A story of holding on to the religious beliefs and the religion one is born into. Is it good to convert into another religion?
BEING HINDU
Sindhi
Being Sindhi
Wonder what happened The sanskaras went into hiding A proud Sindhi I am for sure In this world strangely obscure Some traditions became so by practice As culture was passed on to the offspring Why then are we risking that rich culture? Following varied cultures, forget not yours Live through your own language, forget it … Continue reading Being Sindhi
The Widows I met in India
An account of a visit to the widows of Vrindavan and Mumbai and how it materialized in the sevas.
Khorak : a Sindhi sweet
KHORAK A Sindhi Sweet Delight By Monica Gokaldas ORIGIN: Khorak is a Sindhi delicacy. This comes in various recipes as per family lineage of people having a belonging from different parts of Sindh. The recipes are passed down through generations from mother to daughter hence one may find variants such as usage of Jaggery … Continue reading Khorak : a Sindhi sweet
IT HURTS!
Within the heart of each Sindhi there is a root of the separated land Sindh. The belonging is shattered as post partition the Sindhis are still without a territory that they can call their own in the free India.
THADRI 2018
The festivites and prayers that go along to make a festival stand out is the auspiciousness practiced communally......
TEEJRI 2018
The Hindu Sindhi Women celebration of the festival of Teejri in Nairobi. They fast, they pray, they have fun together.
Navratri 2018 by SWS
The Sindhi community in Nairobi celebrated Navratri at Ram Mandir. A news report published in the Asian Weekly.
CHETI CHAND FESTIVAL
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.
