalised French citizen in 1981. Kundera's Czechoslovak citizenship was revoked in 1979, then conferred again in 2019. He "sees himself ...
and Najib Mahfuz. The theme of his writings is Baloch societ http://dawn.com/2012/10/21/column-a-national-arts-conference/]. He writes in Rakhshani-Balochi dialect, and he can read and write all dialects of Balochi and
Brahui language
Brahui (; brh, , links=no; also known as Brahvi or Brohi) is a Dravidian language spoken by some of the Brahui people. The language is spoken primarily in the central part of the Balochistan Province of Pakistan, with smaller communities of spe ...
Ziarat
Ziarat (Urdu and ps, ) is a city in the Ziarat District situated in the Balochistan. It is
from the capital city of Eastern Balochistan Quetta. It was established as a district on 1st July 1986, before then it was part of Sibi district. Th ...
district to ensure the efforts for the preservation of the 3000-year-old world heritage of Juniper forest and wildlife in Ziarat as environment protection efforts, he planted tree with canoe kayak youth players
Hanna Lake
Hanna Lake () is a lake in Urak Valley near Quetta, in Balochistan Province, in southwestern Pakistan. It is surrounded by mountains.
Geography
Hanna Lake is in the hills close to where the Urak Valley begins, east from Quetta city. The reserv ...
Quetta as protection of environment project of Hayat Durrani Water Sports Academy (HDWSA) to involve youths in the importance of protection of environment in Quetta.
Selected bibliography
* ''Rekani Talah Halke'' A Village in the Dunes"Published by Balochi Academy Quetta, Balochistan. 1993
* ''Bel Ke Mah Bekapeet'' Let The Moon Vanish"Published by Balochi Academy Quetta, Balochistan. 1994
* ''Agah-en Chamani Wahb'' The Dream of Open Eyes"Published by Balochi Academy Quetta, Balochistan. 1996. (This is a fictional travelogue of his experience after a visit to United States of America.)
* ''Shal-e Gullen Bazaar'' The Flowery Bazaar of Shal"Published by New College Publications Quetta, 2008. (This a trilogy about the social life of Shal (which is the traditional name of Quetta city) and the period is 1970–2000). And has become very popular among Baloch youths especially of Makuran and coastal regions of Balochista * ''Tahariani Posag'' The Children of Darkness"New College Publications, 2009.
* ''Eh Zind Tara Brazit'' He Is Worth It"New College Publications, 2009.
* ''Karnani Kahren Dohk'' The Sorrows of Centuries"Published by Baloch Academy Quetta, Balochistan, 200 * ''Mani Dairee-e Latain Pan'' A Few Pages of My Diary"New College Publication 2009.
* ''Hazaren Pasaani Shap'' A Night of Thousand Twists"A collection short stories. New College Publications 2010. Link to the short story ''Hazaren Pasaani Shap'' but this is only one story from the book, link from Baask a Balochi literary websit * ''Espaten Haspa Sanj Bekan'' Sadle The White Horse"New College Publications 2010.
* ''Esh Tai Zameen Tai Azmaan'' This is Your Land, This is Your Sky"New College Publications 2010.
* ''Esh Gon Saraan Labe'' Playing with the Lives"New College Publications 2010.
* ''Hazaren Karnani Wadaar'' Waiting of a Thousand Years"New College Publications 2010.
* ''Bekan k Tao Bebu'' Be and do it"It's online, everyone can read i * ''Jemari ay Rokapt'' The sunset of Jemari"uring the Second World War at the allied base established in the then Jemari, the wife of an anonymous British general used to write her diary which she titled "the Sunset of Jemari * ''Bahisht o Dozah'' Heaven and Hell" New College Publications 2014.