Sundri Uttamchandani- Makers of Indian Literature

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Sundri Uttamchandani was born in Sindh (now in Pakistan) on 28 September 1924, and breathed her last in Mumbai on 8 July 2013. Sundri's first novel Kirandar Deewaroon (Crumbling Walls) (1959) was the metaphor for the changing social values in the aftermath of the Partition of the country. The economic necessity forced the ladies to come out of confines of four walls of their homes and hearths. This resulted in the change of traditional roles of man-woman relationship in the household itself. By her first novel she firmly established herself as a leading feminist voice in Sindhi literature. Critics lauded the style of her language. The idioms, phrases and words which were confined only to household women were used in literature for the first time and brought in a fresh feminine flavour to literary language of the times.

Thereafter she found her niche in the genre of short story. She brought out ten collections of her short stories. 'Bhoori', 'Hi Shahar', 'Amula Mankun Jo Waapar', 'Vilayati Ghota ji Golha' and many others have found iconic place in Sindhi literature.

In her long career she was awarded by many organizations. She won the Sahitya Akademi Award for her book of short stories Vichoro (Separation) in year 1986. She visited Soviet Union as an awardee of Soviet Land Peace Award.

Mohan Gehani, the writer of this monograph, is an eminent Sindhi writer, and has many books to his credit and was awarded by Sahitya Akademi for his creative writing as well as for translation. He has also been awarded by many organizations in India and abroad for his contribution to Sindhi literature.