Impacts of Partition
Sindhi Community: Impacts of Partition of India
Analytic views of Premanshu Manghirmalani
Sindhi civilisation is among the most ancient civilisation. Mohan- Jo – Daro, the base of modern civilisation is the typical and most significant monument of sindhi culture and life style. It is fact that anything written related to the history of Sindhis can be treated as incomplete without the mention of “Sachal” “Sami” “Shah” and “Bhagat Kanwar Ram”, but as this article is limited to the most recent times i.e., the era after 1947, hence we will not discuss that prestigious & glorious past of Sindhi community.
1947 has not only divided one Nation and Life style into two countries namely India and Pakistan, but also made the sindhi community baseless. Sindhi Civilisation, Culture, Customs & Traditions are on the verge of dying. In the year 1947 Sindhis were forced to leave “Sindh” – the land of saints and Sufis, the land of Lal Uderolal – Jhulelal. Along with other Hindus, Sindhis were also forced to migrate to India.
Post Migration Life
At the time of partition of country, in India native Sindhis were very less in number and without any state like the other Hindu communities. Neither our leaders at that time nor the government of Inia bothered about accommodating sindhi migrants at a single particular place and instead of allotting a particular state to Sindhis, Government authorities used military bariks and undeveloped areas for the purpose, hence we Sindhis not only become state less but also a scattered community. The natural result of this phenomena is that in the whole country only Ulhasnagar [Sindhunagar] near the Mumbai and Gandhidham Adipur result of efforts of Bhai Pratap are the places of somewhat more concentrated population of sindhi community.
A community without the State or Nation is just as a tree without roots. Roots are most essential for keeping the tree green, a tree without roots is sure to die with time. The same is happening with sindhi community, slowly and gradually our meaningful rich traditions, customs and Sindhi folk arts are vanishing from our life. Our present generation might seldom recognize:
Sindhi Bhagat: Sindhi Legacy of Music
Chhej [Sindhi Folk Dance]: Dance of Unity
Sindhi Lada: Marriage Ritual Songs
Posted on 10 November 2015