Sindh History (2nd January)

 

SINDH IN HISTORY TODAY (2nd JANUARY)

2nd January

BIRTH DATES

Hiranand Karamchand Hingorani (Khai Raho/Educationist & Writer/ birth 2nd January 1885),

Jan Muhammad Junijo (Dhamraha/Freedom Fighter/ birth 2nd January 1888),

Abdul Hussain Shah Musvi (Rohri/Writer/ birth 2nd January 1902),

Ram Chandani (Sehwan > Gandhidham/Writer & Actor/ birth 2nd January 1933),

Ram Gul Rajmal (Singer/ birth 2nd January 1933),

Mohsin Abbasi (Poet/ birth 2nd January 1933),

Suroopchand ‘Shad’ (Poet/ birth 2nd January 1937),

Asim Nathanshahi (Poet/ birth 2nd January 1937),

Ali Gohar Khuhawar (Gaji Khuhawar/Journalist/ birth 2nd January 1941),

Prof. Aijaz Qureshi (Director Benazir Chair, Writer & Social worker/ birth 2nd January 1948),

Muhammad Alam Shar ‘Soofi’ (Rasoolpur/Poet/ birth 2nd January 1950),

Abdul Sattar Bhatti (Larkano/ Writer & Social worker/ birth 2nd January 1952),

Imtiaz ‘Khayam’ (poet/ birth 2nd January 1953),

Suresh Rohra (Ulhasnagar/Writer & Actor/ birth 2nd January 1954),

Muhammad Soomar Solangi (Folklore Poet/ birth 2nd January 1955),

‘Wafa’ Manzoor Panhwar (Khairpur Nathan Shah/Poet/ birth 2nd January 1956),

, Akhtyar Ahmad ‘Gulshan’ Lashari (Phulpota/ birth 2nd January 1962),

Abdullah ‘Ajiz’ Bughio (Jhonjhan/Poet/ birth 2nd January 1962),

Ashraf Jarwar (Sahib Khan Jarwar/Journalist/ birth 2nd January 1964),

Ahmad Ali Jamali (Rajwah/Writer/ birth 2nd January 1970),

Bhesham Bhawani (Mithi/Poet/ birth 2nd January 1976),

Mor Sindhi (Manjhand/Writer/ birth 2nd January 1980),

Hafiz Baghi (Allahdino/Poet/ birth 2nd January 1981),

‘Akash’ Ajiz Lashari (Mir Muhammad Lashari/Journalist/ birth 2nd January 1982).

DEATH DATES

Bero Faqir Kumbhar (Hyderabad/Folklore Poet/ death 2nd January 1977),

Dr. Abdul Karim Sandilo (Larkano/Scholar/ death 2nd January 1990),

Wafa Nathanshahi (Poet/ death 2nd January 2003).

EVENTS

1934: Sindh Hindu Conference is held at Karachi with Diwan Lalchand Navalrai in Chair. Veromal Begraj, Kishnshand Wadhomal and Chandarsen Jetley address the conference. The issue of separation of Sindh from Bombay Presidency is dewelt with in context of the interests of the Hindu segment of Sindh society.

1960: Election for Basic Democracy Units are held to elect eighty thousand members.

1969: Malik Naveed Ahmad a PPP leader announces a forward block within the party.

1972: Leading industrialist Ahmad Daud and Fakharuddin Valika are placed under home arrest and are asked to bring back the wealth accumulated abroad.

1996: Benazir's government to seek MQM leader Altaf Hussain's extradition from London to try him on various charges.

1793: The Business records of the business mad of Karachi, Lakhmidas Madhu reveals that Silk, Timber and Date were most important Import items. Whereas Grains and Geh was the major segment of Export. Hundi was major instrument of local banking system. 'Thattai Rupee', 'Challan Rupee' and 'Agraci Rupee' was the currency acceptable in commercial community.

1856: 'Mamool' and 'Seree' were kinds of Jageers granted by Sindh rulers to Jageedars. Same tradition of granting Jageers. Today, the list of such type of jageers in Sahiti Pargana is compiled by the Jageers Department.

1856: Major Goldsmid, Assistant Commissioner for Jageers compiles report on Sardars of the Talpur tribe independently of four great families.