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Words
fail one when one speak about this personality. 86 year
old Wafa will easily go down as one of the most
prolific poets that Sindhis ever produced. A poet who has
written geets, ghazals and poems, his work has found flavour
with one and all. This in fact has been a noteworthy feature
of his works. There is a lyrical quality to his works and
can be sung with great ease. His works have been rendered
by well known Sindhi singers like Mahesh Chander, Ghansham
Vaswani and Kajal Chandiramani. This poet credits his excellence
to one Kishinchand Bewas who was second only to Shah, Sachal
and Sami the three erstwhile pillars of Sindhi poetry. Prabhu
Wafas works remind one of Kishinchand Bewas and Prabhu
Wafa has kept his legacy alive. Prabhu Wafa has also written
books notable amongst them being Toon Sagar Maan Lehar
(1993), Aaeena Ain Aks (1994), Sijhu Lahan
TeAa (2000). Prabhu Wafas another notable contribution
to Sindhi poetry has been his use of Panjkada,
verse of five lines akin to dohas. He has presented
his works on TV and Sammelans across the country, a Sahitya
Academy Award Winner and happens to be one of those rare
instances who has drawn praise from all flanks. He has contributed
quite a bit to the shows of Aseen Sindhi and most of the
title tracks of these shows have been rendered by Prabhu
Wafa and is also respected as a guide and mentor.
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