SINDH in history today (15th November). By.Dr.Pathan

Sindh in history today (15th November). By. Dr.Pathan

G.M.MEHKRI WRITES TO ME: (DR. DUR MUHAMMAD PATHAN) [ I founded Gul Hayat Institute at my Village Khair MuhammadArija, in 1990. My senior friends very kindly remained in my touch and started appreciating my new move.Dr. G.M.Mehkri was one of them. On 6th of June 1991, he sent me letter and that is reproduced here as it covers so many things: His vision & wisdom, love for new trends and moral support for me.] My Dear Dr. Dur Muhammad Pathan Great congratulations. May your work become the seed of many such deliberately small, highly local, intensively interesting, deeply rooted cooperatively uphold (generation after generation )educational, cultural and historical institutions, all over Sindh. You have so already very discretely avoided the magilemania of trying to build, like the honey – bee, from top to bottom. Institutions like huge and hollow drums are excellent for making noise that they are there. Frombottom to top is what the ever enduring pyramids. As you know all too well, the Research work being turned outby the Institute of Sindhology could be stepped up a thousand fold, is SindhScholars, writers, even the socalled ILLITERATE poets from all over Sindh couldbecome part and parcel of the group – thinking of the Institute. I was amazed at the sight of venerable Savants in rags, thevery heart and soul of Sindhi literary and poetic culture, who attended thegreat seminar held, because of the labours of Dr.Abbasi, some years back, atKhairpur. Neither they knew theexistence of the Institute of Sindhology, nor knew of their existence. Theycame from the remote villages and goths of Sindh, with Sindhi culture andthought as their only asset; but ignored just because they had not adnornedthemselves with tinsil degrees. Often degrees in ignrance, and worse,confusing. Think, just think about Homer & Shakespere being ignoredjust because they were not degree holders !!! For the enduring work, the real leaders do their best tocreate leadership around them. Sir Syed Ahmad Khan surrounded himself withpeople greater than himself in their respective fields, Hali, a greaterpoet, a gtreater historian, a greater organiser etc etc. Soalso Mahatma Gandhi surronded himself wit a greater internationalist, Valabhai Patel, a greater organisers,greater economists so on. Much earlier, Akbar surrounded himslf with hisimmortal Nauratans. He did not at all hesitate to embrace the Revenue Ministerof Sher Shah himself, Raja Todarmal, as his own Finance Minister. All that hewanted was that his work should outlast him. “There is not even eight man to Jinnah in his Muslim League”recoerded Reverly Nechols in his book “Verdict On India”. Because Jinnahtolerated only the Ninth Raters, his Muslim League was deeply buried along withhim. Today’s enduring leadership consists in building up a strongstructure of trained leadership behind. A pyramid, and not a bee – hive. Frombottom to top. Otherwise Institutions built with all love and care, get buried alongwith their Founders. You Dr. Dur Muhammad Pathan, have built up Gul Hayat . Sureyou want it to long long outlive you. This can only be done by developingleadership inspired by you in the services of larkanians and Sindh. Dur Muhammad you do notwant it to be a mushroom, like a many others, with not even a tomb –stone. Keepthe UNESCO and SIMTHSONIAN INSTITUTE regularly informed of your wondeful work.The Folk architecture of Sindh is fast getting wiped out. Sindh isbecoming VANASING SINDH. OnlyInstitutions like yours can help delay the destruction. Make extensive use of photography, even in a small way. In your Institution, kindly give extensive lectures on the Culture of Sindh, and also most specially in Sindhi language in various Sindhi towns and Goths. Copy the manner in which the Roman Catholics in your towns and villages build their churches. Dr.Dur Muhammad Pathan should be remembered a hundred years,hence, in the same way as Sir Syed Ahmad is remembered today. Entrust different phases of your vast work to different enthusiastic . Give them the freest of hands to develop their own creativity. Due to age and disease, I have become cripple. So, I can not visit your Institute. If you happen to be in Karachi, kindly do try to see me.Cultivate Press Publicity as much as you can and publish News Letter also. Yours Sincerely G.M.Mehkri ***********************

SINDH (including Pakistan) IN HISTORY TODAY AND MY GOOD DAY WISH(15th November). ************* 1. GOOD DAY: *************** Dr.Pathan wishes you Good Day. [None of us is only good or only bad. We are combinations of both and equal in respect of abilities & limitations. But those are great, who accept everybody in toto and not partially. They are illiterate in hatred & discrimination. They believe in beauty and follow it with love] ?? ???? ?? ???? ??? ???? ?? ?? ????? ???? ? ????? ??? ?? ?? ??? ???? ????? ?? ???? ????? ??? ???? ??. 2.EVENTS: Selection of Events from two Centuries of Sindh (including Pakistan) History, in Chronological order and with analytical interpretation ************* 1843: The Collector of Karachi, forwards to Commissioner a petition from Syeds of Thatta , praying that Rs.1400 per annum be continued as it was granted by Sindh Rulers for the support of their religious activities. The Collector disfavors this petition. 1847: The Collector of Shikarpur prepares Memorandum on the history of Shikarpur. It is a wonderful and important document ever compiled by English to trace the history of Shikarpur. 1857: It is notified for all the officers and concerned quarters that spelling of the word 'Sind' be adopted in future. Prior to this it was being written in different spellings. 1916: Arya Samaj, one of the oldest NGOs of Karachi, elects its office - bearers. Dayaram Hemraj, Rewachand Bhugtani and Chandra Bhanu Shewak are elected President, Vice President and Secretary respectively. 1919: A pamphlet is distributed in Larkano bearing names of leading Khilafat leaders such as Jan Muhammad Junijo, Pir Turab Ali Shah, Moulvi Muhammad Aqil, Seth Khudadad Khan Surahio and others. It is Rejoinder to the pamphlet issued by Anjuman Islam and Municipalty of Larkano. In this pamphlet people are advised to attend public meeting on 17th instant and do not believe in misguiding pamphlet by Anjuman Islam. 1944: G.M.Syed and Syed Ghulam Hyder Shah are re - elected president and General Secretary of the Sindh Muslim League.