Heritage
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Mehran of Sindh and Iran
Mehran is a character in the Persian epic poem Shahnameh. The Shahnameh or Shahnama. ’’The Book of Kings” is a long…
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Hyderabad – The Paris of the Past
Like Athens, Rome, Paris, Istanbul, Baghdad, Damascus, Delhi, Cairo, London, Hyderabad Sindh also stands tall and proud with full force…
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Pakka Qilla Hyderabad: A Historical Monument in Dire Need of Renovation
The foundations of Pakka Qilla were laid in 1769 by Mian Ghulam Shah Kalhora, who ruled the region from 1757-1772.…
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From Mohenjo-Daro remains to folk tales: Virtual festival will take Sindhis back to Sindh
The new festival, being hosted by Sindhi Culture Foundation, will be held on September 4. BY SHRADHA SHAHANI “In August…
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Khwaja Khizr and River Cult in Medieval Sindh
The legend of Zinda Pir, which resembles strongly with the Kazaruni Sufis of Iran, originated as a water spirit to…
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From Gujarat in India to Gujrat in Pakistan
Some names have withstood uneasy decades since partition, standing out like little beacons of oneness in a landscape fraught with…
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Discovering Sindhi Heritage in a Sufi City
The city Bhitshah’s name is a compound of two words: ‘Bhit’ is a Sindhi word for ‘mound’ which refers to…
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Heritage of Sindh: 168-Year Old Teachers’ Training College Hyderabad
The college also published a regular magazine titled ‘Akhbaar-e-Taaleem’ for over a century from 1902 to 2011. By Yasir Qazi…
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American Military had set foot in Karachi during WWII
To deliver large quantities of supplies to the British India Army in Assam and the Chinese Nationalist Forces in Western…
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Sindh’s Thar Desert boasts rich architecture
Umerkot, located some 60 kilometers from the Indian border, is the birthplace of Mughal Emperor Akbar, who was born in…
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