Rasool Bux Palijo
{{Short description|Pakistani revolutionary (1930-2018)}}
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{{Use Pakistani English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Rasool Bux Palijo
| native_name = {{nastaliq|رسول بخش پليجو}}
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| image = File:Rasul Bux Palijo.jpg
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| office = founder of Awami Tahreek
| term_start = 5 March 1970
| term_end = 2013
| predecessor = Office established
| successor = Ayaz Latif Palijo
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1930|02|21}}
| birth_place = Jungshahi, Sind, Bombay Presidency, British India (present-day Sindh, Pakistan)
| death_date = {{nowrap|{{death date and age|df=yes|2018|6|7|1930|02|21}}}}{{cite news |title=Veteran politician Rasool Bux Palijo passes away in Karachi |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1729778/veteran-politician-rasool-bux-palijo-passes-away-karachi |newspaper=The Express Tribune (newspaper)|date=7 June 2018 |language=en|author=Z Ali|access-date=30 March 2023}}
| death_place = Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
| resting_place = Jungshahi, Sindh, Pakistan
| party = Awami Tahreek
| spouse = Sharifa Palijo
Ruqaiya
Zarina Baloch
Naseem Thebo
Zahida Shaikh
| children = 10, including Ayaz Latif Palijo
| residence = Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan
| occupation = Politician, Lawyer, Writer, Scholar, Poet
| alma_mater = Sindh Madrasatul Islam
Sindh Muslim Law College
}}
Rasool Bux Palijo (Sindhi, {{langx|ur|رسول بخش پليجو}}; 21 February 1930{{Cite news|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/340430/awami-tehreek%E2%80%99s-rasool-bux-palijo-turns-82|title = Awami Tehreek's Rasool Bux Palijo turns 82|date = 22 February 2012|newspaper=The Express Tribune (newspaper)|location=Pakistan|first=Z|last=Ali|access-date=30 March 2023}} – 7 June 2018) was a Pakistani leftist, Marxist leader, scholar and writer. He was a leading human-rights lawyer and the leader and founder of Awami Tahreek, a progressive and leftist party.
Early life
Rasool Bux Palijo was born in the village Mungar Khan Palijo, Jungshahi, Sindh on 21 February 1930, to Sindhi parents Ali Mohammad Palijo and Laadee Bai.{{cite news |url=https://www.pakistantimes.com/topics/rasool-bux-palijo/ |title=Profile of Rasool Bux Palijo |newspaper=Pakistan Times |year=2016 |access-date=30 March 2023}} He received his early education at his village and the secondary education at Sindh Madressatul Islam in Karachi. Palijo did his law graduation from Sindh Law College Karachi. He was fluent in Sindhi, Urdu, and English, and later became conversant in Hindi, Arabic, Balochi, Bengali, Punjabi and Persian.PPI (7 June 2018), [https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/06/08/rasool-bux-palijo-laid-to-rest/ Veteran politician Rasool Bux Palijo laid to rest] Pakistan Today (newspaper), Published 8 June 2018, Retrieved 30 March 2023
Entry into politics and legal career
Political struggle
In October 1979, a historic farmer's conference was held in Rahooki, which served as a referendum against martial law. Following this event, the military whipped Awami Tehrik workers in Badin and arrested Palijo. Palijo was instrumental in establishing the Movement for the Restoration of Democracy (MRD), where his parties, Awami Tehrik and Sindhiani Tehrik, played a significant role. Hundreds of activists were arrested and subjected to corporal punishment. Due to his involvement in the pro-democracy movement, Palijo spent over six and a half years in various prisons, including Lahore's Kot Lakhpat Jail, and was declared a prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International.{{cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/neighbours/story/19830930-pakistan-president-zia-ui-haq-finds-himself-dangerously-isolated-from-his-countrymen-771062-2013-07-18 |title=Pakistan President Zia-ui-Haq finds himself dangerously isolated from his countrymen|author=Bhabani Sen Gupta|date=30 September 1983|website=India Today|access-date=30 March 2023}}
Personal life
He has six children from his first wife Shareefan Palijo: 1) Jameel Ahmed Palejo 2) Saleem Akhtar, 3) Masood Anwar, 4) Shehnaz (Adi Pado), 5) Ghulam Hyder, and 6) Noor Nabi. Two children from his second wife Ruqaya: 1) Zafar Palijo, 2) Fakhra Qalbani. Later on, He was married to Sindhi singer, activist, and author Zarina Baloch until her death on 25 October 2006. The union yielded a son Ayaz Latif Palijo.{{cite web |title=Folk singer Zarina Baloch passes away |url=http://www.thesindh.com/English/News/Show.asp?FID=643 |url-status=dead |date=26 October 2005|archive-date=10 December 2006 |access-date=30 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061210010302/http://www.thesindh.com/English/News/Show.asp?FID=643}} Lastly, He was married to an educationist and writer of the Sindhi language, Naseem Thebo. The union yielded two children: 1) Tania Palijo, 2) Anita Aijaz.{{fact|date=January 2023}} Fifth Wife Zahida Shaikh.
=Death=
On 7 June 2018, he died at a hospital in Karachi.{{cite news|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/amp/326803-veteran-politician-rasul-bakhsh-palijo-passes-away|title=Veteran politician Rasool Bux Palijo passes away|author=|date=7 June 2018|newspaper=The News International (newspaper)|access-date=30 March 2023}}{{cite news |last1=Raza |first1=Mohammad |title=Awami Tehreek founder Rasool Bux Palijo passes away in Karachi |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1412607 |access-date=30 March 2023 |newspaper=Dawn (newspaper)|date=7 June 2018}} Prior to his death, he was hospitalised for a long time for cardiac and respiratory complications. On 8 June 2018, he was buried in his native village, Mungar Khan Palijo, in Thatta district.{{cite news |last1=Ali |first1=Z |title=Nationalist icon Rasool Bux Palijo laid to rest in ancestral village |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1730647/1-nationalist-icon-rasool-bux-palijo-laid-rest-ancestral-village/ |access-date=30 March 2023 |newspaper=The Express Tribune (newspaper)|date=8 June 2018}}{{Cite news|url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/251054/rasool-bux-palijo-laid-to-rest/|title=Rasul Bux Palijo laid to rest|date=2018-06-08|newspaper=Daily Times (newspaper)|language=en-US|access-date=2023-03-30}}
Books
Described as "the author of more than forty books on numerous subjects, ranging from literature to politics, prison dairies, philosophy, culture and poetry",[https://arynews.tv/en/rasool-bux-palijo-passes-away/ "Veteran politician Rasool Bux Palijo passes away"] ARY TV News website, Published 7 June 2018, Retrieved 30 March 2023 his bibliography includes:[https://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n88121806/ Profile] on WorldCat
=Sindhi=
- Lat̤īfu shināsī. Lectures on the works of Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai.
- D̤oraju d̤īʼo hathu kare. Lectures chiefly on Sindhi literature.
- Māʼūze Tūng. Biography of Mao Zedong.
- Chā Sindhiyuni lāʼi mulkī siyāsata ḥarāmu āhe?. Analytical study of anti-Pakistan movements by Sindhi nationalists; a plea for the Sindhis to take an active part in the affairs of Pakistan.
- "Suboh theendo". written during imprisonment highlighting false and propaganda socialism in Sindh.
- "Jeko Bengal sa thiyo". The incident happened with Bengali people of Pakistan during and before 1971 war were discussed in book.
- " Vietnami kahaniyu". One of the fictional works
=Urdu=
- Ṣubḥ ho gī. On Sindhi nationalism.
See also
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070929103149/http://ipsnews.net/print.asp?idnews=19412 PAKISTAN: Gov't Fixated on Big-Ticket Water Projects – Critics]
- [http://sangat.blogspot.com/2005/07/mr-rasool-bux-palijos-interview-before.html Mr. Rasool Bux Palijo's Interview before his Departure]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070929132845/http://archive.gulfnews.com/articles/print_friendly_version.jsp?global_name=%2Fchannels%2Fgulfnews_com%2Farticles%2F01%2F04%2F11%2F14331.html Gulf News ARCHIVED]
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