My sister and Jijajee recently sent me the ingredients in precise quantities required to make Sindhi garam masalo. My Jijajee, Mr. Jayant Dama, runs a wholesale and retail business of dry fruits and provision at Navi Mumbai. He has an amazing variety of Sindhi spices and herbs such as...
The syncretic faith, an amalgamation of Hinduism, Sikhism and Sufism, which Sindhis in India follow sees them celebrating a myriad of festivals. Sindhis will be found bowing their heads in Hindu temples, Sikh gurudwaras or dargahs of Sufi pirs with equal reverence. The Sindhis follow the lunar calendar and...
Through the blog, Sindhi Khazana, I hope to explore the history, culture, and heritage of Sindhis. A lot has been written and documented on these topics – a Google search will reveal many websites, videos, and articles on Sindhis, by Sindhis and for Sindhis. Some experts have researched and...
I was always under the impression that all the Hindu Sindhis left Pakistan in 1947 during the partition and came to India. I now know better as I came across many Sindhi Hindus who came much later after partition or decided to stay back in Sindh forever. My dear...
WHO WERE THE SINDHWORKIS Sindh was famous for its hath jo hunar (handicrafts) – printed and embroidered materials, silks, fine cotton and muslins, silverware, lacquerware, furniture, carpets, pottery, handpainted glazed tiles, and jewelry. The Sindhi Hindu traders and merchants that sold this work were called Sindhworkis. Most Sindhworkis were from the...