Sindhi culture is rich with traditions that have been influenced by various invading groups over centuries. Some key aspects of Sindhi culture include traditional handicrafts like Ajrak textiles and Sindhi hats. Sindhi literature and poetry are highly developed and helped establish Sindhi as a distinct language. Major Sufi poets like Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai helped spread Sindhi culture through their works and influenced music and dance forms. Today, Sindhi culture is celebrated through festivals, traditional weddings involving music and dance, and shared values around hospitality, spirituality, and enterprise.

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SINDHI CULTURE
By:
Irshad khatoon

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Introduction
A Culture, in a sense is an spirit within the boundaries of which individuals live by.
Sindh is a province of Pakistan and a historic region of the Pak-Hind subcontinent. Its
name is derived from its life stream, the river Indus, known to the people by the name of
"Sindhu" from time immemorial. Sindh historically known as “Ba’ab ul Islam” and is
also called “Mehran”. The arts and craft, music and literature, games and sports have
retained their original flavor. It is an agricultural province of Pakistan. Sindh is rich in
beautiful poetry, multicolored glassy tiles, lacquer-work, leather and straw products,
embroidery, quilts, hand prints and textile design.
History
Sindh has derived its name from the famous River Indus. The word Sindhu means an
ocean. Around 3000 B.C, Dravidian cultures developed and gave rise to the Indus Valley
Civilization. According to the Historians, Indus Valley Civilization declined due to the
natural disasters such as floods but the invasions of Indo- Arians caused the sudden
collapse of it .In the recent history, Sindh was conquered by the British in 1843. Sindh
province remained the part of British India till 1947, then it was made one of the
provinces of Pakistan. Genuine love for fellow beings, large heartedness and hospitality
constitute the very spirit of Sindhi culture and it is the association of the cultural
elements that raise it and keep aloft its standard among the contemporary cultures of
South-Asia. Having lived for centuries under the changing sway of various dynasties i.e.
the Arabs, Mughals, Arghuns, Turkhans and Soomras, Sammahs, Kalhoras and Talpurs,
These splendor and enrichment are reflected in Sindhi art and architecture, habits and
customs. The old tombs and buildings in Thatta, Sehwan, Hyderabad, Sukkur and the
excavations at Bhambore, Brahmanabad and Debal bear ample evidence in support of
the above statement.
Sindhi Literature
Sindhi language evolved over a period of 2400 years, with many waves of invasions by
Greeks, Arabs, Arghuns, Tarkhans, Seythians, Turks, Mughals and so on. Sindh, on the
north west of undivided India, had always been the first to bear the onslaught of the
never-ending invaders, and as such absorbed Hindi, Persian, Arabic, Turkish, English
and even Portuguese. The language of the people of Sindh has a solid base of Prakrit and
Sanskrit, showing great susceptibility towards borrowings from Arabic, Persian, and
Dravidian. Sindhi language is ancient and rich in literature.
The language of the people of Sindh, after coming in contact with the Aryan, became
Indo-Aryan (Prakrit). Its writers have contributed extensively in various forms of
literature in both poetry and prose. Sindhi literature is very rich, and is one of the
world's oldest literatures. Sindhi is a very rich language with a vast vocabulary; this has

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made it a favorite of many writers and so a lot of literature and poetry has been written
in Sindhi. It has been the inspiration for Sindhi art, music, literature, culture and the
way of life.
Sindhi Culture
Sindhi culture belongs to that unique group of people with the sense of common history
and common traditions, as well as multiplication of common interests. Sindhi culture is
a fusion of multiple culture patterns. All these gave rise to the flow1ering and flourishing
of that great Sindhi civilization. . Sindh is very famous for arts and crafts. Sindh has its
specific culture. Archaeological discoveries sometimes help to unfold the certain latent
aspects of a specific culture. The famous articles of sindhi culture are Handicrafts, Ajrak,
and Topi its beautiful rites that sindhi people perform during weddings and other
occasions. All of these things put a spirit in the sindhi culture.
The people of Sind love their religion and the two festivals of Eid-ul-Adha and Eid-ul-
Fitr are celebrated with zeal and enthusiasm. Different domestic festivals are arranged
by the local people to provide people with new things they buy on Eid’s occasion. sindhi
People love to sing folk songs. Sindhi Cultural Festival is a compound of folk dances,
music and entertainment for local people. Ladda Songs which are sung before the actual
weddings, the very lilt of which suggests careless abandon and fun that mark a wedding.
Sindhi's are very famous for showmanship and on the occasion of the marriage of the
son, they will not hesitate to spend thousands of rupees only on decorations, music
dance and photographs, movie and on video shootings. Bhagat is an original and pure
art form of Sindhi music and dance. This is one art form which can be truly called as
Sindhi folk and meant for the masses. The mere announcement of a bhagat performance
brought people from near and far off place.
Sindhi People
Every culture teaches the common values of the society and religion, the sindhi culture
is also rich of all those values like, respect of elders, taking care of neighbors and loving
the neighbors etc. Sindhi is a philosophic, strong, forbearing, tolerant, patriotic and
peace-loving individual. "Like the great river-Sindhu-which is Sindh's life-sprit, the
Sindhi farmer has learnt to receive and to give gifts." Sadly, sindh has hardly ever been
allowed by countless and perpetual flow of foreign aggressors to develop its own culture
and values in peace, free from outside influence.
The Sindh'is are peaceful, hardworking, hospitable, open-minded community. They are
an enterprising and industrious people - full of the spirit of faith and courage.
Sindhi's celebrate Sindhi Cultural day worldwide every year during the month of
December by wearing Ajrak & Sindhi Topi on that occasion. The musical programmers
and rallies are held in many cities to mark the day with enthusiasm. The people across
Sindh exchange gifts of Ajrak and Topi at various ceremonies. Melas (fairs) and
malakharas (wrestling festivals) are popular. Sindhi fishermen float earthen pots to

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catch the palla fish in the Indus, bull cart racing and cockfighting are also typical of the
province.
Sufi Poets in Sindh
Sindhi society is dominated by great Sufis, the mystics and the martyr. It has always
been the land of peace, love, romance, and great cultural and artistic values. Our
traditional Sufi writers are Shah abdul Latif Bhittai, Sachal Sarmast and Shah Abdul
Kareem Bulri, . The famous writings of Shah Abdul Latif are Shah jo Risalo . Its full of
sindhi culture. It contains many fictions like Umer Marvi , Soni Meehar Sassii Ppunooh,
Moomal Rano etc . We use to listen those stories as a part of sindhi culture. Sindhi
poetry is also prominent in Sindhi culture.
Sindhi Poets
Sindhi poets are famous amongst all of Pakistanis. such as, Shaikh Ayaz, Ustaad
Bhukhari, Ahmed Khan MAdhoosh, , Ayaz Gul, Abdul Ghaffar Tabasum, G.N.Qureshi,
Rukhsana Preet, Waseem Soomro.
Famous Cities of Sindh
Following are the cities of sindh.
 Karachi
 Hyderabad
 Sukkur
 Mirpurkhas
 Larkana
 Nawabshah
Famous Places Of Sindh
Some of very famous places of sindh are:
 Mohen-jo-Daro
 Rani Koat
 Satin jo Aasthan
 Koatdigi fort
 Faiz Mahal
 Masoom Shah jo Minaro
 Sukkur barrage
 Makli takri
 sheesh mahal

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Sindhi Festivals
These festivals are celeberated in sindh.
 Ajrak day (Ekta day)
 Mela
Famous Sindhi Singers
some of the fmous singers of sindh.
 Abida Parveen
 Sanam Marvi
 Alan Faqeer
 Ustad Yusuf
 mai bhagi
 Ustad Muhammed Juman
 Ustad Manzoor Ali mhan
 Ustad Waheed Ali Khan
Sindhi Food
following are the names of sindhi foods.
 Sindhi biryani
 Palli
 Palak (spinach)
 Pallo machi (fish)

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References
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