Sindh Today Internet Newspaper Magazine

[Gul Agha <agha@CS.UIUC.EDU>]

Aamir Sial has sent me email that Dec. issue has been uploaded.

http://www.sindhtoday.net

Here are some excerpts:

INDIAN SINDHI PILGRIMAGES VISIT RELIGIOUS SHUDHAANI DARBAAR; VOW TO
TAKE CLAY OF SINDH TO APPLY 'TILAK' TO THEIR CHILDREN

MIRPUR MATHELLO: Visiting Indian Sindhi pilgrimages attended Shudhaani
Darbaar Hayaat Pitaffi's Melo. Different stall were set up at the
3-day Melo.

One Yatri Raj Kumar said Larkano was town of his ancestors. He said he
is visiting Sindh after efforts of 20 years. Mr Kumar said he will
take clay of Sindh with him as sign of love and to apply 'Tilak' on
his children.

SINDHIS LIVING IN INDIA ARE ANXIOUS ABOUT FUTURE OF SINDHI LANGUAGE:
IMDAD HUSSAINI

HYDERABAD: Renowned Sindhi poet Imdad Hussaini who has returned
recently from India after getting Narain Shaam Award and Gold Medal,
has said that Indian Sindhis are anxious about the future of Sindhi
language.

In an interview with a leading Sindhi daily of Hyderabad, he said
Indian Sindhis still remember Sindh. They speak Sindhi language but
their children feel difficulty in reading Sindhi language as English
has become 'language of the market.'

Mr Hussaini said Indian Sindhis watch Sindhi programmes on TV channels
and cables besides watching programmes of private TV Sindhi Channels
of Sindh. He had received Narain Shayam Award from the internationally
renowned film actor Dilip Kumar.

In his interview Mr. Hussaini further said that the Sindhi stage Drama
is still popular in India. He complained that writers of Sindh are
obviously ignorant about the pains and sorrows of Sindhi people [in
India].

SINDHI WRITERS AND INTELLECTUALS TO SEE OFF 'YEAR - 2004' AND WELCOME
'YEAR - 2005' AT JAMSHORO BRIDGE IN SINDH

JAMSHORO: Sindhi writers, singers, intellectuals and political workers
will gather on Dec 31 evening at Jamshoro bridge to see off the Year -
2004 and welcome New Year - 2005 on next morning. The programmes
including music show will continue next morning. As a token of unity
with Indus River (Sindhu Daryaah), they will celebrate the occasion as
'[Sorrow] of the River' (Daryaah Jo Darad).

GUL AGHA'S ADVISE TO SINDHI-AMERICANS

CHAMPAIGN, IL: Sindhi activist Mr Gul Agha, has emphasized Sindhis-
Americans to play their particular role in American society. In an
E-mail, he writes;

"The U.S. is a participatory democracy. Sindhi-Americans have special
knowledge about Sindh. Thus, Sindhi-Americans have a duty as American
citizens to lobby the American government for policies that promote
Sindhi interests as these interests coincide with the values of the
American people and the founding values of American republic --
liberty, justice, democracy and secularism. It is no different than
the role of Cuban Americans, Tibetan Americans and others play."

History Speaks:
RANIKOT FORT [SINDH] - THE LARGEST FORT IN THE WORLD

Ranikot Fort: The Fort is claimed to be the largest fort in the
world. It might well be so, too, as the wall around the circumference
measures 24 kilometers, and it looks like the Great Wall of China
stretching across the landscape. It stands on a trade route through
the Khirthar Mountains. It is ancient, origins unknown, though some of
the more modern construction seems to date from the Talpur Mirs. There
is barely a track to it, so it is best reached by camel.
[courtesy: "Insight Guides: Pakistan", Page 167, First Edition, APA].