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| Jan 02, 2008 6:24 am |
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re: re: Are sindhis divided by religion? |
| Saniya Kirpalani
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Can we erase the years of segregation of Sindh?
Can we eradicate what 60 odd years of partition and pain put out?
Can we build a generation of sindhis who can go beyond the brutality we inflicted on each other?
Can we find commonality simply based on 'geo location similarity' or 'language commonality'?
It’s a very optimistic view to hope for...
A Sindhi, who goes to Pakistan, realizes the marked difference between themselves and a Sindhi- Muslim. The disparity if visible in every sphere, beliefs / religion/ manner of speech/ food/ political beliefs/ education/ dress/ business dealings and even the most basic understandings of life and commitments.
Pakistani Sindhis who come across find a globo-local sindhi. Someone who has no 'home' is a refugee of the world, speaks a smattering of languages, has adopted the culture which they sought refugee at.
This person is more a-secular in their beliefs, sindhism means little to them, they grew up in the school hard knocks. These sindhis have turned into cultural chameleons for their 9-5 routines. Sabhyata is less about religion and more about spirituality, they have had to evolve to suit their situation.
So why does it have to be about a location or language that they left 60 years ago? I think we need to go beyond that. Who are today's sindhi icons? Is there any shared ideology we should celebrate? Is there a possibility of a culture that can string across the differences and disparties?
As Mr Manwani so rightly said… lets move out from past and memories and find a way to amalgamate this generation ...
Simply said.. Does the past live in tomorrow's waking?
Private Reply to Saniya Kirpalani (new win) |
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