[2][3] The author of some 150 books, he contributed to many subjects and disciplines of knowledge which include history, education, folklore, archeology, anthropology, musicology, Islamic culture and civilisation.
Nabi Bakhsh Baloch was born in the village of Jaffer Khan Laghari, Sanghar District, Sindh, Pakistan, on 16 December 1917.
He worked as Honorary Secretary Bhitshah Cultural Centre[7][full citation needed] where he organized literary conferences during the annual functions.
He devised the idea, persuaded authorities to give grants, bought a plot for the council in Latifabad and had a building constructed.
Among other articles and monographs, the Council also published Sabhai Rangga (All Hues) on all aspects of folkloric poetry in 1969, edited and introduced by Baloch.
[8][full citation needed] On an international level, Baloch collaborated with Dr. Eugene Knez in setting up the ‘Sindhi House of Pakistan’ at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C., and made arrangements for the relevant material to be exported.
Baloch, as one of the chief hosts, took the delegates to visit historical and archaeological sites, most of which had been discussed in the papers presented at the conference.
Participants included H. T. Lambrick, Johanna van Lohuizen-de Leeuw, John Andrew Boyle, Simon Digby, Charles Fraser Beckingham, Annemarie Schimmel and E. I.
Important projects supervised and guided by Baloch include the Centenary Celebrations of Quaid e Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah (1976) and Allama Muhammad Iqbal (1977).
[citation needed] Baloch planned a project of 25 volumes of history of the Muslim Rule in the Subcontinent to be published by the institute.
This project involved extensive research and deep understanding of the poet’s philosophy as well as expertise in the Sindhi language.
He remained with this institute for 27 months during which numerous works were published on a multitude of topics pertaining the teaching and promotion of Sindhi Language.
[11] Baloch remained Professor Emeritus Allama I.I Kazi Chair, University of Sindh, established in 1990 until his demise.
Among the personalities attending his funeral were Pir Mazharul Haq, Sassui Palijo, Dr Ghulam Ali Allana and Imdad Hussaini.