Sindh History (8th March)

 

SINDH IN HISTORY TODAY (8th March)

8th March

BIRTH DATES

Dr.Hotchand Mulchan Gurbuxani (Hyderabad/Scholar/ Born 8th march 1883),

Nihchaldas Vazirani (Ez-Sindh Minister/ Born 8th march 1889),

Haji Mahmood Halai (Freedom Fighter & Journalist/ Born 8th march 1908),

Aen Qaf Shaikh (Gadro/Writer & Artist/ Born 8th march 1914),

‘Masoom’ Halai (Poet/ Born 8th march 1935),

Vishno Mehtani (Gambat > Ulhasnagar/Poet/ Born 8th march 1937),

tekam Bhavnai (Writer/ Born 8th march 1943),

Jetho Lalwani (Kandyaro > Ahmadabad/Writer, Actor & Stage Director/ Born 8th march 1945),

Awtarsing Gurnasinghani (Larkano > Ulhasnagar/Actor/ Born 8th march 1948),

Bashir Ahmad Malah (Hassan Wahan/Folklore Poet/ Born 8th march 1950),

Shamisuddin Mirani (Ahmad Metlo/Folklore Poet/ Born 8th march 1956),

Khowaja Zulfiqar (Goth Khowaja/Poet/ Born 8th march 1965),

Adal Solangi (Mirabpur/Writer & Social worker/ Born 8th march 1966),

Qadir Shaikh (Larkano/Writer/ Born 8th march 1967),

Laldino Shar (Mengho Faqir Shar/Folklore Poet/ Born 8th march 1972),

Ghulam Mustafa Solangi (Poet/ Born 8th march 1976),

Amar Sindhi (Dadu/Writer/ Born 8th march 1978),

‘Premi’ Saeed Malgani (Malgani/Poet/ Born 8th march 1981),

Sattar Sundar (Wahid Bux Mari/Poet/ Born 8th march 1982).

DEATH DATES

Pir Sabghatullah Shah Sani (Pir Goth/Pagaro/ Death 8th March 1909),

Abdul Latif Bhatti (Hala/Poet/ Death 8th March 1911),

Moulana Muhammad Qasim (Gerhari Yaseen/Religious Scholar & Freedom Fighter/ Death 8th March 1931),

Jan Muhammad ‘Azaf’ Halai (Poet/ Death 8th March 1979),

G.Allana (Poet & Freedom Fighter/ Death 8th March 1985)

EVENTS

1917: Hassanand Sundardas Pamnani of Rohri was not only eminent Freedom Fighter but, Religious –minded Social worker. He established ‘Sat Sari Dharamdas Shewa Mandli’ with social and religious Aims & Objects including, teaching of Saskirt language. Today, library is also opened and it is inaugurated by MetharamSajarsing.

1919; The Rowlatt Act is being debated in the Indian Legislative Council, but, masses are rejecting it in streets. Strike is observed in Karachi, Hyderabad, Sukkur, Shikarpur and Larkano. The Aims & Objects of the Act are designed to cope with anarchical and revolutionary crimes.

1947: The Indian National Congress demands the partition of Punjab.

1948: Khan Abdul Ghafar Khan and G.M.Syed form ‘All-Pakistan Peoples’ Party’. This may kindly be kept in mind that prior to this during British Period, Sir Shahnawan Bhutto also formed Peoples Party and his son Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto was inspired by his father and named his party as Pakistan People’s Party.

1969: Opposition parties demand abolition of One-Unit.

1981: PIA plane hijacked to Afghanistan leaves for Damascus. Large scale arrests of PPP workers starts in the country in reaction.