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A Historical Gathering of Sindhis
The
International Sindhi Conference and Cultural
Festival which took place at Adipur - Gandhidham
on 3rd, 4th & 5th January 1999 was a unique
in the history of Sindhi Community in India
after Partition where Sindhis from all walks
of life, from all parts of the Country and
abroad met on a common Platform to have a
critical look at their past, present and future
as a community and to exchange their views
with reference to their geopolitical situation
in which they were residing after migrating
from Sindh. It was a big gathering of Sindhis
which included eminent political leaders like
Shri Lal Krishin Advani, (Home Minister, Govt.
Of India), Shri Ram Jethmalani, (Minister
for Urban Development, Govt, Of India), Shri
K. R. Malkani (M.P) and Shri Suresh Keswani
(M.P); Sindhi industrialists and businessmen
like Mr. Parkash Hinduja (Geneva) Mr. Prahlad
P. Chhabria (Pune), Mr. Gopaldas Mahbubani
(HongKong), Mr. Murij Manghnani (Dubai), Mr.
Ram Buxani (Dubai), Mr.Chandersen Jatwani
(Dubai), Mr. Manghanmal Pancholia (Dubai),
Social workers like Mr. Nathir Lalchandani
(U.S.A), Mr. Prem Lalwani (U.S.A), Mr. Munawar
Laghari
(U.S.A), Mr. Prem Bhojwani & Mr. Murli Tolani
(Jakarta, Indonesia), Mr. Raj Daswani (London),
prominent Sindhi writers like Kirat Babani,
A. J. Uttam, Sundri Uttamchandani, Krishin
‘Rahi’ & Maya, Arjan ‘Hasid’, Sindhi scholars
and academicians like Dr. Chandru Daswani
(Delhi), Dr. Devinder Kodwani (Adipur-Gandhidham),
Dr. S. Uttamchandani (Ahmedabad) And Dr. Durga
Thavrani (Calcutta) also graced the occassion
by their scholarly presence and so also prominent
and well known Sindhi artists like Ms. Anila
Sunder (Ballet), Dr. Prem Parkash (Drama),
Mr. Ghnashyam Vaswani (Music), and Ms. Koshi
Lalwani (Music).
In an atmosphere surcharged with emotion and
festivity, the festival was ceremoniously
declared open by Padmashri Dada Hundraj "Dukhayal"
with traditional music of sharnai and dhol.
On this occasion Shri Ghanshyam Vaswani’s
latest two audio-cassettes were released by
Dada ‘Dukhayal’ and an audio cassette of the
songs sung by Dada ‘Dukhayal’ himself "Vanu
Kuharo" was ceremoniously released by Dada
Hari "Dilgir".
Glimpses of Sindh
Soon thereafter, the magnificent exhibition
presenting glimpses of Sindh, Sindhis and
Sindhi language literature, history, art and
culture from ancient Indus Valley Civilization
(Mohan-Jo-Daro) to modern times was ceremoniously
declared open by another great Sindhi Poet
Dada Hari ‘Dilgir’. The same day Bhai Maganmal
Pancholia well known philanthropist businessman
of Dubai ceremonially inaugurated Jiwatram
Manghnani Sabha Ghar which is like an open
air auditorium where all the functions of
the Conference were to be held.
In the afternoon, the International Sindhi
Conference was inaugurated by the well known
Sindhi legal luminery and Jurist Hon. Minister
for Urban Development, Govt. Of India, Shri
Ram Jethmalani. The theme of the Conference
was "Sindhis - Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow".
The inaugural address of Shri Jethmalani was
well received and also applauded by a huge
audience. Shri Jethmalani expressed full confidence
that if Sindhis
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