Dada Vaswani visits Sindh

[Gul Agha <gul.agha@GMAIL.COM>]

Dada J. P. Vaswani has returned to Sindh for a visit where he was
invited to give a lecture inaugrating an international peace lecture
series.  The lecture series is a follow up to the "Shah, Sachal aen
Sami" Conference organized by Sindh Graduates Association, a public
service organization.

See full report in Ibrat, a major Sindhi daily: 
http://www.dailyibrat.com/local/n23.htm

Ibrat reports that Dada was received reverentially at the Karachi
airport.   Speaking to the the Sindhi newspaper, Dada emphasized the
need to promote love and end hatred on all sides.

Dada spoke of his longing and desire to see Sindh once more and said
he was happy to have fulfilled this longing.

Dada will be proceeding to Hyderabad, Sindh, and visiting the grave of
Nuri (Nuri is a legendary lover immortalized by Shah Latif as the
embodiment of humility.  Her grave site is place of pilgrimage for
Sindhis who light a candle to this day.   Recall that Sadhu Vaswani
used Nuri as the pen name in his poetry.).

Dada's birthday will be celebrated on March 16 in Hyderabad, the city
of his birth and he will visit Mira School Hyderabad which was founded
by Sadhu Vaswani.   He will give a number of lectures and interviews
with Sindhi newspaper and TV stations during his visit.

Dada is well-known figure in Sindh, given that he carries the mantle
of Sadhu Vaswani, a legend among Sindhis.  A hymn in Dada's praise
sung by famous Sindhi singer Abida Parveen years ago can be heard at:

http://yangtze.cs.uiuc.edu/~jamali/sindh/res/audio/links/abida-5.ram

-- 
sadaaiin ggaddu,

Gul Agha
Champaign, Illinois, USA