Ustad bukhari ustad bukhari (original name "punhal shah" which was later changed to be syed ahmed shah bukhari) (sindhi: اُستاد بُخارِي) urdu (استاد بخاری) born on 16 january 1930 and died on 9 october 1992 in karachi was a prominent progressive sindhi-language poet of sindh, pakistan.[1][2][3] his creative contributions in the field of poetry changed the thoughts of millions of people and he got familiarity in whole sindh and abroad.[4] he was well known as poet of people and undoubtedly, he was, because he expressed his emotions in the language of common people.