A Life Devoted to
Sindhi Literature
Born in Mithi, Tharparkar on 18 August 1941, Vali Ram Vallabh dedicated over 60 years of his life to enriching Sindhi language and literature. He translated masterpieces by Leo Tolstoy, Albert Camus, Amrita Pritam, Krishan Chander, and Qurratulain Hyder into Sindhi, bringing world literature to Sindhi readers for the first time.
He served as Deputy Director of the Institute of Sindhology, Jamshoro, edited the bi-annual journal Sindhi Adab, co-edited the celebrated Arsi literary magazine, and founded Blue Angels Eden School in Hyderabad. His work earned him 35+ national and international awards including Pakistan's Pride of Performance in 2003.
Read Full BiographyEducation
M.A. Urdu Literature, Sociology, Mass Communication and LLB, all with First Class First from Sindh University, Jamshoro.
Career
He served in the Forest Department from 1959 to 1968, then as Branch Manager of a Karachi cinema advertising company in Hyderabad until 1988, before joining the Institute of Sindhology as Deputy Director.
Languages
Sindhi, English, Urdu, Sanskrit, Hindi, Dhatki, Parkari, Gujrati, Saraiki, Punjabi, and French for reading, eleven languages in all.
Highest Award
He received the Pride of Performance Award from the President of Pakistan in 2003 and again in 2014, the second time with a cash prize of Rs. 5,000,000.
Legacy
The Vali Ram Vallabh Literary Society holds an annual memorial lecture in his memory. A public park in Hyderabad has been named after him by the Sindhi Adabi Board and the Government of Sindh.
35+ Awards &
International Recognition
55th Independence Day and Lord Krishna Festival Award
Naval Welfare Peace Mission, Karachi, Organised by Mrs. Mangla Sharma & Sarwan Rana
9 August 2002 in Karachi
Hyderabad Hindu Panchayat Award
Hyderabad Hindu Panchayat
Pride of Performance commemorative plate, 15 November 2003
Rahti Mohabbat Harro Award
Dr. Mohabbat Academy
Sindh map shaped trophy for Sindhi literature translation
Been-Kahani Conference Trophy
Anis Ansari Academy, Mumtaz Mirza Auditorium, Hyderabad
2nd Kahani Conference, 25 July 2009
Adabi Award, First Prize in Translation
Sindhi Language Authority, Hyderabad, Sindh
Rs. 75,000 for Pardhihi Kahanioon
Adabi Award 2016 (Translation)
Sindhi Language Authority (سنڌي ٻوليءَ جو باختيار ادارو), Hyderabad
Translation category, book-shaped crystal trophy
Appreciation Memento
National Council for Promotion of Sindhi Language, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India
Annual Award Function, 25 April 2021, New Delhi
Vali Ram Vallabh Park
Sindhi Adabi Board + Government of Sindh
A public park named in his honour
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Ghadar (The Traitor)
غدار
Original: Krishan Chander
Sindhi translation of the landmark Urdu novel by Krishan Chander. First translated in 1968, this edi…
Read OnlineDhariyo (The Outsider)
ڌاريو (ناول)
Original: Albert Camus
Sindhi translation of Albert Camus' masterpiece "L'Étranger" (The Outsider). This translation won Va…
Read OnlinePoeen Pahar Ja Pandhiyara
پوئين پھر جا پانڌيئڙا
Original: Qurratulain Hyder
Sindhi translation of Qurratulain Hyder's celebrated work, Travellers of the Last Watch. One of thre…
Read OnlineSamheel Pani & Chatan Katan Jo Masiha
سمھيل پاڻي ۽ ڇِتن ڪتن جو مسيحا
Original: Sarveshwar Dayal Saxena
Two Hindi plays by Sarveshwar Dayal Saxena adapted into Sindhi: Still Water and The Messiah of the W…
Read OnlineKahani Hunna Ji (Their Story)
ڪھاڻي ھنن جي
Original: Amrita Pritam
Sindhi translation of Amrita Pritam's celebrated novelette. One of three works by Amrita Pritam tran…
Read OnlineBahisht ain Dozakh (Heaven and Hell)
بھشت ۽ دوزخ
Original: Compiled by Vali Ram Vallabh
A collection of translated short stories from world literature. Cover depicts rural Sindhi women in …
Read Online"As long as stories are told and thoughts take flight, your legacy will live on in every heart you touched."
Dawn Newspaper, 2nd Death Anniversary, October 2025
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