Re: The invisible partition of Sindh
Not prejudiced. if they were prejudiced they didn’t do public welfare works irrespective of faith. When it comes to faith and tolerance, Sindh got some different credentials. There was no distinction between Shah Latif and Sami amongst Sindhis (Hindu or Muslims). We still share common wall with Hindu family and till late 80s, there were many Hindu families living in neighbors. They shared all their happiness and sorrows with Muslims. My Dada used to address many Hindus of his age as saut (Sindhi for cousin). Many families who migrated to India visit Pakistan and come to our house. I’ve observed many emotional scenes during such gatherings.
I’ve read writings of many Sindhi writers (Shaikh Ayaz, Amar jalil, Mahtab Mehbbob, Altaf Shaikh) who talk of integration that prevailed among different faiths before partition and the love of Hindu Sindhis and their longing for Sindh. If there was utter exploitation, Abida Parveen didn’t praise Dada Wavani (Jogi Jaadugar Dada Vaswani. Jamuna Ji Dhara, Sindhua Jo Paani.