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Sindh Bani: An Anthology

Sarla Kripalani . Rupa Publications India . English

<i>Sindh Bani</i> is a poignant and compelling anthology capturing life in Sindh before the region was severed from India at the time of Partition.<br><br> Who was Dewan Dialmal Doulatram, who foresaw the Partition as early as 1934? How does the story of the fragrant banknotes from a nautch girl unfold? The first part of the book features delightful and evocative stories from the author Sarla Kripalani�s childhood�of her family and friends, of bonding and betrayals, of honour and dishonour. <br><br> Why did the Pirs come to Sindh, and the Mirs run away? <i>Aaya Pir, Bhagga Mir and Other Sindhi Proverbs</i>, the second section, is a lively compilation of proverbs that captures the wit and wisdom of Sindhis. Collected by Sarla over many years, these were passed down from her mother, Guli, and her mother-in-law, Sarsati. To ensure younger generations can understand them, each proverb is presented in both Sindhi and Hindi scripts, alongside its English equivalent�bridging cultures and revealing timeless, shared truths. <br><br> What secrets and burdens did the Sindhworki apprentices silently carry? The third part is Sarla�s remarkable translation of T.K. Mirchandani�s Sindhi book, which uncovers the famed Sindhworki apprenticeship system instituted by the Sethias�a practice that built global fortunes but extracted a heavy, yet often unacknowledged, human cost. <br><br> <i>Sindh Bani</i> is a treasure trove for anyone seeking to rediscover the heart and soul of Sindh.

Categories: History/Region & Countries

About the Author

<b>Sarla Kripalani</b> was born in Karachi in 1930, a gentlewoman of Sindh and a lifelong custodian of its culture and memory. Educated at a convent school under the care of Irish nuns, she grew up in a world that was soon to be irrevocably changed. In 1946, on the cusp of the Partition of India, Sarla was sent to Indore to live in safety with her grandmother. There, she completed her Bachelor of Arts and married in 1952, returning to a Pakistan newly severed from India.<br><br> In December 1963, Sarla and her family escaped from Pakistan and settled in Mumbai. She was the beloved wife of a doctor, a devoted mother and the gracious matriarch who bound her extended family together with warmth and wisdom. <br><br> Sarla�s hands were never idle. She brought her innate creativity to life through painting, embroidery, cooking and, above all, writing. Throughout her life, she remembered Sindh�the land, its stories and its spirit�and recorded her recollections with tenderness and insight. <br><br> A storehouse of memory and tradition, Sarla Kripalani remains a voice of love, longing and luminous storytelling from a land that was once her own.

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