Vice Chancellor University of Sindh Professor Dr Nazir A Mughal has said that chair has been set up in the name of renowned poet and scholar Himayat Ali Shair in recognition of his valuable services in the field of poetry and literature.
Speaking at a literary evening organised by Kamaluddin Memorial Society in collaboration with Dealdas Club Hyderabad on Saturday evening Dr Mughal lauded literary services of Himayat Shair. The vice chancellor also announced that Himayat Ali Shair Corner at Institute of Sindhology has also been set up.
Dr Mughal also announced five research scholarships of Rs five thousand each per month for scholars who wish to conduct research on literary contributions of Himayat Ali Shair for their M. Phil/Ph.D degrees. For the financial assistance of poor students studying at the university, Dr Mughla also announced creation of Himayat Ali Shair Foundation.
Professor Himayat Ali Shair speaking on the occasion said that he loved Hyderabad and people of Hyderabad always respected and loved him.
He said that I always worked hard and delivered new ideas in the field of literature especially in poetry. He mentioned that he wac working on Sindhi Folklore stories to present it in poetry form. He said his literary journey spreads over 60 years and every creating writer wishes to create some thing new. "Every part of literary work is like art and art work is blind game," he said. He said that he was compiling all his literary work by re-writing which would be produced in 12 volumes.