Sindh History (22nd November)

 

22nd November

BIRTH DATES

1. Pir Syed Hizbullah Shah Rashdi Takht Dhani (Saint/ birth 22nd November 1842),

2. Ramdas Lakhani (Thatto - Ahmadabad/Writer/ birth 22nd November 1879),

3. Rahim Bux 'Qamar' (Poet/ birth 22nd November 1923),

4. Pir Shah Mardan Shah Pagaro (Saint/ birth 22nd November 1928),

5. Mohan Kalpna (Kotri - Ulhasnagar/Writer/ birth 22nd November 1930),

6. Manohar Bedi 'Ajiz' (Kandyaro - Ulhasnagar/Poet/ birth 22nd November 1930),

7. Tirathdas Amirani (Nasir Laghari/Journalist/ birth 22nd November 1946),

8. Shahzado Shaikh (Bakrani/Scholar/ birth 22nd November 1948)

9. Siraj Bhatti (Kolachi/Writer/ birth 22nd November 1953),

10. Zahid Hussain Khoja (Bathoro/Journalist/ birth 22nd November 1967)

DEATH DATES

1. Dr.Noor Muhammad Shaikh (Hyderabad/Freedom Fighter/ death 22nd November 1956)

2. Dr.U.M.Daudpoto (Tilti/Scholar/ death 22nd November 1958),

3. Ahsan Badvi (Shikarpur/Writer/ death 22nd November 1965),

4. Kazi Nasir Muhammad (death 22nd November 1972).

EVENTS

1838: Colonel Pottenger requests Lieutenant Chales, commanding the Court's Surveying Brigade, not to leave coast of Sindh until the arrival of the British troops as his experience and study will be very useful for troops.

He also advises Messrs Firth & Co, Bombay not to bring his goods into the interior of Sindh and do not proceed to Shikarpur because it would expose him to the risk of being insulted, if not plundered.

1926: The meeting of ladies is held in Theosophical of Karachi. This meeting of more than 110 ladies support co - education, demand teaching of English at Secondary level, including Music and Physical training in the scheme of education. Mrs. Haji Abdullah Haroon, Mrs. Bandhali Kasim and Mrs. N.D. Mallik play vital role in meeting

1927: The Sindh Natural History Society is formed with Commissioner as its president.

1935: Cricket match is played between Austrelia and Sindh at Karachi. Sindh Team is headed by Ghulam Muhammad. The match is won by guest team.

1948: Do not bracket yourself as Sindhis, Punjabis, Bengalis, Pathan or Balochi. Be Pakistani and behave like Pakistanis, asks people, the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Liaquat Ali Khan, in Dhaka Public meeting.

1963: Atomic Energy Agriculture Centre at Tandojam is inaugurated.

1971: India launches an all - out offensive against East Pakistan.

1983: No resumption of political activities in near future, no need of any round table conference, says CMLA Zia.