Sindhis recall Partition experience
Tribune News Service
Amritsar, August 17
The Partition Museum marked two years of its existence by recalling the Sindh experience of Partition on Saturday. A gallery on Sindh partition was also inaugurated.
The event was attended by a number of prominent Sindhis, including actor Dilip Tahil, singer Kaajal Chandiramani, authors Saaz Aggarwal, Mohan Gehani and Vimmi Sadarangani, along with experts on the Sindhi culture-Maina Bhagat, and Aruna Madnani. A large number of Sindhis have also come for the two-day event from Delhi and Bombay. Actor Dilip Tahil said, “It is a lovely concept. I am very happy that the Sindhi community is being remembered. They came from Pakistan and managed to make a mark for themselves. The museum is a fanstitic place. Coming here is like paying tributes to the Sindhi origin.” A panel discussion on migration stories from Sindh was moderated by Priya Hingorani, a senior lawyer in the Supreme Court.
Her family migrated to India in 1952 from Sindh.
Maina Bhagat talked about her childhood years in Karachi and recalls her visit to her home after Partition when she was invited as a member of the International Advisory Council to the Lahore Literary Festival. Mohan Gehani spoke about the close connections between the different communities in Sindh and that the Sufistic traditions are rooted in Sindhis which are also a part of the Guru Granth Sahib.
Saaz Aggarwal spoke about her book Sindh: Stories of a Vanished Homeland and how she got involved in writing the book which captures the Sindhi experience of the Partition, beginning with her own family, and how the Sindhis heroically rebuilt their lives even as they lost their history, culture and language.The evening ended with a performance of popular Sindhi songs by renowned artist Kaajal Chandiramani.
Dr Vimmi Sadarangani speaking in Sindhi and Hindi talked about the setting up of Adipur-Gandhidham by Bhai Pratap Dialdas as a new homeland for the Sindhis, as well as the rich history and culture of Sindh.
