SINDHIS

Thanx for the post Rajput.I've heard this composition in the voice of many singers over the years and have been moved each time I heard it.

Here are two poems presenting a perception of history by Sindhis....both ancient and modern.Hope everyone will like them.

To Sindh

In the ruins in Sindh, here, there, all over the land,
From Moenjodaro, Ranikot, Amri, Thatta, Amerkot,
Bhambore, Nagar Parker,
Is heard a melody, always in the silvery moon,
In the soft silence of the silvery sands,
In the ever so gentle teasing breeze,
Rises that melody, like,
The long single tinkle of a far-off silver bell,
A melody it is, not a shriek, not a lament,
Not a cry, not a moan, no, not a groan, but a melody,
A whisper of hope, a promise of joy,
A kiss of love, a touch of faith,
A whisper? From me, your mother?
I am your Sindh. Here in the ruins, but no ruin I,
Witness to the glories gone by,
But I am here, in you, "My sons, my daughters, in you I dwell",
With you around "With your love for me, With your faith in me",
With you hope in me and mine wholly in you,
My sons and daughters, "How can I, Sindh, a ruin be,
My children?", I am Sindh, I am Marvi, I am Saussi, and Sohni me,
Round the globe you take my name, my children,
You sing my songs, my name, my children,
You sing my songs, my name my fame, "Mother Sindh" you say, as you cry for me,
In your heart I am the song, in your ears I am the music,
How can I then a ruin be?
I am alive in you,
I am the sparkle in your children's eyes, smile on their lips am I,
In the ever so softly melting, melting, melting nights,
A whisper ever so sweetly urging, urging, urging,
Awake now, awake and arise and see my face in,
The light, in the golden glory of the rising Sun.
..........From "The Ruins in Sindh" by Prof. G.M. Mekri

Sindhis: The Unique Five Million

http://home.pacific.net.sg/~makhdoom/sindh.html

http://www.dalsabzi.com/enlight_info/rare_photographs_of_hyd erabad_si.htm

It will be after a gap of almost six decades that Indian pilgrims will be visiting the place revered by Hindus and Muslims alike. Singh says he has been trying for years to obtain permission to take the land route to the shrine. As per Rajput tradition, the pilgrimage will represent people from all communities. "You can see Muslims from Barmer and Jaisalmer queuing up to make the trip. In Pakistan, the deity is known as Bibi Nani Ma," Singh says.

Good News.

Some information regarding Sindhis and Sindhi Language.

Total population	23 million
Regions with significant populations	Pakistan, India
Language	Sindhi
Religion	Islam, Hinduism, Sikhism,Christianity
Related ethnic groups	Punjabis, Gujarati people, Kashmiris, Rajputs,Jats,Marathas and other Indo-Aryan peoples

The Sindhi language has pure Sanskrit basis and is closely related to the ancient Prakrit. Its alphabet contains fifty-two letters. The Rev. Mr.G. Shirt of Hyderabad, one of the first Sindhi scholars, considered that the language is probably, so far as its grammatical construction is concerned, the purest daughter of Sanskrit. It has small sprinkling of Dravidian words, and has in later times received large accessions to its vocabulary from Arabic and Persian. After the advent of Islam, a number of Sindhi scholars not only wrote books in Arabic on various aspects of Islam, but also composed poetry of a high order in that language. During the rule of Soomras and Sammas, Sindhis produced excellent poetry, and amongst the earliest and best-known poets we find the name of Syed Ali and Qazi Qadan both of Thatta and their younger contemporary, Shah Abdul Karim of Bulrhi, the great-grandfather of Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sindhi_people

http://www.sindh.gov.pk/historical_cultural_background/cultu re.htm

Sindhis are dravidians refer wikipedia

Sindhis, regardless of relgious affiliation, can and should return to their nation of origin.. i.e. Pakistan.  They share ethnic, linguistic and cultural ties with us.  Its a shame that violence mostly emanating from incomming refugees who themselves where butchered/slaughtered from various parts of India as well as political deceipt and economic stagnation as promoted by Indian leaders of the time when enticing the Non-Muslim Sindhis to leave Pakistan at the time of Independence has left them in such a horrible state.  The vast diaspora of Sindhi's should be carefully looked after by the Government of Pakistan, and a system should be put in place whereby we can screen them and accomodate their successful return to Pakistan where many of them belong.  Though many have lost thier Sindhi 'Identity' and/or have become assimilated into foreign countries, other's which have not, and are still yearning for a return to Pakistan, should, in my opinion, be allowed to return to their country of origin.

Hadn't the above posts crossed (free) the CODE attracting a Warning followed by a BAN in South Asia Forum???

Originally posted by MarcoPolo "Its a shame that violence mostly emanating from incomming refugees who themselves where butchered/slaughtered from various parts of India as well as political deceipt and economic stagnation as promoted by Indian leaders of the time." Originally posted by Sparten "Yes thats true."

Edited by pumaaa123 - 05-Sep-2007 at 07:25

Whatever it may be. The post says, people of a nation slaughtered/butchered others and their politicians worked against interest of public are clear Anti-nationalism that is again irrelevant to this topic/forum. But again what is the topic here?