Dr. Baloch (16 December 1917 – 6 April 2011) was a research scholar and writer. He was termed as a 'moving library' on the province of Sindh, Pakistan. He contributed to many subjects and disciplines of knowledge which include history, education, folklore, archeology, anthropology, musicology, Islamic culture and civilization. His published works in English, Arabic, Persian, Urdu and Sindhi. He contributed articles on 'Sindh' and 'Baluchistan' which appeared in the Fifteenth Edition of Encyclopedia Britannica,1972. In addition, he compiled and published a Sindhi dictionary, Jami'a Sindhi Lughaat in five volumes which was later revised in three volumes. He also compiled Sindhi-to-Urdu, Urdu-to-Sindhi dictionaries co-authored with Ghulam Mustafa Khan. His works also include the compilation and editing of classical Sindhi poets including Shah Inayat Rizvi, Qadi Qadan, Khalifo Nabibakhsh, and Hamal Faqir. In the field of history, the following works edited by Baloch hold a special importance: Tareekh Ma'soomee, Chachnama, Tuhfatul Kiram by Mir Ali Sher Qania, Lubb-i-Tareekh Sindh by Khudad Khan, Tareekh-i-Tahiree by Mir Tahir Muhammad Nisyani, Beglar Nama by Idrakee Beglaree.

He awarded Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (1962), Sitara-i-Quaid-i-Azam (1971), Pride of Performance by the President of Pakistan in 1979, Conferment of I’zaz-i-Kamal Award by the President of Pakistan (1991), Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence) Award by the President of Pakistan in 2002, Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Crescent of Excellence) Award by the President of Pakistan (2011), Appointed Life Patron of Dr. N.A. Baloch, Institute for Heritage Research, Department of Antiquities, Government of Sindh, 2009, founded after his name in recognition of his outstanding academic services to Pakistan and Sindh.

Interviewee: Dr. Nabi Bux Baloch

Interviewer & Producer: Murad Ali Mirza (Prominent Broadcaster)

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