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Saraiki literature is the literature of the
Saraiki language Saraiki ( '; also spelt Siraiki, or Seraiki) is an Indo-Aryan language of the Lahnda group, spoken by 26 million people primarily in the south-western half of the province of Punjab in Pakistan. It was previously known as Multani, after it ...
of
Pakistani Punjab Punjab (; , ) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in central-eastern region of the country, Punjab is the second-largest province of Pakistan by land area and the largest province by population. It shares land borders with the ...
.


Folk literature and tales

There are many folk tales associated with
Ghazi Khan Ghazi Khan ( Balochi, Urdu ) was a Baloch mercenary from who moved to Multan in the late 15th century at the behest of the Langah Sultanate. He was accompanied by his sons, Ghazi Khan, Fatih Khan and Ismail Khan. The Derajat had its existence ...
and his minister Gaaman Sachar, a legendary character in Saraiki folk tales. *Ashraf Javed Malik is a folk tale writer, especially of the folk songs recorded by Radio Pakistan Multan. He is a songwriter for PTV Home Multa Station from 2013 to present.


Poetry

Some of the prominent Sindhi and
Hindko Hindko (, romanized: , ) is a cover term for a diverse group of Lahnda dialects spoken by several million people of various ethnic backgrounds in several areas in northwestern Pakistan, primarily in the provinces of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Pun ...
poets have also done poetry in Saraiki.


Early poetry

There are very rare written poems available from the early history in Saraiki. The research is going on about the early Saraiki poetry.


17th century

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Sultan Bahu Sultan Bahu ( pa, , ਸੁਲਤਾਨ ਬਾਹੂ ; also spelled Bahoo; 17 January 1630 – 1 March 1691), was a 17th-century Punjabi Sufi mystic, poet, scholar and historian. He was active in the Punjab region (present-day Pakistan) duri ...
(1630–1691)


18th century

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Ali Haider Multani Ali Haider (1690-1785), Saraiki and Punjabi Sufi poet, was born in Chountra village, Pir Mahal Tehsil, Toba Tek Singh District, Punjab Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'' ...
(1690–1785). * Sachal Sar Mast (1739–1829).


19th century

* Qadir Bukhsh Bedil (1814–1873), known as Bedil Sindhi, has also written in Saraiki (''Dewan-i-Bedil'') *
Khawaja Ghulam Farid Khwaja Ghulam Farid (Urdu: ) or Khwaja Fareed (1845–1901) was a 19th-century Sufi poet from Punjab. He was a member of the Chishti Nizami Sufi order. He wrote poetry in several languages, and his literary heritage has been claimed by both the ...
(1845–1901), his famous collection is ''Deewan-e-Farid''. His poems, known as
Kafi Kafi ( pa, ਕਾਫ਼ੀ (Gurmukhi), (Shahmukhi), Hindi: काफ़ी, Urdu: کافی, Sindhi:ڪافي) is a classical form of Sufi music mostly in the Siraiki, Punjabi and Sindhi languages and originating from the Punjab, and Sindh ...
(Punjabi: ਕਾਫ਼ੀ (
Gurmukhi Gurmukhī ( pa, ਗੁਰਮੁਖੀ, , Shahmukhi: ) is an abugida developed from the Laṇḍā scripts, standardized and used by the second Sikh guru, Guru Angad (1504–1552). It is used by Punjabi Sikhs to write the language, commonly r ...
), کافی (
Shahmukhi Shahmukhi (, ) is a Persian alphabet, Perso-Arabic alphabet script used historically by Punjabi Muslims (primarily in present-day Punjab, Pakistan, Pakistani Punjab) to write the Punjabi language. It is generally written in the Nastaʿlīq Callig ...
),
Hindi Hindi (Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been de ...
: काफ़ी,
Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
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Sindhi:ڪافي), are still famous. * Ghulam Mohammad (1883-1934), well known collection is "Bezan"


20th century

*For Hussain Hashmi () ( Main Kehin Pasy, Ton Kehin Pasy ) from Pakistan MUltan Chak No. 2KMR... *Ramzan Gaddi رمضان ڳاڈی (''Pir Adil Dera Ghazi Khan'')


Prose


Translation of Quran in Saraiki

There are more than twenty translations of the Quran in Saraiki. Maqbool Hassan Gillani did his doctorate in Saraiki translations of the Quran. *Dr.
Mehr Abdul Haq Mehr Abdul Haq (Urdu:; , Layyah, British India – Multan, Pakistan) was a philologist from Pakistan. After completing his education he joined education department where he worked on different posts. He retired in 1970. He got his PhD degree fr ...
*Prof. Dilshad Klanchvi *Riaz Shahid


Saraiki dictionaries

The names of some dictionary writers in Saraiki are: * Andrew Jukes * Akbar Makhmoor *Anees Jeelani *Mian Sirajuddin Sawnwal *Mureed Hussain Jatoi *Qais Fareedi *Dilshad Kalanchvi *Saadullah Khetran *Habib Mohana


Novelists

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Ismail Ahmedani Ismail Ahmedani (1930–2007) (اسماعیل احمدانی) was a Saraiki novelist, fiction writer, and promoter of the Saraiki language. Life He was born 1 January 1930 in a small village "Khoi" in Rajanpur District, British India (now Pak ...
(1930-2007) is the most celebrated novelist and fiction writer in modern Saraiki literature. Ahmedani has done much to promote the Saraiki literature for modern fiction writing. He was awarded Khwaja Ghulam Farid award by the government of Pakistan on Chholian. Ismail Ahmedani died at Karachi on 6 June 2007 and buried in his home village of Rasoolpur.


Fiction authors

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Ismail Ahmedani Ismail Ahmedani (1930–2007) (اسماعیل احمدانی) was a Saraiki novelist, fiction writer, and promoter of the Saraiki language. Life He was born 1 January 1930 in a small village "Khoi" in Rajanpur District, British India (now Pak ...
(1930-2007), novelist and fiction writer, author of '' Amar Kahani'', ''Peet de Pandh'' and ''Chhulian''


Linguists

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Mehr Abdul Haq Mehr Abdul Haq (Urdu:; , Layyah, British India – Multan, Pakistan) was a philologist from Pakistan. After completing his education he joined education department where he worked on different posts. He retired in 1970. He got his PhD degree fr ...
(1915-1995), author of ''Multani Zaban Ka Urdu Se Taaluq'' *
Aslam Rasoolpuri Aslam is a male given name and surname used in the Muslim world. It is also a surname of English origin, and has two possible sources, the first being from a topographical name for someone who lived by the hazels, derived from the Old English pre 7t ...
author of ''Saraiki Rasmul Khat Ki Mukhtasar Tareekh'', ''Saraiki Zaban, Onda Rasmul Khat Atey Awazan'' and ''Saraiki Dyan Buchkaar Awazan'' *
Richard Francis Burton Sir Richard Francis Burton (; 19 March 1821 – 20 October 1890) was a British explorer, writer, orientalist scholar,and soldier. He was famed for his travels and explorations in Asia, Africa, and the Americas, as well as his extraordinary kn ...
(1821-1890), author of ''Grammar of Saraiki''


Critics

*
Aslam Rasoolpuri Aslam is a male given name and surname used in the Muslim world. It is also a surname of English origin, and has two possible sources, the first being from a topographical name for someone who lived by the hazels, derived from the Old English pre 7t ...
is an author of five books about literary criticism. The books written in Saraiki are: ''Voyage of Meaning in Siraiki Literature(2014)'' , ''Evaluations'' (2011), ''Encapsulations'' (2009), ''Calibrations'' (1986) and ''Marxist Standpoint and Our Literature'' (1974). *Javed Chandio, Head of the Saraiki Department in the Islamic University of Bahawalpur (Pakistan). He is the first Ph.D in Saraiki literature from the Saraiki Department. Author/editor of eight books on Saraiki literature, writer of valuable critical work on
Khwaja Ghulam Farid Khwaja Ghulam Farid (Urdu: ) or Khwaja Fareed (1845–1901) was a 19th-century Sufi poet from Punjab. He was a member of the Chishti Nizami Sufi order. He wrote poetry in several languages, and his literary heritage has been claimed by both the ...
. His major works are ''Divan-i-Farid'' (1998), ''Khwaja Farid (1999), Allah Mailay Wal Sang Yaara (2003), Maqalaat (2003), Armughan-i-Khwaja Farid (2003), Saraiki Zaban Adab Aur Mua'shra'' (2007), ''Savail I'' & ''II'' (1995 & 1997). Having many valuable research articles on his credit. Edited the oldest quarterly journal "Saraiki" since 1999. Headed the oldest Saraiki literary organization "Saraiki Adbi Majlis (Regd.), Bahawalpur" Since 1999. The First Gold Medalist in M.A. Saraiki and the first regular teacher of the Saraiki & Literature in any University of Pakistan. He is still teaching in the university.


Dramatists

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Ismail Ahmedani Ismail Ahmedani (1930–2007) (اسماعیل احمدانی) was a Saraiki novelist, fiction writer, and promoter of the Saraiki language. Life He was born 1 January 1930 in a small village "Khoi" in Rajanpur District, British India (now Pak ...


See also

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Saraiki people The Saraikis ( skr, ), are an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group inhabiting parts of central and southeastern Pakistan, primarily in the southern part of the Pakistani province of Punjab They are mainly found in a region of southern Punjab known ...
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Saraiki culture Saraiki culture is the culture of the Saraiki people, residing in Pakistan and outside Pakistan. Religion Almost 99% population in South-Punjab region is Muslim. Islam came to this region with the Arab conquest of Sindh in eighth centur ...
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Saraikistan South Punjab ( ur, ) or Saraikistan (Urdu, skr, ) is a proposed new province of Pakistan, comprising the areas which has a majority of Saraikis in the southern part of Punjab province. Made up of Bahawalpur Division, Multan Division and Der ...
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Sauvira Kingdom Sauvīra was an ancient kingdom of the lower Indus Valley mentioned in the Late Vedic and early Buddhist literature and the Hindu epic ''Mahabharata''. It is often mentioned alongside the Sindhu Kingdom. Its capital city was Roruka, identified ...
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Christopher Shackle Christopher Shackle, (born 4 March 1942) is Emeritus Professor of Modern Languages of South Asia at the University of London. Life and career Christopher Shackle was born on 4 March 1942. He was educated at Haileybury and Imperial Service Colle ...
, a researcher on Saraiki language


References


Further reading

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External links


Saraiki Web Portal
* http://www.seraikigeet.com
Aslam Rasoolpuri
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