Sindhi Author Mohan Gehani

One of the last surviving figures of the original pioneering group of the SINDHIYAT MOVEMENT,  Mohan Gehani, is an eminent translator, research scholar, essayist, playwright and poet. With more than 15 published works in both English and Sindhi languages, he has also played an active role in the successful campaign to introduce Sindhi in the eighth schedule of the Indian Constitution. 

He is the recipient of several awards, including the Sahitya Akademi award in 2011, the Saeen G M Sayed memorial award by World Sindhi Council at London and A.J. Uttam and Sundri Uttamchandani Award for Lifetime Achievement. He has also received awards for his contribution to Sindhi literature from the Council for Promotion of Sindhi Language and Akhil Bharat Sindhi Boli ain Sahit Sabha. He was a member of the Sindhi advisory board for Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi, from 2007-12.