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| Jan 01, 2007 11:32 am |
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A great pleasure |
Karan Jethani
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Hello all my fellow sindhis,
Being a Sindhi, It is a matter of great pleasure and pride to be a member of such a network on ryze.
There is more than one reason....
If not for webspaces like these, We dont have a state, geography for our ownselves, a weakness that most of us have converted into strength by building up our adaptability.
One of the fastest and best ways to be in touch and updated about the happenings within our community.
AND MUCH MORE.....
Friends, we have a rich but a fast eroding culture. The scene changed drastically post-partition. One of the main reason is that our last generatation did not bother to educate us on our literature or to read and write in our orginal script (urdu, in which most of our literature lies unread, unexplored and unheeded). The lack of the ability to do that makes me feel very helpless in the quest to know my culture, better. Gone with it are some very exemplary works in art and literature, which is imperative for any culture's longevity.
And what are we doing about it??? ZILCH
Atleast the last generation taught us to speak in our mothertongue. I wonder our next generation will be equally capable to converse with us in Sindhi. We are the culprits. I strongly believe if we have to preserve our rich culture which looks a bit dilapidated we need to pass on the ability to speak in sindhi to our new generation. Why do we feel ashamed of teaching our kids to atleast converse in our own mothertongue.
We should resolve to speak in our mother tongue at home with our kids and younger ones atleast to retain our identities. Outside our homes, I know we are very much capable to live as cosmopolitans (thanks to our ever adapting genes).
I am sure each one of us has atleast some knowledge about the culture and its evoution from the pre-partion days to date. We can help each other by exchanging thoughts , views and opinions and some trivia abt anything and everything that exists or used to exist in our community.
I hope the tribe grows and flourishes.
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