A trip to Shirdi and Nasik was a satiating pilgrimage recently and I got to witness much more than I had anticipated. In Nasik I was informed by the Chairlady of the women’s wing of ABSPP Padma that the Sindhis Worldwide are marking January 1st as International Bahirano Day and requested me for a Sindhi … Continue reading Bahirano Day 2025
The pictured news article is scanned from the July 2005 edition of "The Indian" magazine that was published in Hong Kong. Monica Gokaldas served as a voluntary correspondent from Kenya until the magazine ceased publication.
Jai Jhulelal! This Sindhi greeting pictured at Ram Mandir, Nairobi on the occasion of Hindu Sindhi New Year Cheti Chand 2023 / Vikram Samvat 2080 Banner designed by Sonia Harjani ( Guided by Monica Gokaldas)
Sindhi Sakhi Group celebrating Teejri 2022
The Hindu Sindhis celebrate Cheti Chand as their New year. Since the partition of India only a fraction of Sindhis remained in Sindh territory which came under Pakistan. Thousands of Sindhi families that were forced to abandon their abode during the partition of the country migrated to India and various other parts of the world. Since there is no state that belongs to this growing community, they are recognized as world citizens and have adapted themselves to respective cultures and continents. The uniting factor is their culture that marks Cheti Chand as their day of identity.
The Sindhi New Year is known as Cheti Chand as it is observed at the beginning of the Sindhi Month Chet.
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