Ishaq Samejo

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Dr. Ishaq Samejo is eminent writer, poet, critic, cultural activist and Professor of Sindhi language and literature. Dr. Ishaq Samejo holds a PhD degree in Sindhi Language and Literature. his PhD dissertation focuses on the Progressive Thought in Sindhi Poetry. Currently, he is the Chairperson of Sindhi Language Authority, Government of Sindh. Dr Samejo has extensive teaching, administrative and research experience of serving in the prominent public sector academic, literary, cultural historical and archival institutes in Sindh. As a Director, he has served in the Institute of Sindhology and Mirza Kalich Beg Chair, University of Sindh, Jamshoro. Similarly he served as a Chairman Department of Sindhi, university of Sindh for three years. Dr Samejo is very well informed with publications and editorial skills and experience, and has been editing research journals of Sindhi language and literature like "Kalich" research journal (in Sindhi) published by Mirza Kalich Beg Chair, "Sindhi Adab" (in Sindhi) , "Sindhological Studies" (in English) by Institute of Sindhology and "Keenjhar" research journal by the Department of Sindhi, University of Sindh and Sindhi Boli research Journal by Sindhi Language authority, Hyd Sindh. As an honorary editor, he edits a quarterly literary magazine "SARANGAA" published by Sarangaa Literary and Cultural Society. This quarterly literary/research magazine is widely circulated and read by the Sindhi writers and critics in Pakistan and abroad. As an interactive academic, researcher and public writer, Dr Samejo contributes to the public literary and cultural forums, national and international conferences. In 2017, under his directorship, he organized a first International Conference on Sindh Studies and a national level Folk Art Festival at the Institute of Sindhology, University of Sindh, Jamshoro. As a literary critic, Dr. Ishaq Samejo has produced essays and reviews on literature. He has authored 21 books in the field of language and literature. The five books attain the status of research publications under `Y and Z` category by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan. Dr.Ishaq's books are included in M.A Sindhi syllabus. Dr. Ishaq has been/is the member of many official committees and forums of the various institutes of Sindh and Pakistan. Email: ishaq_samejo@yahoo.com)

The Best Poem Of Ishaq Samejo

Before The War

"Before the war what was here? "

Before the war
Here was a deep green valley
Gardens of Jamboline
Long ques of Cathartocapus trees
A cascade falling from heavens
A fine oval shaped lake
And a village nearby the lake.

In the village
Therewere playgrounds for children,
Public Parks, shortly ending bazars
And a vegetable market.

"What else was here before the war? "

Before the war,
Masjid, Tample and Church exist in one and the same street
Allah, Bhagwan and God were friends
Hues, lights, flowers and birds
And butterflies roaming on flower gardens were here.

"Was there anything else here, before the war? "

Before the war
Here was a money-lender's wine shop
A shop of indigo
A hut of a lyricist
A parlour of a sitar-player
A talk of a pretty young lass
And a gang of young lovers

What else I tell you that
Before the war, there was no war here
And more importantly
There was no cemetry around.

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