Latif Award

Latif Award
Latif Award
	Latif Award
Description	Best researcher, artist, Singer of Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai
Location	Bhit Shah, Sindh
Country	Pakistan
Presented by	Culture, Tourism and Antiquities Department, government of Sindh
Website	sindhculture.gov.pk

Latif Award (Sindhi: لطيف ايوارڊ) is given by Department of Culture, Tourism and Antiquities, government of Sindh to the best researchers and singers of Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai who made extraordinary work in Arts and Research field related with mystic poetry of Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai, Sindhi language and Sindhi music. This award is a highest cultural decoration given by Government of Sindh.^[1] The award is given on Urs of Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai each year.^[2]^[3] Latif Award is a unique golden model of Tamboro, a stringed music instrument, which is said to be invented by Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai himself.^[4]^[5]

Recipients of Latif Award

2004

Winners of Latif Award in (260 Urs) held in 2004, are given below:

Mazhar Hussain & Zulfiqar Ali (singers)
Atta Mohammad Bhambhro (research)
Nabi Bakhsh Khan Baloch (lifetime achievement)
Manzoor Ali Khan (singer)
Muhammad Juman (singer)
Master Muhammad Ibrahim (singer)^[6]

2008

Winners of Latif Award in (264 Urs) held in 2008, are given below:

Abdullah Panhwar (Latif Ragh)
Ghulam Muhammad,(Banjo player)
Bhano Khan Shaikh (Research)
Allah Dino Nizamani (Shah Jo Ragi)^[7]

2011

Winners of Latif Award in (267 Urs) held in 2011, are given below:

Faqeer Pir Bux Soomro (Shah's singer)
Mohammad Hussain Kashif (posthumously, research award)
Mohammad Hassan Mallah (instrumentalist)
Sanam Marvi (singer)
Waryam Faqeer (folk poetry)^[8]

2015

Winners of Latif Award in (272 Urs) held in 2015, are given below:

Syed Gadda Hussain (Shah's raagi)
Taj Mastani (artist)
Haji Ali Nawaz (sughar)
Nawaz Mohamamd Achar (musician)
Abdul-Majid Bhurgri (research)^[9]

2016

Winners of Latif Award in (273 Urs) held in 2016, are given below:

Ernest Trumpp (posthumously awarded)
Mai Dhai (folk singing)
Abdul Hameed Akhund (extra ordinary services)
Karam Hussain (Musician)
Ali Gul (Folk poetry)
Madad Ali Jat (Shah's singer)
Prof. Ghulam Mohammad Lakho (research)
Abdul Qadir Junejo (Writer)
Dr. Ahsan Danish (research)^[10]

2017

Winners of Latif Award in (274 Urs) held in 2017, are given below:

Faqir Manthar Junejo and Allah Dino Junejo (Bhital's raagis)
Abdul Shakoor (instrumentalist)
Jami Chandio (researcher)
Qasim Rahimoon (sughar)
Yasir Qazi, (compere)
Amar Fayaz Buriro (extra ordinary service)
Shabir Kumbhar (extra ordinary service)
Master Intikhab Burdi and baby Rahat Burdi (who memorized Shah's kalam)
Nadir Ali Jamali (who produced Bhitai's statue)^[11]

2018

Winners of Latif Award in (275 Urs) held in 2018, are given below:

Faqir Jawan Chhajro (Shah's singer)
Rashid Hyderi (Artist)
Zulfiqar Lund (Instrumentalist)
Mamoor Yousfani (researcher posthumously)
Dr. Sher Mahrani (research)
Taj Mohammad (folk poetry)
Bakhshan Mahranvi (compare)
Eeshwar Das Mandnani (Special award)^[12]

References

^ "Bhitai's urs on January 9–11". geo.tv. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
^ "Shah Latif Bhittai's Urs starts tomorrow | Samaa Digital". Samaa TV.
^ "People- Salzburg Global Seminar". Retrieved 11 September 2019.
^ "Urs celebrations: Singing for Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai to the tune of the tamboora". The Express Tribune. 20 January 2011.
^ "Dunya News: Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai's invention Tambora instrument". Retrieved 11 September 2019.
^ "HYDERABAD: Call for consensus on NFC award". Dawn. Pakistan. 9 April 2004. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
^ "Welcome to the Website of Provincial Assembly of Sindh". pas.gov.pk.
^ "Sindh CM also denies ordering Karachi operation". The News International. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
^ Correspondent, The Newspaper's (30 November 2015). "LG poll results silenced PPP critics, says Qaim". Dawn. Pakistan. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
^ Correspondent, The Newspaper's Staff (19 November 2016). "German philologist gets Latif Award 150 years after compiling Shah jo Risalo". Dawn. Pakistan. Retrieved 11 September 2019. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
^ Khan, Mohammad Hussain (7 November 2017). "Mysticism effective tool to curb extremism, Bilawal tells audience as Bhitai urs ends". Dawn. Pakistan.
^ Correspondent, The Newspaper's Staff (28 October 2018). "Latif awards given to artists, others for outstanding work on concluding day of Bhitai's urs". Dawn. Pakistan. Retrieved 11 September 2019. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)

[1] "Bhitai's urs on January 9–11". geo.tv. Retrieved 11 September 2019.

[2] "Shah Latif Bhittai's Urs starts tomorrow | Samaa Digital". Samaa TV.

[3] "People- Salzburg Global Seminar". Retrieved 11 September 2019.

[4] "Urs celebrations: Singing for Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai to the tune of the tamboora". The Express Tribune. 20 January 2011.

[5] "Dunya News: Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai's invention Tambora instrument". Retrieved 11 September 2019.

[6] "HYDERABAD: Call for consensus on NFC award". Dawn. Pakistan. 9 April 2004. Retrieved 11 September 2019.

[7] "Welcome to the Website of Provincial Assembly of Sindh". pas.gov.pk.

[8] "Sindh CM also denies ordering Karachi operation". The News International. Retrieved 11 September 2019.

[9] Correspondent, The Newspaper's (30 November 2015). "LG poll results silenced PPP critics, says Qaim". Dawn. Pakistan. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)

[10] Correspondent, The Newspaper's Staff (19 November 2016). "German philologist gets Latif Award 150 years after compiling Shah jo Risalo". Dawn. Pakistan. Retrieved 11 September 2019. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)

[11] Khan, Mohammad Hussain (7 November 2017). "Mysticism effective tool to curb extremism, Bilawal tells audience as Bhitai urs ends". Dawn. Pakistan.

[12] Correspondent, The Newspaper's Staff (28 October 2018). "Latif awards given to artists, others for outstanding work on concluding day of Bhitai's urs". Dawn. Pakistan. Retrieved 11 September 2019. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)

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v t e Latif Award
2004s	Mazhar Hussain & Zulfiqar Ali (singers) Atta Mohammad Bhambhro (research) Nabi Bakhsh Khan Baloch (lifetime achievement) Manzoor Ali Khan (singer) Muhammad Juman (singer) Master Muhammad Ibrahim
2008s	Abdullah Panhwar (Latif Ragh) Ghulam Muhammad,(Banjo player) Bhano Khan Shaikh (Research) Allah Dino Nizamani (Shah Jo Ragi)
2011s	Faqeer Pir Bux Soomro (Shah's singer) Mohammad Hussain Kashif (posthumously, research award) Mohammad Hassan Mallah (instrumentalist) Sanam Marvi (singer) Waryam Faqeer (folk poetry)
2015s	Syed Gadda Hussain (Shah's raagi) Taj Mastani (artist) Haji Ali Nawaz (sughar) Nawaz Mohamamd Achar (musician) Abdul-Majid Bhurgri
2016s	Ernest Trumpp (posthumously awarded) Mai Dhai (folk singing) Abdul Hameed Akhund (extra ordinary services) Karam Hussain (Musician) Ali Gul (Folk poetry) Madad Ali Jat (Shah's singer) Prof. Ghulam Mohammad Lakho (research) Abdul Qadir Junejo (Writer) Dr. Ahsan Danish (research)
2017s	Faqir Manthar Junejo and Allah Dino Junejo (Bhital's raagis) Abdul Shakoor (instrumentalist) Jami Chandio (researcher) Qasim Rahimoon (sughar) Yasir Qazi, (compere) Amar Fayaz Buriro (extra ordinary service) Shabir Kumbhar (extra ordinary service) Master Intikhab Burdi and baby Rahat Burdi (who memorized Shah's kalam) Nadir Ali Jamali (who produced Bhittai's statue)
2018s	Faqir Jawan Chhajro (Shah's singer) Rashid Hyderi (Artist) Zulfiqar Lund (Instrumentalist) Mamoor Yousfani (researcher posthumously) Dr. Sher Mahrani (research) Taj Mohammad (folk poetry) Bakhshan Mahranvi (compare) Eeshwar Das Mandnani (Special award)