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{{Short description|Sindhi language writer (1890–1946)}}
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{{Infobox writer
| birth_place = Sindh, British India
| birth_date = 1890
| death_date = 1946
| occupation = {{Cslist|Novelist|Actor-dramatist}}
| language = [[Sindhi language|Sindhi]]
}}
'''Nanikram Dharamdas Mirchandani'''{{efn|{{langx|sd|{{nq|نانڪرام ڌرمداس ميرچنداڻي}}}}}} (1890–1946), was a [[Sindhis|Sindhi]] novelist, essayist, and actor-dramatist from [[British India]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Jamunā |first=Ke E. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g45NAQAAIAAJ&q=Nanikram+Dharamdas+Mirchandani |title=Children's Literature in Indian Languages |date=1982 |publisher=Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India |language=en}}</ref> He was known for his contributions towards the advancement of Sindhi theatre through the portrayal of social realism. Within the Hyderabad Amateur Dramatic Society in Sindh,<ref>{{Cite book |last=Caʼināṇī |first=Rukmaṇī Sundar |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xPRjAAAAMAAJ&q=Nanikram+Dharamdas+Mirchandani |title=Woman in Sindhi Novel: Thesis |date=1990 |publisher=Ruksun Publication |language=en}}</ref> he authored full-length, and one-act plays which focused on social issues and also played pivotal roles in their productions. He is described as the third prolific Sindhi dramatist and is positioned as a crucial figure facilitating continuity between historical theatrical traditions and contemporary expressions. His plays were presented by the Hyderabad Dramatic Society established in 1910.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Ajwani |first=Lalsing Hazarising |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=arkNAAAAIAAJ&q=Nanikram+Dharamdas+Mirchandani |title=History of Sindhi Literature |date=1984 |publisher=Allied Book Company |language=en}}</ref>

Subsequently, Mirchandani established his own drama club, where his inaugural play, "Farebi Fitno" ('Deceitful Brawl'), a rendition of [[Marie Corelli]]'s "[[Vendetta!]]", was revived in 1920. His repertoire includes fourteen plays, all of which were successfully staged. He is also known for having adapted [[Shakespeare]]'s "[[Taming of the Shrew]]" in Sindhi with the title 'Chata Na Chamat' ('Neither Persuasion nor Punishment', 1922). Among his most notable works are "Manohar Mohini" (‘Attractive Enchantress’, 1923), "Basant Manorma" (1928), "Bebaha Moti" (‘Priceless Pearl’, 1936), and "Suhini-Mehar" (‘Suhini and Mehar’, 1946), which were inspired by [[Sindhi folktales]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Lal |first1=Ananda |title=Mirchandani, Nanikram Dharamdas |journal=The Oxford Companion to Indian Theatre |date=2004 |doi=10.1093/acref/9780195644463.001.0001 |url=https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780195644463.001.0001/acref-9780195644463-e-0358 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-564446-3 |language=en|url-access=subscription }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Malkani |first1=M. U. |title=Sindhi Drama—Yesterday and Today |journal=Indian Literature |date=1962 |volume=5 |issue=1 |page=18 |jstor=23328559 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/23328559 |issn=0019-5804}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Malkani |first1=M. U. |title=Shakespeare in Sindhi |journal=Indian Literature |date=1964 |volume=7 |issue=1 |page=117 |jstor=23329686 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/23329686 |issn=0019-5804}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Aziz |first1=Shaikh |title=History of Sindhi Literature |publisher=Department of Culture & Tourism, Government of Sindh |page=248 |url=https://lib.sindh.org/kitaab/detail/history-of-sindhi-literature}}</ref>
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