Sindh in history today (15th November). By. Dr.Pathan

G.M.MEHKRI WRITES TO ME: (DR. DUR MUHAMMAD PATHAN) [ I founded Gul Hayat Institute at my Village Khair MuhammadArija, in 1990. My senior friends very kindly remained in my touch and startedappreciating my new move.Dr. G.M.Mehkri was one of them. On 6th ofJune 1991, he sent me letter and that is reproduced here as it covers so manythings: His vision & wisdom, love for new trends and moral support for me.] My Dear Dr. Dur Muhammad Pathan Great congratulations. May your work become the seed of manysuch deliberately small, highly local, intensively interesting, deeply rootedcooperatively uphold (generation after generation )educational, cultural andhistorical institutions, all over Sindh. You have so already very discrestly avoided the magile maniaof trying to build, like the honey – bee, from top to bottom. Institutions likehuge and hollow drums are excellent for making noise that they are there. Frombottom to top is what the ever enduring pyramids. As you know all too well, the Research work being turned outby the Institute of Sindhology could be stepped up a thousand fold, is SindhScholars, writers, even the socalled ILLITERATE poets from all over Sindh couldbecome part and parcel of the group – thinking of the Institute. I was amazed at the sight of venerable Savants in rags, thevery heart and soul of Sindhi literary and poetic culture, who attended thegreat seminar held, because of the labours of Dr.Abbasi, some years back, atKhairpur. Neither they knew theexistence of the Institute of Sindhology, nor knew of their existence. Theycame from the remote villages and goths of Sindh, with Sindhi culture andthought as their only asset; but ignored just because they had not adnornedthemselves with tinsil degrees. Often degrees in ignrance, and worse,confusing. Think, just think about Homer & Shakespere being ignoredjust because they were not degree holders !!! For the enduring work, the real leaders do their best tocreate leadership around them. Sir Syed Ahmad Khan surrounded himself withpeople greater than himself in their respective fields, Hali, a greaterpoet, a gtreater historian, a greater organiser etc etc. Soalso Mahatma Gandhi surronded himself wit a greater internationalist, Valabhai Patel, a greater organisers,greater economists so on. Much earlier, Akbar surrounded himslf with hisimmortal Nauratans. He did not at all hesitate to embrace the Revenue Ministerof Sher Shah himself, Raja Todarmal, as his own Finance Minister. All that hewanted was that his work should outlast him. “There is not even eight man to Jinnah in his Muslim League”recoerded Reverly Nechols in his book “Verdict On India”. Because Jinnahtolerated only the Ninth Raters, his Muslim League was deeply buried along withhim. Today’s enduring leadership consists in building up a strongstructure of trained leadership behind. A pyramid, and not a bee – hive. Frombottom to top. Otherwise Institutions built with all love and care, get buried alongwith their Founders. You Dr. Dur Muhammad Pathan, have built up Gul Hayat . Sureyou want it to long long outlive you. This can only be done by developingleadership inspired by you in the services of larkanians and Sindh. Dur Muhammad you do notwant it to be a mushroom, like a many others, with not even a tomb –stone. Keepthe UNESCO and SIMTHSONIAN INSTITUTE regularly informed of your wondeful work.The Folk architecture of Sindh is fast getting wiped out. Sindh isbecoming VANASING SINDH. OnlyInstitutions like yours can help delay the destruction. Make extensive use ofphotography, even in a small way. In your Institution, kindly give extensivelectures on the Culture os Sindh, and also most specially in Sindhi language in various Sindhitowns and Goths. Copy the manner in which the Roman catholics in your towns andvillages build their cherches. Dr.Dur Muhammad Pathan should be remembered a hundred years,hence, in the same way as Sir Syed Ahmad is remembered today. Entrust differentphases of your vast work to differententhusiastics . Give them the freest of hands to develop their own creativity. Due to age and disease, I have become cripple. So, I can notvisit your Institute. If you happen to be in Karachi, kindly do try to see me.Cultivate Press Publicity as much as you can and publish News Letter also. Yours Sincerely G.M.Mehkri *********************** SINDH (including Pakistan) IN HISTORY TODAY AND MY GOOD DAY WISH(15th November). ************* 1. GOOD DAY: *************** Dr.Pathan wishes you Good Day. [None of us is only good or only bad. We are combinations of both and equal in respect of abilities & limitations. But those are great, who accept everybody in toto and not partially. They are illiterate in hatred & discrimination. They believe in beauty and follow it with love] ڳڻ اوڳڻ ھر ڪنھن جان سان، ھر ڪو سمجھي نفرت ۽ محبت، اهو تن من روح ماڻي فرحت، جو ڄاڻي سونھن سرت سلام کي. 2.EVENTS: Selection of Events from two Centuries of Sindh (including Pakistan) History, in Chronological order and with analytical interpretation ************* 1843: The Collector of Karachi, forwards to Commissioner a petition from Syeds of Thatta , praying that Rs.1400 per annum be continued as it was granted by Sindh Rulers for the support of their religious activities. The Collector disfavors this petition. 1847: The Collector of Shikarpur prepares Memorandum on the history of Shikarpur. It is a wonderful and important document ever compiled by English to trace the history of Shikarpur. 1857: It is notified for all the officers and concerned quarters that spelling of the word 'Sind' be adopted in future. Prior to this it was being written in different spellings. 1916: Arya Samaj, one of the oldest NGOs of Karachi, elects its office - bearers. Dayaram Hemraj, Rewachand Bhugtani and Chandra Bhanu Shewak are elected President, Vice President and Secretary respectively. 1919: A pamphlet is distributed in Larkano bearing names of leading Khilafat leaders such as Jan Muhammad Junijo, Pir Turab Ali Shah, Moulvi Muhammad Aqil, Seth Khudadad Khan Surahio and others. It is Rejoinder to the pamphlet issued by Anjuman Islam and Municipalty of Larkano. In this pamphlet people are advised to attend public meeting on 17th instant and do not believe in misguiding pamphlet by Anjuman Islam. 1944: G.M.Syed and Syed Ghulam Hyder Shah are re - elected president and General Secretary of the Sindh Muslim League. ڊاڪٽر در محمد پٺاڻ 15 نومبر جي حوالي سان سنڌ جي ڪمال ۽ سنڌ سان پنهنجن پراون طرفان ٿيل زيادتن جي واقعاتي تاريخ. *************** ڪجھ واقعا *************** 15.11.1838: ڪئپٽن برنس خيرپور ۾ ميرن سان-خاص طور تي مير رستم علي خان سان ڳالهين ڪرڻ ۾ مصروف آھي. کيس پنهنجئ سرڪار طرفان هدايت ڪئي ٿي وڃي ته مير کي يقين ڏيار تي سنڌ ۾ اسان پنهنجي ۽ اوهان جي مفادن جي بچاء لاء جيڪا فرنگي فوج رکنداسين, ان جو خرچ پاڻي فقط حيدرآبادي ميرن کان وٺبو ۽ ان جو بار خيرپوري ميرن تي نه وجهبو. ٻيو ته بکر جو قلعو اسان فرنگي ان ڪري خيرپوري ميرن کان وٺڻ چاهيون ته ان ۾ اسان بارود ۽ ٻيو فوجي سامان رکنداسين, جيڪو ڪابل ويندڙ فرنگي فوجين کي ڏکيئي وقت ڪم ايندو. 15.11.1858: سنڌ جي ڪمشنر بارٽل فريئر پنهنجئ بالا سرڪار کي ٻڌايو ته مري قبيلي وارن جي اره زورائين ۽ ڦر لٽ وارن واقعن کي ٻنجي ڏيڻ لاء بگٽين جي مٿي تي هٿ رکي ميدان ۾ آڻي انھن کي مري قبيلي وارن سان ويڙهائڻ شروع ڪيو آھي. 15.11.1932: سنڌ کي ممبئئ کان الڳ ڪري صوبائي حيثيت وٺي ڏيڻ تي سنڌ موافقن ۽ مخالفن جي ٻن ڪئمپن ۾ ورهائجي وئي. هندن جي اڪثريت سنڌ کي الڳ ۽ آزاد صوبائي حيثيت ۾ ڏسڻ نه پئي گهري. جڏهن ته سڀ مسلمان ان کي ممبئئ کان الڳ ڪرڻ پيا گهرن. هندن توڙي مسلمانن پنھنجي ماڻھن کي الڳ الڳ هوشيار ۽ بيدار ڪرڻ شروع ڪيو. مسلمانن طرفان اڄ حيدرآباد ۾ ”ٻي سنڌ آزاد ڪانفرنس" ٿي. مسلمانن پنجاب مان صدارت لاء مذھبي اڳواڻ گهرايو. هن موقعي تي "سنڌ آزاد ڪانفرنس" نالي سان سر شاهنواز ڀٽي جي صدارت ۾ سياسي پارٽي به ٺاهي وئي. 15.11.1936: سکر بئراج کليو ته سنڌ جي زميندارن ۽ آبادگارن محسوس ڪيو ته اتان نڪتل زمينون ٻين صوبن وارن, خاص طور تي پنجابين کي ملي رهيون آھن. ان ڪري سنڌ جي زميندارن, سرمايه دارن ۽ سياستدانن هارين کي منظم ڪرڻ شروع ڪيو. اڄ ٽنڊي ڄام ۾ جمشيد مهتا جي صدارت ۾ هاري ڪانفرنس ٿي. هن ڪانفرنس ۾ جيرامداس دولترام, پروفيسر گهنشامداس, نارائداس آنند, شيخ عبدالمجيد سنڌي, سنتداس منگهارام, عبدالقادر کوکر, ڊاڪٽر چمنداس ۽ ڄيٺمل پرسرام شرڪت ڪئي. 15.11.1947: انڊيا ۽ پاڪستان اقليتن جي حقن جي تحفظ ۽ ان تي نظر رکڻ لاء ”انٽر ڊومينين منارٽي بورڊ“ قائم ڪيو. 15.11.1951: نوابزادي لياقت علي خان جي جاء تي خواجه ناظم الدين کي "پاڪستان مسلم ليگ" جو صدر بڻايو ويو. 15.11.1968: ايوب-شاهئ خلاف جتي ڪٿي آواز بلند ٿيڻ لڳا. اڄ وڪيل برادرئ ڪراچئ, ملتان ۽ راولپنڊئ ۾ قلم 144 جي ڀڃڪڙي ڪندي حڪومت خلاف جلوس ڪڍيا 15.11.1981: آمر ضياء الحق پنهنجي سياسي نيت تان پڙدو کڻندي چيو ته ملڪي حالتون اهڙيون ناهن جو ڪي جلدي چونڊون ڪرائجن. *************** 15 نومبر تي جنم وٺندڙ ۽ وڇڙندڙ مشهور شخصيتون *************** جنم ڏينهن: *************** 15نومبر1881ع شڪارپور سان تعلق رکندڙ مذهبي اسڪالر مولانا عبدالرحمان ميمڻ جو ڏينهن آهي۔ 15نومبر1899ع ليکڪ مولچند ٺاڪر جو حيدرآباد ۾ جنم ٿيو 15نومبر1908ع مذهبي اسڪالر ۽ صحافي حڪيم عطا محمد ڀٽي (سکر) جو جنم ٿيو۔ 15نومبر1912ع ليکڪ ۽ سياستدان نارائڻ داس ڀمڀاڻي جو جنم ٿيو 15نومبر1920ع اسڪالر ڊي ڪي مشاراماڻي (روهڙي / احمد آباد) جو جنم ڏينهن آهي 15نومبر1934ع مذهبي اسڪالر مولانا سلطان احمد سيٺار جو جنم ڏينهن آهي۔ 15نومبر1936ع اسٽيج اداڪار ۽ ڊائريڪٽر منوهر جاڳ (شڪارپور / ممبئي) جو جنم ڏينهن آهي 15نومبر1941ع شاعر، ليکڪ ۽ اداڪار ورهو رفيق (سکر/احمدآباد) جو جنم ڏينهن آهي 15نومبر1945ع شاعر لال دين بسمل جو جنم ڏينهن آهي 15نومبر1946ع سياستدان ۽ فرسٽ ڪلاس ڪرڪيٽر آفتاب شاهه جيلاني جو جنم ڏينهن آهي 15نومبر1953ع اسڪالر ۽ زرعي ماهر ڊاڪٽر محمد اسماعيل رند جو جنم ڏينهن آهي 15نومبر1956ع ليکڪ آزاد قاضيجو جنم ڏينهن آهي 15نومبر1957ع شاعر انجم سومرو جو جنم ڏينهن آهي۔ 15نومبر1960ع سماجي ورڪر ڊاڪٽر رضا محمد جوکيو جو جنم ڏينهن آهي 15نومبر1960ع صحافي ذلف پيرزادو (ٻلهڙيجي) جو جنم ڏينهن آهي۔ 15نومبر 1963ع شڪارپور سان تعلق رکندڙ آرٽسٽ آغا سعيد جو جنم ڏينهن آهي 15نومبر1965ع شاعر بدر شاههجو جنم ڏينهن آهي 15نومبر1968ع ناليواري قانوندان ۽ سياسي اڳواڻ اياز لطيف پليجوجو جنم ڏينهن آهي 15نومبر1974ع اسڪالر، ليکڪا ۽ ڪالم نگار انيتا شاهه لڪيارئ جو جنم ڏينهن آهي 15نومبر1986ع ٽينس جي مشهور رانديگرياڻي ثانيه مرزاجو جنم ڏينهن آهي *************** وڇوڙو: *************** 15 نومبر 1981ع اردو ۽ فارسي جي مشهور شاعر خاور رضوي جي وفات ٿي.