Mai Bhagi sung folk songs in various languages including Siraiki, Marvari, Sindhi and other languages and earned fame across Pakistan and around the world. She enthralled the people, who even didn’t know Dhatki dialect. Her songs are still aired by the radio and TV channels. By GR Junejo Today, it’s 34th death anniversary of world […]
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Chaumaso (چئوماسو monsoon) is one of such seasons in Thar. The season has been discussed at length in literature particularly in folklore. Rituals and traditions are attributed to it in shape of festivities. The festivities have special folk songs too. The ‘Chaumaso’ is one of such folksongs. The song tells about the weather situation, rainfall […]
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Baadliyo (Song of Cloudlet) As the clouds full of water, appear in the sky, people expect a soothing shower and consequent prosperity. Such cloudy scene spurs aesthetic sense of every Thari. All of the people long for monsoonal rain and think that their worries and sufferings will be washed away with rainy showers. By Noor […]
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Ravi opines that the science itself has taken birth from the art. He says “Look at just one piece of art and it will unfold several chapters of the history. It’s the art that has provided the basics for the language to the humans. Even the homes we live in is the creation of art.” […]
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Parkar has contributed a great deal in the independence history of the subcontinent. It has preserved its patriotism, peace and a rich culture in spite of server poverty and backwardness. By Noor Ahmed Janjhi Tharparkar, known for its difficult terrain, vegetative desert, aridity, peacocks and patriotism, has remained a unique area throughout the history. It […]
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Mithi: The youngsters of village Pabohar, Taluka Mithi have formed Pabohar Youth Forum and the ‘Pabohar Youth Forum Academy’ at the village to educate the people on self-help basis. Ashok Kumar Madhani, President, Sagar Meghwar, General Secretary, Preet Aswani, Hashmat Pramar, Chaman Aswani and other office bearers inaugurated the office of the academy, where the […]
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A brief interaction with Mama Vishan who says ‘love has been the greatest award ever, which he has received unlimited, and believes that humanity is always superior to all other religions and therefore humanity is his religion.’ By Ali Nawaz Rahimoo Mama Vishan Thari S/o Hansrajmal, known as ‘Edhi of Thar’ was born on 27th […]
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Let me quote here another saying that ‘when the well’s dry, we know the worth of water’. This saying could be applied to people of Thar Desert, who know the worth of water, as their wells, and the ponds filled during the rains, go dry often and the people had been longing for a single […]
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