#Shikarpur
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Profile
Nandu Asrani – Entrepreneur, Author, Writer, Film Maker
MY GRANDFATHER’S STORIES ABOUT HIS BUSINESS FAILURES AND SUCCESSES WERE WHAT INFLUENCED AND MOTIVATED ME TO KEEP GOING, SAYS NANDU…
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Anthropology
Rai Bahadur Udhaw Das Tarachand: The Founder of Shikarpur’s First Modern Hospital
Udhaw Das’ family moved to India after Partition, but his descendants continue to visit Shikarpur and donate to the hospital.…
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Anthropology
Sarhandi Mystics of Shikarpur
Khwaja Pir Ghulam Mohiuddin traveled to Shikarpur in Sindh twice: first in 1790 and later in 1806, and settled down…
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Anthropology
Mansions and Temples in Khahi Village of Shikarpur
In Khahi village, both Muslim and Hindu families live together even today. There were around 85 to 90 houses of…
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Anthropology
Mansions of Shikarpur’s Khaman Village
The Maaris of Hindu merchants and notables are witness to their wealth and aesthetic from times gone by. Zulfiqar…
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Heritage
The Forgotten City: An Ode to Old Shikarpur
Everything from the brickwork, architecture, water supply system to the doors and ornamentation details is something that is uniquely Shikarpur…
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History
Once upon a time when Shikarpur was called the Paris of Sindh
These days Shikarpur is a disowned, crumbling city, gripped with poverty, illiteracy, corruption, mismanagement, ignorance and lawlessness. By Gangaram Shamdas…
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History
Institutionalized slavery in the Muslim regimes (Part – II)
While the trade of slaves was not unknown in India, the scale of slavery in India was extremely small in…
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Diplomatic
U.S. Ambassador announces $30 million additional Flood Assistance
This new funding brings the United States total assistance to Pakistan for flood response, food security, and disaster preparedness and…
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Literature
Lal Muhammad ‘Lal’ – The Jewel of Sindhi literature
Shaikh Ayaz, the great poet of Sindh and his close friend also eulogized ‘Lal’ as ‘an expert in ghazal carving’,…
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