Altaf Shaikh
Altaf Ahmed Shaikh () is a Sindhi scholar and travel writer from Pakistan. His first book on travel was Munhnjo Saagar Munhnjo Sahil, which was published in 1971, and won the Pakistan Writers Guild Award.
Biography
Shaikh was born in the house of Gul Muhammad Shaikh on November 14, 1944 in New Hala District, Hyderabad (now Matiari District).
Shaikh got his early education from Hala, then from Cadet College Petaro, and studied marine engineering at Marine Academy Chittagong, Bangladesh. He was qualified as a ship engineer, and taught in Malaysia as a trainer.
Shaikh started writing in the age of 18, in Chittagong. His first story book was Anamika (the Bengali word for "unknown").
He can speak Chinese, Japanese, Malay and Bengali fluently.
Bibliography
Travelogues
He has written a number of travelogues, including:
- Bander Bazariyoon (1971)
- Jani ta Jahaz Main (1972)
- Piyar je ghut (1973)
- Dunya Aahe Kak Mahal (1975)
- Wayoon wanjarn joon (1976)
- So ee jobahn Deinh (1977)
- Around the World (1989)
- Kuwet Kinara (1980)
- Sanmbhahoo samond jo (1980)
Fiction
- Anamika
- Khuda de Khat
- Master waryam jo benkak wajan
- Japan ras, Dhahee Jhirki
- Baran jo Aakhaniyoon
- London tain lift
- Miss sada bahar Chambeli (novel).
Source
See also
- Hala Sindh
- Sindhi Shaikh