Tharparkar
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Blogs
Thar is losing its essence!
The richness of culture and environment must be promoted, and ‘economic well-being must not come at the cost of human…
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News
Private Sector Company to Excavate Iron Ore from Tharparkar and Jhimpir
Sindh government issues directives to concerned departments to facilitate the private company Karachi Sindh government has decided to allow…
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Anthropology
The 1971 War, Caste, Citizenship and a War Memorial in Tharparkar
“War” and subsequent occupation of Tharparkar in the winters of 1971 is still the most traumatic memory for the now…
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Feature
Sodha Rajputs of Sindh can’t visit family in Rajasthan and Gujarat
The Sodha Rajputs have been visiting India for decades, particularly Gujarat and Rajasthan, mostly to visit family and look for…
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Human Rights
Pakistan’s Forgotten Dalit Minority
There are 42 different Dalits castes in the country, the most numerous being Bhils, Meghwals, Odhs and Kohlis. Yoginder Sikand…
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Feature
Like here, like there
Today, the world has forgotten Bhittai’s “Like here, like there”, which points to the universality of human existence. K P…
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Anthropology
Memorial Stones of Nagarparkar
Memorial stones belong to the Sodha and other clans of the Rajputs. The Sodha once ruled over Nagarparkar. Zulfiqar Ali…
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Anthropology
Residential Segregation in Mithi and Karachi
The structure of Mithi Town, in Tharparkar, is built around caste neighborhoods, and even today no family that belongs to…
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Feature
The Mystifying Rise of Suicide in Pakistan’s Thar Desert
It isn’t uncommon to hear of one every other week, to see photos of bodies circulating on social media. Alizeh…
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Obituary
Remembering Ghullam Muhammad Janjhi – A leading poet and writer of Tharparkar
Ghullam Muhammad Janjhi passed away on 16 June 2010 and was laid to rest at his ancestral graveyard at village…
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