10 April Sindhi Language Day / All you want know about Sindhi Comunnity
Language is one of the important identities of any society. It is the primary way of sharing ideas, values, feelings, socio-political status, and development. Therefore, language is considered an important asset for people and the world. Today, around 7000 languages are spoken around the world, whereas, hundreds have died or are about to die.
Language is a natural phenomenon that originated simultaneously with the birth of man. Language is as important to humans as air, water, oxygen, food, land, culture, rain, etc.
Sindhi is one of those languages
The Sindhi language has been facing many attacks and conspiracies over the years. But still, this language remains so far due to its rich literature, simplicity, and easy grammar.
In this blog we will know about the history of Sindhi language, the Sindhi people, their God, their dress, their food, music, games, and we will also know how Sindhi people have mixed with local people all over the world.
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Sindh province was named after the famous river Sindh. When the Greeks conquered Sindh in 125 BC, Alexander the Great named it Indus, and the modern Indus or Indus valley civilization was born.
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The Sindhi language developed over a period of 2400 years. In the beginning, Sindhi had close contact with Arabic-speaking Muslims. Hence the language adopted many Arabic words.
Sindh was conquered by the British in 1843, after which the Sindhi language witnessed various stages of modern development. The British had given importance to this language and made it an official language. While working in Sindh all the officers were obliged to learn Sindhi.
George Stack was the first British scholar who wrote the first book on the grammar of Sindhi language in English. The book, titled 'A Grammar of Sindhi Language', was published in 1849. He also wrote two dictionaries. English-Sindhi Dictionary containing 12,000 words (1849) and Sindhi-English Dictionary with 17,000 words (1855).
The first Sindhi type-writer, named 'Monarch' was created in 1926 by Remington, an American company. The old Sindhi type-writer has been recovered from a person in Shahdakot (Sindh), lying in the Museum of the Sindhu Science Institute, Jamshedo (Sindh).
After the partition of India, many Sindhi Hindus left Sindh and settled in different places in India and the Government of India declared the Sindhi language as an "Official language on 10 April 1967".
In the 21st century, means since 2002 Sindhi language can also be seen on the Internet as a computer language.
Favored God
Jhulelal is the favored god of Sindhis who is also known as "Jal Devta" (god of water) "Varuna Devta" or "Sai Uderolal". The beginning of the new year in the Sindhi community is considered from Cheti Chand, the birthday of god Jhulelal. People go to the river or lake and offer a pinch of rice with milk, which is called 'Akho' ( offerings).
The PEOPLE
Sindhis have certain special characteristics, that is the reason they are well settled in the whole world. Otherwise, they are like any other Indian community.
Sindhis were the first in India to start trading in foreign lands and for this, they traveled by water.
That is why Sindhi says "Jhulelal Beda Par" Beda means boat and Par means to swim. So here the saying means "Lord Jhulelal help our boats float".
After the partition, a large number of Sindhis traveled to Africa, America, Britain, Canada, Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, Sri Lanka, and many other countries, and started doing business there, made that place their home, learned the local language, and easily merged with the local culture. With the characteristic of mingling with the locals, they are well settled out of India but still have not distanced their language and tradition from themselves.
Sindhis have excelled all over the world in almost all fields from business to politics.
The DRESS
Men usually wear Sindhi Topi and Ajrak along with salwar and kameez.
Women like to wear Azrak with heavy work clothes. You must be wondering what is this Ajrak
Ajrak is the identity of Sindhi civilization. It is a block printed and unique form of shawl and dupatta which is about 2.5 to 3 meters.
The Sindhi Topi (cap) is considered an indispensable part of Sindhi culture, which is round-shaped and the front part of the forehead is slightly cut.
FOOD
Food has an important place in Sindhi culture. Because Sindhi people are very much fond of food, so the list of dishes for every particular or common day is pre-decided in every house, like, Sindhi curry, Sai Bhaji, Dodo chutney, Syal Dabrotti Roti (bread/pav)or Chapati, Siro Puri, Taaheri (sweet rice), Kheer which is called Kherani,
besides all of these Sindhi people love to eat the stem of the lotus flower called "BHI".
DANCE
BHAGAT
Bhagat is a folk dance, performed by professional artists singing and recounting the heroic saga of old-time lovers and warriors with musical instruments like harmonium, tabla, dholak, khanjari, etc.
CHHEJ
Chhej is performed by men only. It is somewhat similar to Dandiya Raas which has a more complex use of Feet on the beat of shehnai and dhol.
DHAMMAL
It is like a CHHEJ but it is a fast dance performed at Sufi temples/shrines.
HO JAMALO
All Sindhi dance together by making a round circle around, in which women can also join it is also known as Sindhi Dance.
JHUMAR
It's a slow and rhythmic dance
MUSIC instrument
1) Ektara- Ektara represents Sindh province.
2) Alghoza- flute which is a two-faced bamboo flute.
3) Pungi- Pungi is also known as Bean in Sindhi.
Apart from this Tanpura,Flute,Drum,Shanai,Sarangi etc.
SPORT
Apart from music, Sindhi people also used to play games for entertainment.
MALAKHRO
Malakhro is like somewhat wrestling, based on the competition of force between two wrestlers.
CODY CODY
Cody Cody is like 'Kabaddi' game, played between two teams in which one team player has to go in the area of another team and has to come back quickly in his team.
Finally, I will say
Once completely uprooted, Sindhi society is an example of how to reinstate oneself.
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