Zarina Baloch

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Zarina Baloch
Born(1931-12-29)29 December 1931
Allahabad Chand Village,
Folk singer[1]
SpouseRasul Bux Palejo (married in the 1960s)[1]
ChildrenAyaz Latif Palijo (son)[1]
Akhter Baloch (daughter) (from her first husband)

Zarina Baloch (

Sindh province of Pakistan. She was also an actress, Radio and TV artist, writer, teacher for over 30 years, political activist and social worker. She is notable for her revolutionary songs and resistance against the military dictatorship of General Zia[2][1]

Early life and family

She was born on 29 December 1931 in Allahdad Chand Village, Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan her mother, Gulroz Jalalani, died in 1940 when Zarina was six years old. She studied with Mohammad Juman, who was also a

Rasool Bux Palijo, their marriage took place in Hyderabad on 22 September 1964 and they had a son, Ayaz Latif Palijo. In 1967, she became a teacher at the Model School Sindh University. She retired in 1997 and died in 2005 of Brain Cancer in Liaquat National Hospital.[citation needed
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Imprisonment and political activism

In 1979, Zarina was arrested and imprisoned in

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Awards and recognition

Art and literary contributions

She wrote many songs and poetry which became popular among the nationalists in Sindh and Balochistan. She was the author of several stories and poems, and her Book "Tunhinjee Gola Tunhinjoon Galhion" was published in 1992.[citation needed]

Famous songs

  • Mor Tho Tilley Rana
  • Sabhka Moomal Sabbko Raarno
  • Tunhnjii Yaarii
  • Sindhri tey sir ker na dendo
  • Kaang Lanvain
  • Guzrii Vaii Barsaat
  • Bbii Khabar Na Aahai Par
  • Kiin Karyaan Maan
  • Jjariyan Bhar Jaaiyoon
  • Saavak Rat main Saanvara
  • Paee Yaad Aaya
  • Gehraa Gehraa Nairn

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Palija, Khair (27 October 2005). "Jiji Zarina laid to rest". Dawn. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  2. . On the other hand, the Sindhi folk singer Zarina Baloch (b. 1931), a student of Ustād Mohammed Jumman, became known for singing revolutionary songs written by Shaikh Ayaz and other Leftist poets to resist the military dictatorship of General Zia.
  3. ^ "HYDERABAD: Jiji Zarina Baloch remembered". Dawn. 26 October 2007. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  4. ^ In loving memory: Jiji Zarina Baloch remembered The Express Tribune (newspaper), Published 26 October 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2018