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YEAR 1948


FIRST SINDHI COLLEGE IN INDIA: Principal T.M. advani started Jai Hind Arts College Elphistone College as morning classes, with the help of Mr. B.G. Kher then Chief Minister and Education Minister of Bombay.

FIRST SINDHI FIRL'S HIGH SCHOOL: Mr. Dharamdas Khshitria started Girls Model high school at Bori Bunder and Mr. Gehimal Khilnani started K.J Khinani High School at Dadar. Mr. Assudomal M. Kewalramani started Premier High School at Koliwada, Bombay. Dadi Lila G. Mansukhani started Guru Nanak National High School at Sion Sindhi Colony Bombay. Mr. Lachiram Matta started Matta High School at Chembur. Mr. Ladharam started Ladharam Sindh Hindu High School at Dandia Bazar, Baroda. Mr. Harchandrai Nihalani started Govt. High School for Sindhis Nos. 1 and 2 at Ajmer. Mr. Mohandas Matai was the first Head master of Govt. High Schools were either opened by the Sindhis headmasters of educationsist in various parts of India.

FIRST SINDHI COLONY: Amils built houses at Sion Sindhi Colony, Mr. Nanak Motwani at Sind Sewa Samiti Nagar, Koliwada, and Mr. G.P.Sippy the Gopal Mansion near a pond in Bandra, Bombay. Bombay was built by Mr. R.J. Advani. Shyam Niwas at Warden Road, Bombay was built by Mr. Bhagwansing Advani.

FIRST ALL-INDIA SINDHI SAHITYA SAMEELAN: held on 24-25th December 1948 at Bombay University Convocation Hall, inaugurated by Sadhu T.L. Vaswani and presided over by Principal N.V. Thadani the then Rector or the Delhi University.

FIRST SINDHI DAILIES: Hindustan and Sansar Samachar were published from Bombay and Hindu daily was started by Kako Tilokchand at Ajmer.

FIRST SINDHI FILM MAGAZINE: Rajfilmistan waspublished from November 1948 by Mrs. Sushila Jethanand Lalwani from Bombay.

FIRST SINDI TRANSLATOR: Indra Hashmatrai Shivdasani was appointed in the Oriental Translator's office as Sindhi Translator, heading the only Sindhi Unit in post-partition India.

RIOTS IN SIND: 6th January 1948 is considered the black day in the history of Sindhis as wide spread looting, arson and killing started in Karachi by Muslim refugees who migrated from Punjab (India) and elsewhere in Sind.


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