Tuesday, 9 August 2016

HISTORY (10th August)

SINDH IN HISTORY TODAY (10th AUGUST)
10th August
BIRTH DATES
Pir Mazaharuddin Rashdi (Thullah/Freedom Fighter & Religious Scholar/1900),
Janan Soyai (Mir Goth/Poet/1931),
Kanayalal Talreja (Hayat Pitafi >Ulhasnagar/1936),
Bahawal Khan Unar (Puran Abad/Social Worker/1939),
Mahboob Ali Depar (Folklore Poet/1947),
Imdad Ali Odho (Jacobabad/Journalist & Founder of Radio Voice of Sindh, UK/1947),
Niaz Khaldi (Bahlani/Poet/1947),
Ghulam Rasool Baloch (Sono Khan/Journalist/1951),
Dr.Khadim Lakhir (Jumo Lakhir/Writer & once Political Activist/1952),
Shokat Khowjai (Karachi/Writer/1956),
Abid Niaz Memon (Sukkur/Poet/1956),
Reno Lalwani (Ulhasnagar/Artist/1958),
Khan Muhammad Hingorjo (Dhalyar/Social worker & once Journalist/1958),
Bashir Khan Qureshi (Ratodero/Nationalist/1959),
Asif Jamali (Talhar/Poet/1969),
Sanam Aziz Banbhro (Khairpur/Writer/1981)
DEATH DATES
Shamshir-ul-Hyderi (Karachi/poet & Journalist/2012).
EVENTS
1840: Major Outram reports to the Government of India about hostile feelings and designs of Jam of Bella for the East India Company Government of India (Source: Letter No. 639)
1849: Gemological memoranda of the Talpur families is prepared by the Collector of Hyderabad. It reveals that Murad was the father of all talpurs. Memoranda provide information about Mohanie Dorke, Koorkani, Kuppani and MankaneeTalpurs, (Source: Letter No. 1019).
1947: The Constituent Assembly of Pakistan meets atKarachi. 40 members from East Bengal (Pakistan), 17 February Punjab, 3 from NWFP, 4 from Sindh and one member from Baluchistan participate. Quaid-i-Azam is elected the President, whereas Moulvi Tamizuddin becomes Vice President. (Source: Newspapers).
1953: The District Sanghar comes into existence. Sanghar, Sinjhoro and Pithoro talukas of Tharparkar and Shahdadpur taluka of Nawabshah are included in this new district. (Source: Sindh Government’s Notification).
1969: Hyder Bux Jatoi is arrested (Source: Newspapers).
1971: U.S.A voices concern over the trial of Shaikh Mujeeb-u-Rahman. (Source: ibid).
2012: Imdad Ali Odho along with his son Sarwech Odho establishes The Radio Voice of Sindh, U.K. Since last two years the Radio has proved its worth as representative and voice of Sindh. Sarwech Odho did a wonderful work and have donated major part of Radio’s Oral Archives to Sindh Archives on the request of Dr.Dur Muhammad Pathan.

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