User:Shaikh Aziz01

SHAIKH AZIZ

Writer, journalist, musicologist Languages: Sindhi, Urdu and English

Born: Dec 9, 1938, Hyderabad, Sindh

Graduation: Thomson College of Journalism, London, 1968  PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Apprentice sub-editor: Daily Karwan, Hyderabad, Sindh 1957-June 30, 1958

Sub-editor: Daily Ibrat, Hyderabad, Sindh, 1958-1961

Senior sub-editor: Daily Ibrat, Hyderabad, Sindh, 1961-1965

Asstt editor: Daily Ibrat, Hyderabad, Sindh, 1965-1975

Leader writer: 1975-1976

Editor: Weekly Sindh Observer (English), Hyderabad Sindh, 1976-1980

Editor, daily Sindh News, Hyderabad:  1977-1980

Asstt editor (magazine)/Magazine editor: Daily Jang, Karachi; June 1980- Sept 1982

Magazine editor: Daily Hurriyat, Karachi, 1982-1987

News editor: Daily Hurriyat, Karachi 1987-1989

Sr sub-editor: Daily Dawn (English) April 1989 – July 2000

Edition-in-charge: Daily Dawn, Karachi, July 2000 –July 2008

REASEARCH:

Research assistant (part time): Sindhi Dictionary preparation scheme, Sindhi Adabi Board, 1956-57

Research assistant (part time): Sindhi-Urdu Dictionary preparation scheme, Government of Pakistan, Islamabad, 1956-57

Research assistant (part time): Sindhi Folklore Collection Project, Sindhi Adabi Board, 1957-1960

Demise of the written word (monograph) English, 1978  REASEARCH & WRITING:

1) Sindh joon pur asrar kahaniyoon (true tales): 1960    2) Alhumra ja dastan, Washington Irving, tr:1961 3) Intikhab (compilation of Sindhi short stories) 1963    4) Naqsh-i-Latif (ed): 1964 5) Amali Sahafat (techniques of journalism), 1975, 3rd reprint 2003    6) Moon Lenin jo deh ditho (Travelogue): 1976 7) The Tribute – Obituaries: 2007    8) Taqsim khaan taqsim taeen (Contemporary political history          of Pakistan): 2008 9) Khirthar (Compilation and editing of anthology on Khirthar mountains, Lasmo Inc, Italy; English): 2006     10) An illustrated atlas of Soomra rulers in Sindh: ed. 2004    11) Sindh ki mahalaati dastanein (Historic tales of           Sindh,   Urdu): 2009    12) A history of Sindhi literature: 2008 13) The origin and evolution of Sindhi music         (Ethnomusicological study) Karachi University. 2008     14) Nandhe khand mein drama ji tarikh ( History of drama in          the subcontinent, ed): 2007 15) Notes on Sindh (Papers on Sindh’s history and literature): 2009   16) Raag sagar (Foreword): 2004 17) Bhutto- memoirs and remembrances (tr. Preface by           Ms Benazir Bhutto): 1993    18) Preface to the catalogue of books –Institute of Sindhology Sindh University, Jamshoro: 1973 19) History of Sindhi Society (Dr G. Allana, ed): 2007      20) A compendium of the poetry of Shah Latif in four languages with appropriate musical narrations-- 2006 21) Bar-i-Saghir mein moosiqi likhan ji riwayat: 2010   22) Dakhein Sindh mein moosiqi (ed): 2010 23) Musical Notes, Commentaries on Pakistani music: 2009   24)  Bhutto khan Zia taeen (contemporary political history—vol II): 2011 25) Palatial tales from Sindh (under publication)    26) A history of Pakistan (Pakistan’s contemporary political history): Under publication

OTHER ACTIVITIES:

President: Hyderabad Press Club, 1966 President: Hyderabad Press Club, 1963 President: Hyderabad Union of Journalists, 1965 Visiting Professor: Department of Journalism, University of     Sindh,  JAMSHORO 1978-1980 Member: Board of Governors, Mirza Qaleech Baig Chair, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, 2008 - Vice-Chairman, Sindhi Adabi Board, Jamshoro: 2008-2010 JUDGE: All Pakistan Newspaper Society, 1998- 2004

AWARDS:

'''Silver Jubilee Award of Excellence, Sindh University, 1998

Diplaee Excellence Award of Journalism, 2000

Taraqi Pasand Literary Award, 2001'''

SUBJECTS OF INTERESTS:

Ethnomusicology, Cultural history, Contemporary politics