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{{short description|Sindhi poet, writer}}
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| name = Vasdev Mohi
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| pseudonym = Vasdev Mohi
| birth_name = Vasdev Vensimal Sidhnani
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1944|03|02|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Mirpur Khas]], [[British Raj|British India]]
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*Poet
*Translator
*Critic
*Short story writer
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| education = Master's<br/>{{small|[[English literature]]}}
| alma_mater = [[Gujarat University]]
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*[[Ghazal]]
*Prose
*Criticism
*Short story
*Essay
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*[[Saraswati Samman]]
*[[Sahitya Akademi Award]] (2)
*[[Gangadhar National Award]]
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'''Vasdev Mohi''' (born '''Vasdev Vensimal Sidhnani'''; 2 March 1944) is a [[Sindhi poetry|Sindhi poet]], translator, critic, short story writer and a retired lecturer. He also served as the member of Executive Board of [[Sahitya Akademi]] and member of Council for Promotion of Indian Languages, collectively from 2008 to 2013.<ref name="sahitya-akademi.gov.in"/> His work include twenty-five books of poetry, uncertain translation and critic works. The recipient of numerous awards, including [[Saraswati Samman]] for his short story book titled ''Chequebook'' published in 2012, some of his uncertain critical essays have appeared in [[literary festival]]s held in national and international seminars.<ref name="HT">{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/poet-writer-mohi-selected-for-saraswati-samman-19/story-GK6Wrn19gYJ4dojBDbx78M.html|title=Poet, writer Mohi selected for Saraswati Samman ’19|date=16 January 2020|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref>

His first poetic collection titled ''Tazad'' became one of prominent poems in both India and Pakistan. He later published another poem titled ''Subah Kithe Ahe'' (Where is the Morning).<ref name="sahitya-akademi.gov.in"/> In 1977, he was awarded [[List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Sindhi|Sahitya Akademi Award in Sindhi]] for his poem ''Barf jo Thahyal''.

== Early life and education ==
He was born in 1944 in [[Mirpur Khas]], [[British Raj|British India]] (in modern-day Pakistan). Following the [[Partition of India|partition of the Indian subcontinent]], his family migrated to [[Jodhpur]] in 1947. They later moved to [[Ahmedabad]] in 1950. He married to Janki in November 1964. He did his [[master's degree]] in [[English literature]] from the [[Gujarat University]] and joined [[Life Insurance Corporation]] (LIC) in 1966. He later went to UAE and started teaching English at [[The Indian High School, Dubai]] in 1987 until he retired in 2004 as the lecturer. Prior to his retirement, he also served as the head of English department.<ref name="HT"/><ref name="sahitya-akademi.gov.in"/>

== Career ==
He started his career around 1976 when he published his first poetry ''Tazad''. In 1979, he appeared in [[All India Radio]]'s symposium. He has been engaged in various writing genres such as criticism, playwright, short stories and poem in particular. He introduced new form of poetries such as ''Mankoo'', a type of traditional poetry usually written to express author's anguish against [[social discrimination]] which was awarded [[List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Gujarati|Gujarati Sahitya Akademi Award]] in 1995. He also introduced another form of [[ghazal]] called ''Hyku Ghazal'', which uses Japanese language combination alongside [[Sindhi language]].<ref name="sahitya-akademi.gov.in">{{Cite web |url=http://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/library/meettheauthor/vasdev_mohi.pdf |title= Meet the author, Vasdev Mohi| website=sahitya-akademi.gov.in}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{Official website|https://www.vasdevmohi.com}}

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