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PROFILE: SOHAIL SANGI
By NIMRA AAMIR PATHAN
BS :PART 2, ROLL
NO: 2K15/MC 103
Belonging to a middle class family is not a curse, but
accepting it as a fate and doing nothing to change the circumstances is a
curse. A man of about 60 years with grey eyes hailing from a poor family of
Janjhi village of district Tharparkar, Sohail Sangi, never bothered of class
family rather took it as challenge.
Sohail Sangi
was born in October 1950. In his home town, all his relatives and friends used
to call him ‘Saiyan’. He got his early education from his village. Their
financial conditions were not so good, so he was unable to go town for further
studies, as at that time in his village there was not a high school due to
which after a lot of efforts he move toward Hyderabad Hyderabad
He is well
connected with society since his student life always trying to bring change.
Whenever he writes something as an editor, sub-editor or reporter, all his
writings are in favour of public interest, says a senior journalist Ali Hassan.
He is a senior
and trilingual journalist and at the same time working as a visiting faculty in
Department of Media and Communication Studies, University of Sindh, Jamshoro.
Everybody calls him ''saien'' over there. He is regularly appearing as guest in
talk shows on Sindhi TV channels. He did his M.A from University of Sindh
Sangi was associated
with Left wing party was arrested in July 1980 along with Badar Abro, Prof Jamal
Naqvi, Kamal Warsi, Jam Saqi because he was in favour of socialism in the Zia
martial law. He was imprisoned for five years, in this case which was known as
Jam Saqi case.
Sohail got
married with a lady of his own choice in the year of 1971, who was his comrade
as well. He has 4 kids and 2 brothers. His father, Muhammad Ramzan is an aged
man who worked as a farmer in his own village.
By nature he is giver, he helps others and
feels happy. He is not inspired by any of personality. He has an immense talent
to map out the area of a person to whom he is talking and can easily tell the
area where he lives.
Making new
friends and travelling is his hobby. He is fond of travel a lot and never gets
tired of it. He is well known personality of Sindh. He does not only encourage
the good students but also support the non-rational students. He does not only support
students in educational and professional matter but also in personal issues.
A
typical Thari as well as journalist in nature, Sohail started smoking when he
was a college student. Smoking became his habit as no one was there to stop him
or monitor him. He is a chain smoker. Everyone has some positive points as well
as there are some negativities. In my point of view, he is extremist in
relationships. If he loves than loves beyond the limit and when it comes to
dislike it is also on its extreme. He talks in a low tone that if a person is standing
to some distance cannot hear him clearly. And when asking him to repeat he
replies so loudly.
Badar
Abro, one of his friends calls him ''fellow of jail'' and says, Sohail is a
frank man and spending time in jail with him was a memorable time. Many people
try to hide that they were imprisoned but he tells his life story without any
hesitation.
Sohail
never discriminates in gender. He believes in equality and says if I can insult
a boy in group I can also scold any girl in front of a crowd.
Very
kind hearted but still straightforward person Sangi, a man having a bright
smile on his face seems like he is very happy but deep inside, he is broken just because
of his wife and long political and personal struggle. In this hardships and courageous efforts to
the journey of journalism he has faced a lot. Still continuing writing and
rising the country current affairs. Recently he highlighted the Thar being constructed by coal mining company in Thar. In Sindh Literature
Festival 2016, there was a session by him for such case.
He is the man who
possesses the live and affection towards ''THAR'' and that is why the only
reason behind his optional name Sangi.
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