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Sundri Uttamchandani’s 100 Sindhi Stories Head To Online Audio Repository
Sundri Uttamchandani was an important writer in the Sindhi language.
Her daughter, Asha Chand, is helping turn 100 of her short stories into audio recordings.
About 35 stories have been recorded so far.
The recordings are being made in Mumbai.
They are meant for young people who can speak or understand Sindhi but cannot easily read its traditional script.
Chand and Ashok Chanchlani perform different characters in the stories.
The project has taken more than 10 years because it is hard to find people who speak Sindhi accurately.
Sindhi Sangat is also holding a story-reading competition for older school students.
These efforts are intended to help more young people discover Sindhi literature.
An online Mumbai repository is compiling 100 short stories by Sindhi writer Sundri Uttamchandani.
The project aims to help younger Sindhis who understand spoken Sindhi but struggle to read its traditional script.
Uttamchandani’s daughter Asha Chand has worked on the decade-long project, with about 35 stories completed in audio format.
Chand voices female characters, while actor and voice-over artist Ashok Chanchlani voices male characters.
Sindhi Sangat has also announced a national story-reading competition for Class 10 to 12 students, with entries due October 15.
- Who
- Asha Chand, Sindhi Sangat, Ashok Chanchlani, and the literary legacy of Sundri Uttamchandani are central to the project.
- What
- One hundred of Uttamchandani’s short stories are being compiled into an online audio repository, with around 35 completed so far.
- Where
- The audio repository is being created in Mumbai.
- When
- The project has been underway for more than a decade; the initiative coincides with Uttamchandani’s 103rd birth anniversary month, and competition entries are due October 15.
- Why
- The organizers want to make Sindhi classics accessible to younger people who understand the spoken language but struggle with its traditional Perso-Arabic script.
Key facts
- Writer
- Sundri Uttamchandani (1924–2013), a Sahitya Akademi Award-winning Sindhi writer
- Repository goal
- Compile 100 of Uttamchandani’s short stories in online audio format
- Progress
- About 35 stories have been formatted for audio
- Project leader
- Asha Chand, Uttamchandani’s daughter and a member of Sindhi Sangat
- Performers
- Asha Chand voices female characters; Ashok Chanchlani voices male characters
- Student competition
- Sindhi Sangat’s national reading competition is open to Class 10 to 12 students
- Submission deadline
- October 15
Quotes
Mohan Himthani
Member of the Sahitya Akademi’s Sindhi Advisory Board
“While the language flourishes in Sindh, we worry it is becoming a purely oral tradition in India, confined to festivals and cultural events.”
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“We are ready to pay, but finding people who can deliver the dialogue accurately remains difficult.”
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