Sindh Culture Sindh Geography In Area 140 914

Sindh Culture

Sindh Geography • In Area (140, 914 km²) third largest province of Pakistan. • Population is more then 30. 4 million. • Located on the western corner of South Asia. • On East side India and on West side Balochistan province lies. • On North side Punjab and on South side Arabian Sea.

Sindh Government Ishrat-ul-Ibad Khan (MQM) Qaim Ali Shah (PPP) • Ishrat-ul-Ebad Khan is sitting Governor of Sindh. • Two time Chief Minister of Sindh (17 th & 26 th).

Sindh Language • Evolved over a period of 2400 years. • 70% of the words in Sindhi are of Sanskrit origin • Written using the Devanagri or Arabic script. • Fist language in which Quran was fully translated by Abdullah bin Umar bin Abdul Aziz.

Sindh Festivals Religion Festival – Eid-ul-Adha – Eid-ul-Fitr

Sindhi Cultural Day (Ekta Day) • • Celebrate every year on first Sunday of December. Sindhi people wearing Ajrak & Sindhi Topi. Sindhi musical programmers are held, ‘Jeay Sindh Jeay-Sindh Wara Jean’ Exchange gifts of Ajrak and Sindhi Topi.

Sindhi Lifestyle • In sindh there is two type of life style. – URBAN Life Style – Rural Life Style

URBAN Life Style • A lot of facilities like , hospitals, school, universities, collages, roads and transportation. • All other basic facilities.

Rural Life Style Wadara System • Shortage of Basic Facilities like water, food, shelter, clothes. • No proper road structure, lake of hospital, schools, collages and universities.

ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISCOVERIES • World Heritage Sites – Moen-jo–Daro (or Mohen-jo-Daro) in District Larkano – Makli Nacropolis in District Thatto.

Moen-jo–Daro • Build around 2600 BCE. • Discover in 1922. • Part of the ancient Indus Valley Civilization

Makli Nacropolis • A tomb at Makli Hills necropolis Built in 1559. • Spread over an area of some 15 kilometers houses millions of graves of kings and queens.

Sindhi Poetry • Dominant part in Sindhi culture. • Famous poets – Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai (Right Side). – Sachal Sarmast (Left Side).

Sindhi Music • Music from Sindh province is sung in Sindhi. • Performed in either the "Baits" or "Waee" styles. – Baits style is vocal music in Sanhoon (low voice) or Graham (high voice) – Waee instrumental music is performed in a variety of ways using a string instrument. Waee

Music Instruments Ektara known as Yaktaro in Sindhi

Ektara known as Yaktaro in Sindhi

Alghoza Flute

Dhol

Naghara

Sindhi Bhagat. Dance

Sindh Cultural Chelanges • • Gang WARS Muhajir and Sindhi Controversy Equally distributing of Resources Empower of Women's

Gang WARS

Muhajir and Sindhi Contraversy

Equally Distributing of Resources

Empower the Women's

Pray for the Batter future of Sindh Provence A Peaceful Karachi