Sindh History (30th September)

SINDH IN HISTORY TODAY (30th SEPTEMBER)

30th September  BIRTH DATES

Khowaja Gul Muhammad (Luwari/Saint/ birth 30 September 1961),

 Hari Motwani (Larkano > Mumbai/Journalist & Film maker/ birth 30 September1929),

 Abdul Majeed ‘Abid’ Soomro (Khan Miyani/Poet/ birth 30 September 1935),

 Mahesh Chandar (Tharo Shah > Mumbai/Singer/ birth 30 September 1943),

Haji Munawar Abbasi (Valid/ex-Minister & Founder of Abbasi Tanzim/ birth 30 September 1944),

 Poonam Birj Mohan (Mombai/Artist/ birth 30 September 1948)

, Aftab Kaloi (Village Khan Muhammad/Poet & MRD Activist/ birth 30 September1952)

, Tulsidas Bahrani (Ulhasnagar/Writer/ birth 30 September 1954),

Pir Sajjad Jan Sarhandi (Tando Saeendad/Politician/ birth 30 September 1962),

 Ali Murad Gadahi (Luwari/Journalist/ birth 30 September 1974),

 Hakim Ali ‘Gul’ Mahar (Malhi/Poet/ birth 30 September 1975), 

DEATH DATES

Pir Muhammad Ashraf (Kamaro/Saint/ death 30 September 1860),

 Munshi Awatrai Malkani (Historian & Politician/ death 30 September 1901),

Allama Muhmood Ahmad (Paat/Religious Scholar/ death 30 September 1932),

Agha Taj Muhammad (Educationist & Writer/ death 30 September 1959),

EVENTS

1857: Assistant Commissioner in charge of the Education Department in Sindh reports to the Commissioner that Narain Jagan Nath, Assistant Master in English school at Karachi has passed examination in Sindhi language and the case for an increase of Rs.20 in his salary be forwarded to the Bombay Government. (Source: letter No.13). This may kindly be noted that NJV High school is named to remember his services. He remained officer in Education Department also.

1885: Recently formed ‘Max Denso Hall Literary Society’ of Karachi organizes lecture program on the topic of ‘Hindu widow has right to search better-half’.The lecture was delivered by Father Bambridge, the founder of the Society. This was the first ever Literary Society and eminent writers of Sindh attended sittings and meetings of this Society. Some of them were: Diwan Diyaram Gidumal, Kauromal Chandanmal and Hiranand etc. (Source: Dr. Dur Muhammad Pathan’s Ph.D Thesis).

1920: Rais-ul-Muhajreen, Jan Muhammad Junijo reaches Larkano from Afghanistan so as collect donations for Sindhi migrants at present in Afghanistan facing financial problems in connection with their settlement there. (Source: Moulana Wafai’s book ‘Yad-i-Janan’).

1938: A public meeting is held at village Mahboob Tunio of Taluka Mirokhan by local branch of Muslim League. It is presided over by Mianji Muhammad Yousif Qureshi and Abu Obedullah Moulvi Muhammad Daud was the main speaker. The meeting termed Jamiat-ul-Ulema, Sindh as pro-congress party. (Source: ‘Source-Material on Sindh Muslim League’, compiled by Gul Hayat Institute).

1955: One-Unit Bill is supported by 43 votes and gets 13 votes against, in the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan. (Source: Newspapers).

1956: East Pakistan Provincial Assembly unanimously adopts Non-official Resolution on making of Bengali as an official language of the province. (Source: Newspapers)

1988: It is a Black Day in the history of Sindh. To divide people into Sindhi & Mohajir Camps and to divide vote of Sindh,Hyderababad is made target of terrorism. People irrespective of their culture and language are killed.