Hiranand Shaukiram Advani (23 March 1863- 14 July 1893), known as Sadhu Hiranand was a

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prose writer, journalist, educationist social reformer and advocate for women's education. Advani founded Union Academy, a coed school in

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, Sindh,

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(now Pakistan). He served as editor of monthly literary magazine ''Sarsoti'' and two daily newspapers, ''Sindh Sudhar'' (Sindhi) and ''Sindh Times'' (English). Rishi Dayaram Gidumal called Advani" Sindh Ji Aatma" or "Soul of Sindh".

Biography

Advani was born in Hyderabad on 23 March 1863. He was third son of Deewan Shaukiram Advani and the younger brother of Navalrai Advani. He received his early education in Hyderabad but went for higher education to (Calcutta) now

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. In Kolkata, Advani met Shri

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and Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, who inspired him to become an educator. Returning to Hyderabad, Advani and his brother Sadhu Navalrai established Union Academy, a school for boys and girls in Hyderabad.Datta, Amaresh (1988).
Encyclopedia of Indian Lirerature
'. New Delhi: South Asia Books. pp. 86–87. The brothers launched awareness campaigns throughout Hyderabad to promote education. Advani had to convince parents to send their daughters to his school as education of girls was not widely accepted in that era. In 1886, Advani started a newspaper ''Sind Sudhar'' , where he remained as the chief editor for three years. In 1890, He started a Sindhi language

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"''Sarsoti''". This was the first magazine in Sindh that was popular among both Hindus and Muslims . Advani served as editor and regularly contributed essays, stories and literary articles. Advani died in 1893 at age 30. In 1926,

Bherumal Meharchand Advani Bherumal Meharchand Advani (1875/76 – 7 July 1950) was an Indian poet and prose writer who wrote in Sindhi. He was also a scholar, educationist, novelist, linguist and historian who authored more than 40 books. Biography He was born in H ...

compiled the book ''Hire Joon Kahaniyoon,'' which contains Advani writings from ''Sarsoti''.

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