Two day webinars organized with NIFTH (Lok Virsa) to discuss provincial history, culture & heritage in the modern era - essentially with scholars & artists who belong to the area.

Sindh & its unique capital city Karachi

وادى مهران

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Highlighting the Fisherman Community of Darya Sindhu & the Coastal Areas of the Arabian Sea

Image Courtesy: Misha Husnain Ali

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Video Theme | Palla-Fish, Sufism & The River Indus

Day 1 | Karachi, Sindh’s Capital Port City | Shehr e Quaid History, Heritage & Diversity کراچی

(6 Sessions Video Links) Playlist Link

LINK Session 1 | Fishermen Community & Early Beginnings ماھیگیر | Gul Hassan Kalmatti, Historian | Yonus Khaskheli, Mahigeer Samaji Sangat

Moderator | Shahab ud din Baloch, Agriculturalist & YouTuber, Panjgur

LINK Session 2 | Hindu Community & Traditions ہندو روایات

Deepak Perwani, Fashion Designer | Ravi Dawani, All Pakistan Hindu Panchayat

Moderator | Taimoor Khan Mumtaz

‘We - the Sindhi Hindu Community - are ‘sons of the soil’; We are Pakistani! Sindhi Hindus have lived in these lands since ancient times.’ Deepak Perwani

‘PTV dramas portray Hindus in a negative, stereotyped image. Why is there never a Hindu hero?’ Ravi Dawani, All Pakistan Hindu Panchayat

Special Mention | We would like to express our gratitude to Deepak Perwani for his assistance in arranging this session, and to the faculty members of NED University Karachi for their participation as respondents.

LINK Session 3 | Christian Community & Traditions | English-Speaking | Catholics & Protestants عیسائی روایات

Shameem Khursheed, Catholic Board of Education Karachi | Michele Farooqi | Artist, Goan Community of Karachi | Azam Mairaj | Author, Christian Community Tehrik e Shanakht

Catholic Nuns | St. Joseph's Convent Karachi

Moderator | Taimoor Khan Mumtaz

'Pakistan's Masihi Community are 99 percent locals of Sindh Dharti (the area Pakistan today); they are 'sons of the soil', Azam Mairaj

Special Mention | We would like to express our gratitude to Father Asi Emmanuel for his invaluable assistance for this session.

LINK Session 4 | Muhajir Community & Traditions | Urdu-Speaking | مہاجر برادری اور ثقافت

Syed Hijaz Mehdi | Poet | Dr. Noman Ahmed | Dean AMS, NED University, Karachi | Obaid ur Rehman | Traditional Woven Fabric | Javed Chauhan | Master Mason

Moderator | Syed Yawar Rizvi, Poet, Khairpur

Dr. Noman gives an overview on the reasons and effects of migration in a country, stating that the challenge that the country faces today is due to the migration of the rural agricultural area and small cities towards larger cities in search of modern living standards.

Javed Chauhan as a Master Mason recounts the traditional methods of construction employed by his forefathers in developed Karachi before the advent of the cement industry.

Syed Hijaz Mehdi gives an overview of the Urdu-speaking population post Partition.

Obaid Ur Rehman as the 3rd generation of traditional woven fabric promoters in Karachi recounts the journey of his grandparents from India to Pakistan in 1949 and their efforts in setting up the handloom fabric community and the retail outlet 'Hilal Silk Palace'.

Special Mention | We would like to express our gratitude to Syed Yawar Rizvi for agreeing to host this session, and to Dr. Noman Ahmed who agreed to participate on short notice.

LINK Session 5 | Parsi, Memon & Bohra Community & Traditions | Gujrati Speaking | پارسی میمن بوہرہ روایات |

Masooma Lotia, Bohra Community | Farishta Dinshaw, Author, Parsi Community | Dr. Zeba Ashraf, Memon Community | Natasha Mavalvala | Zoroastrian Hymns

Moderator | Riaz Kamlani, Educationist

We are the layers of this country,' Natasha Mavalvala

Masooma Lotia, representing the 7th generation of Bohra in Karachi,

Farishta Dinshaw & Natasha Mavalvala, representing the Parsi Community, & Dr. Zeba Ashraf and Riaz Kamlani representing the Memon community give an overview of the history and traditions of their respective communities

Special Mention | We would like to express our gratitude to Riaz Kamlani for agreeing to host this session, and to Niloufer Mavalvala & Ahmed Motiwala for their assistance.

LINK Session 6 | Khanqahi (Sufi) Karachi & Traditions خانقاہی روایات

Rizwanullah Khan, Karachi University | Babar Sheikh, Musician & Filmmaker

Moderator | Babar Sheikh, Musician & Film Maker Karachi

What is a Khanqah? & Who is the Sufi? Afaq Haider sahib outlines the four 'awamil' around which the Spiritual Master bases his tarbiyat & teachings in a khanqah, specifying that it is connecting with the 'ruh' that is the main objective. Rizwanullah Khan gives a historical perspective to the question.

Next is a pictorial tour, a presentation, of the Spiritual Masters of Karachi, highlighting eleven Dargahs or 'Khanqah' of Sufi Saints with the recommendation to read the research of Dr. Noman Baig (Habib University) and Dr. Hasan Ali Khan.

The concluding discussion is on Sufi Khanqahs and modernity.

Special Mention | We would like to express our gratitude to Afaq Haider sahib for his surprise participation in the session

Day 2 - Video Links (1 Video)*

*The facebook links of Day 2 were inadvertently deleted by the Lok VIrsa team before they could be downloaded.

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Day 2 | Sindh | Wadi e Mehran وادى مهران History, Heritage & Spirituality

Session 1 | Ancient Roots & Migrations قدیم آثار و تہذیب

Dr. Sher Mehrani, University of Karachi

Moderator | Dr. Rabela Junejo, NED University Karachi

Session 2 | Language & Literature سندھی زبان اور ادب

Dr. Ali Lajwani | University of Sufism & Modern Sciences, Bhitshah | Dr. Mehar Khadim | Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai University, Khairpur | Dr. Fehmida Hussain | Former Chairperson, Sindhi Language Authority

Moderator | Dr. Ashok Kumar Khatri, LUMS & Punkab University

Session 3 | History & Peoples تاریخ اور تمدنی تنوع

Dr. Sher Mehrani, University of Karachi | Dr. Zulfiqar Ali Kalhoro, PIDE Islamabad

Moderator | Taimoor Khan Mumtaz

Session 4 | Education درس و تدریس

Dr. Shaista Effendi - Rais, Member Sindh Madressatul Islam Board, Karachi | Dr. Ghazala Rahman, Sindh Abhyas Academy, Szabist Karachi

Moderator | Ajay Pinjani, Educationist

Session 5 | Art, Architecture, Music & Spirituality فنی ثقافت اور روہانیت =

Dr. Rabela Junejo | Architectural Heritage | Qadir Bakhsh Soomro | Kashigar | Abdul Majeed Soomro | Ajrak | Zulfiqar Ali | Music of Sindh

Moderator | Taimoor Khan Mumtaz, Founder Hast o Neest

LINK Session 6 | Sufi Saints of Sindh | اولیاء کرام |

Syed Waqar Hussain | Dargah Hazrat Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai r.a.| Dr. Syed Mehdi Shah | Dargah Hazrat Lal Shahbaz Qalander r.a. | Khwaja Abdul Haque | Dargah Hazrat Sachal Sarmast r.a.

Moderator | Dr. Syed Jawad Hamdani, Islamic Philosophy, Persian Language & Literature

Dr. Syed Mehdi Shah begins with a lifesketch of Hazrat Saeen Syed Usman Marwandi Lal Shahbaz Qalander r.a., followed by Syed Waqar Hussain Shah presenting a lifesketch of Hazrat Saeen Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai r.a.. سوانح حیات لعل شھباز قلندر و شاہ عبداللطیف بھٹائی |

The discussion then proceeds to the1958 creation of the محکمہ اوقاف Auqaf Department by the then Pakistan Government of Ayub Khan, which created an air of friction between the Sajjadgan or Heirs of the Shrine of Sufi Saints and the Auqaf officers, a conflict of interest which continues to this day.

The concluding discussion is on the Shah Latif Foundation (SLF | http://www.shahlatiffoundation.org/​) and the International Pakistan Mashaikh Ittehad Council (PMIC), and their various efforts to reaffirm the philosophy and works of Islamic Spirituality & the Saints تعلیمات اولیاء کرام - the need of the hour!

Special Mention | We would like to express our gratitude to Syed Ali Hussain Shah & Atiya Khan for their assistance for this session | Credit & gratitude also to the instagram & FB page 'Sehwani Faqeer' for the video clip of the Darbar of Lal Saeen.

Performances

Performances | Day 2

Akbar Khamiso son of (Late) Khamiso Khan (Tando Muhammad Khan) on the Sindhi instrument al-Ghoza

Faheem Allan Faqir son of (Late) Allan Faqir, Sufi Folk Singer Jamshoro

Speaker & Moderator Profiles | Day 1

Session 1 | Fishermen Community & Early Beginnings

Gul Hassan Kalmatti | A prolific Researcher, Historian, Anthropologist, Social and Human Rights activist, Writer and progressive intellectual. He has 10 well researched books on various topics to his credit. He was born in Haji Arzi Baloch Village, Gadap, District Malir, Karachi, Sindh | https://gulhassan.com/about-me/

Yonus Khaskheli | A Social and Human Rights activist. He is the founder of Mahigeer Samaji Sanghat and executive member of Karachi Indigenous Alliance. He lives in Rehri Goth Malir Karachi

Shahab ud din Baloch | An Agriculturalist & YouTuber, from Panjgur Balochistan. He completed his MPhil Horticulture at Lasbela University of Agriculture, Water and Marine Sciences. He currently works with Muslim Hands in Kharan. He is also the founder of the page Mighty Balochistan highlighting the traditions and culture of the Baloch | https://www.facebook.com/mightybalochistan/

Session 2 | Hindu Community & Traditions

Deepak Perwani | A Fashion Designer & an Actor, Deepak Perwani was born in Mirpurkhas in a Sindhi Hindu family. He studied at St. Patrick’s Karachi, and is a member of the Pakistan Fashion Council.

Ravi Dawani | Secretary General of The All Pakistan Hindu Panchayat, Ravi Dawani is also the Finance Secretary, Sindh Commission on Status of Women ( SCSW ) Sindh Government & General Secretary of Karachi Hindu Panchayat.

Taimoor Khan Mumtaz | Founding Director of Hast o Neest, Taimoor Khan Mumtaz is a senior architect at Kamil Khan Mumtaz Architects in Lahore, Taimoor Khan Mumtaz trained as an architect at the NCA Lahore, & an MA in South Asian Design and Architecture (MAPRASADA) from De Montfort University in Leicester, UK | https://www.kamilkhanmumtaz.com/

Session 3 | Christian Community & Traditions | English-Speaking | Catholics & Protestants

Shameem Khursheed | Principal St. Patrick's College & member of the Catholic Board of Education, Karachi | http://cbek.org.pk/schools.html

Menon Rodrigues | Author, Footprints on the Sands of Time" (to be published soon by Menin Rodrigues), a research document of the 200-Year (1820-2020) History of the Goan Diaspora in British India and pre and post partition Pakistan. See https://youtu.be/JWPFJAuUF2U, https://goodoldkarachi.com/2018/05/04/goans-of-pakistan/

Michele Farooqi | Artist, Goan Community of Karachi | Michelle Farooqi (nee D'Silva) grew up in Karachi, in a Catholic community largely populated by Goans. After living and working for some years in Canada, she returned to Pakistan and continued her career and education as a visual artist in Lahore.

Azam Mairaj | Real Estate, Author 'Pakistan Mein Real Estate Ka Karobar' and 11 books on the Pakistani Christian Community including 'Shan e Sabz o Safed', a pioneer in establishing a degree program in real estate and founder of Mairaj Memorial Social Awareness Education Program Pakistan - now Tehrik e Shanakht Pakistan - forum to engage the Pakistani Christian Youth in the contribution of the Christian Community of Pakistan | See https://youtu.be/KFkQ-b3igpY

Catholic Nuns | St. Joseph Convent Karachi

Session 4 | Muhajir Community & Traditions | Urdu-Speaking

Syed Hijaz Mehdi | A Poet & Teacher of Urdu Poetics, Syed Hijaz Mehdi is equally proficient in the classical languages Arabic & Farsi. He teaches at T2F Karachi and at Hast o Neest | https://youtu.be/HOO6pPbBgxI

Dr. Noman Ahmed | An architect and planner by profession, he has worked as a Faculty Member and Coordinator, Urban Design Graduate Programme at the Dawood College of Engineering and Technology, Karachi from 1989 to 2000. Thereafter he founded an Architecture and Planning Department at the NED University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi in 2000. At present he is Professor and Dean, Faculty of Architecture and Management Sciences at NED University. He has undertaken several self motivated research studies on developmental issues including infrastructural planning and management and has been a consultant to many NGOs, CBOs and government organizations in Pakistan and abroad. He has also published several reports, monographs and papers on different relevant topics and subjects | https://www.neduet.edu.pk/dean_ams

Obaid ur Rehman | Born in Karachi, Obaid ur Rehman is the 3rd generation of the pioneers of handloom weavers in Pakistan (Hilal Silk Palace, linked to the weavers of Banaras Colony). His family migrated to Pakistan during Partition.

Javed Chauhan | A Master Mason whose family has been in Karachi for over 200 years, and have been part of the building of renowned Karachi structures.

Arif Hasan | An architect and planner, activist, teacher, social researcher, writer and former IIED-Fellow. He studied architecture at the Oxford Polytechnic, worked in Europe in architect’s offices, and on his return to Karachi in 1968, established an independent practice which slowly evolved into dealing with national and international urban planning and development issues. He has taught at Pakistani and European universities and lectured widely both in the North and the South | http://arifhasan.org/

Syed Yawar Rizvi | Poet, Khairpur

Session 5 | Parsi, Memon & Bohra Community & Traditions | Gujrati Speaking

Masooma Lotia | Born not long after Partition in a Bohra trading family from Bhuj, Kutch, Gujrat, that came to Karachi approximately two centuries ago, Masuma is a seventh generation Karachiite. She credits her mother for their shared love of music and is eternally grateful to Mr. Abul Hasanat Qureshi, her master sahib, for his patience and perseverance in instilling a lasting appreciation of Urdu poetry in a reluctant learner. Her father’s genes ensured the desire to follow in his footsteps and after initially working in the family business, independent entrepreneurship seemed a natural progression. Her work experience includes textiles and food processing which extended to involvement in Technical and Vocational Training projects in the public sector with particular focus on women’s education and training.

Masuma collaborated on a pilot project for the revival of natural Indigo dye and continues to hope that she will see it become a sustainable exercise. Besides continuing to working actively, she volunteers on the Board of two inner city community schools and most of all loves spending time with her grandchildren.

Farishta Dinshaw | Farishta Murzban Dinshaw is an Adjunct Professor with the graduate programs in Immigration and Settlement, and Criminology and Social Justice at Ryerson University, Toronto. Her interest in Zarathushti history and religion began at age fifteen when she started volunteering at the Friday School for Little Zarathushtis, Karachi. She enjoys writing and has an eclectic collection of publications to her name such as a young adult novel, “Discovering Ashavan”. She is a regular contributor to Zoroastrian community journals and is the assistant editor of Fezana Journal, a quarterly publication of the Federation of Zoroastrian Associations of North America. She has also presented about Zarathushti faith and heritage at conferences and interfaith events, including the World’s Religions after September 11 Congress and the Parliament of World Religions | www.fezana.org

Zeenat Kausar Lakhani | Member of the Memon community, an educationalist, author, poet and essayist in the Urdu language, Zeenat Lakhani has been associated with various educational to develop Character and Moral building interactive books for the youth. There is a need in the market organizations like Aga Khan Education Services, & Educators Network Schools. She has three published books, 'Man Ka Ban', 'Mata -e- Jan' and ‘Ayena -e- Guftar.’ She is now leveraging on her life experience for such books as the youth of today need to morally lead us into the future with high character.

Dr. Zeba Ashraf | PhD Scholar. Educationist. Counselor. Human Resource development trainer. Social worker. Subject of Research: History of the Memon community and its contribution towards the socio-economic development of Pakistan; 1947 - 1971. The topic encompasses the community’s economic transition as traders and merchants to industrialists. It also highlights the social aspect of philanthropy in healthcare, education and skill development in British India and independent Pakistan. Currently working on several other community projects. Special efforts are being made to save the Memoni language from extinction.

Natasha Mavalvala | Zoroastrian Hymns | A mother of three and working for Saudi Arabian Airlines for the last 37 years. Apart from work she is on four different community committees and volunteers at the local Parsi hospital from time to time. Loves travelling and interacting with people of different nations. She also makes Torans, a traditional Parsi art of weaving glass beads into a pattern and which adorn practically every Parsi home worldwide.

Riaz Kamlani | Executive Vice President at The Citizens Foundation, Riaz had been associated with TCF since 2008. Prior to the non-profit sector, he served in senior management roles with Shell International in Pakistan, United Kingdom, South Africa and the UAE. He also served as the Chief Executive Officer of Sina Trust in Karachi, where he managed the organisation’s not-for-profit network of primary healthcare clinics in less-privileged communities.

Session 6 | Khanqahi (Sufi) Karachi & Traditions

Rizwanullah Khan | BFA USA · Former Coordinator & Founder Islamic Arts Section, Department of Visual Studies, University of Karachi · Musician & member of the band Chand Tara Orchestra.

Babar Sheikh | Producer/Director at Diagram, Assistant Professor at SZABIST, Visiting Faculty at Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture, Musician & member of the band Chand Tara Orchestra.

Speaker & Moderator Profiles | Day 2

Session 1 | Ancient Roots & Migrations

Dr. Sher Mehrani | Assistant Professor at the University of Karachi in the Sindhi Department. He is PhD and double masters. He has conducted many conferences, seminars and presented research papers at National and international level. He is a scholar of the Sindhi language, of the poetry of Shah Abdul Lateef Bhittai, Mysticism, Modern literature and critics.

He is author of the 10 Books and 30 Research articles. Major work includes: Aestheticism in the poetry of Shah Lateef; Critical Analysis of Research held over Shah Lateef ; Translation of the Poetics by Aristotle Bequest of Bhittai.

He was awarded with the Shah Lateef Award in 2018 (The Biggest Award on Literature) by the Government of Sindh, Shah Lateef Tassawuf Award by Pakistan Academy of letters Islamabad in 2013 and Global CSR Award 2021.

Dr. Rabela Junejo | An Architectural Historian and an academician, affiliated with the Department of Architecture, NED University of Engineering of Technology, Karachi, as an academic since 2007. As an architectural historian she harbors keen interest in exploring the built heritage of Pakistan, this she furthered by her focused doctoral study on the architecture of Makli Necropolis, Thatta. As an academician she endeavors to fuse her two passions, history and teaching, by refocusing the architectural history pedagogy towards the study of local built heritage.

Session 2 | Language & Literature

Dr. Ali Lajwani | Dr. Ali Lajwani belongs to small town Bhitshah, District Matiari, Sindh, Pakistan.. Dr. Ali Lajwani Ph.D. (Sociology) – research topic “An Analysis of Social Values and Traditions of Sindh Society. His research papers are widely circulated through academia for reading among the international communities. He is the author of five books in Sindhi and English, including the “Shah-Jo-Risalo”. The indigenous and treasured information was added in “Shah-Jo-Risalo” regarding Sufi-music familiarly known as “Shah-Jo-Raag”.

Dr. Lajwani is working as an Assistant Professor at the University of Sufism and Modern Sciences (USMS) Bhitshah. He has been teaching the subject of Sociology, Sufism, Cultural Studies, Sindhi, and Research Methodology. He possesses nineteen years of experience in the development sector & teaching, networking with national and international institutions as well.

Dr. Mehar Khadim | Assistant Professor, Department of Sindhi, Shah Abdul Latif University Khairpur, Sindh. Incharge Director Sachal, Shah Abdul Latif University Khairpur; Publish Books 8; Awards & Shields: 10; Published Research Papers: 40; Supervisor/ Guide: M. Phil & PhD.

Dr. Fehmida Hussain | Sindhi Language Authority & University of Karachi A prolific writer who has more than fifteen books to her credit along with several research articles on the subjects of literary criticism, linguistics with special reference to different aspects of Sindhi language, poetry of Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai, and gender issues. She has been writing columns, articles, and critiques in various newspapers and magazines for the last forty years. Dr Fahmida Hussain is former Chairperson, Sindhi Language Authority; former Director of Shah Abdul Latif Chair, University of Karachi for ten years; and has also served as Professor and Chairperson of the Department of Sindhi in the same university.

Dr. Ashok Kumar Khatri | Adjunct Faculty, Department Of Humanities & Social Sciences at Lahore University of Management Sciences & In Charge / HOD Institute of languages and linguistics University of the Punjab Lahore.

Session 3 | History & Peoples

Dr. Sher Mehrani | Assistant Professor at the University of Karachi in the Sindhi Department. (See Above)

Dr. Zulfiqar Ali Kalhoro | Currently working at the Development Studies, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Zulfiqar Kalhoro does research in Historical Anthropology and Cultural Anthropology. Doctoral Dissertation: History and Architecture of the Kalhoras in Sindh (1580-1783). He has published in various national & international journals and is the author of 9 books on culture and heritage including:

Perspectives on Art and Architecture of Sindh published by EFT (Endowment Fund Trust for Preservation of Heritage of Sindh), Karachi, 2014.

Memorial Stones of Tharparkar, Sindh published by EFT (Endowment Fund Trust for Preservation of Heritage of Sindh), Karachi, 2017.

Studies in Kalhora History: Economy and Architecture, published by Sindh Book Karachi, June 2017.

Archaeology, Art and Religion in Sindh published by Culture and Tourism Department, Government of Sindh, March 2018.

Symbols in Stone: The Rock Art of Sindh published by Endowment Fund Trust, August 2018.

Wall Paintings of Sindh, published by Silk Road Centre, 2020

Reflections on the Potohar Heritage, published by Emel Books, 2020

His current project is on 'Perception of Development.'

Talha Ali Kushvaha | Executive Director Lok Virsa

Session 4 | Education

Amar Jaleel | Kazi Abdul Jaleel, born 1936 in Rohri, popularly known as Amar Jaleel, is a Sindhi fiction writer and a Columnist whose columns appear in various Sindhi, Urdu and English-language dailies of Pakistan. He has authored 20 books, and received awards including Pride of Performance (Pakistan), and Akhal Bharat Sindhi Sahat Sabha National Award (India) Sindhi Fiction Writer & Columnist.

Dr. Shaista Effendi-Rais | Life Member Sindh Madressah Board, Karachi & Syndicate DUHS, M.B.B.S. (DOW), F.R.C.S. (EDIN), F.I.C.S. (USA); Consultant Plastic, Reconstructive, Micro vascular, Cosmetic and Burns Surgeon | https://smiu.edu.pk/

Dr. Ghazala Rahman | Ghazala is an educations and social reformer from Karachi, Sindh who studied in U.S.A. completing a Ph.D. in UC Santa Barbara. After her experience abroad Ghazala came back to Karachi and founded the Sindh Abhyas Academy at Szabist, an Institute offering an all rounded education regarding Sindh, with courses dedicated to undergraduates and graduates regarding its history, geography, culture, economics, anthropology and philosophy. Ghazala is today the director of the Academy and we met her during our trip in Sindh, Pakistan.

Ajay Pinjani | Senior Manager MTB-MLE (Mother Tongue based Multilingual Education) and Learning and Assessment Design at The Citizens Foundation, Pakistan. He is an Acumen Fellow, and founder of Ek Nuqta, an educational consultancy. Ajay holds a Master’s degree in Social Work from Tata Institute of Social Sciences, India. He shares his educational experiences at http://pinjani.blogspot.com and can be reached at ajay.pinjani@tcf.org.pk

Session 5 | Art, Architecture, Music & Spirituality

Dr. Rabela Junejo | an Architectural Historian and an academician, affiliated with the Department of Architecture, NED University of Engineering of Technology, Karachi, as an academic since 2007. As an architectural historian she harbors keen interest in exploring the built heritage of Pakistan, this she furthered by her focused doctoral study on the architecture of Makli Necropolis, Thatta. As an academician she endeavors to fuse her two passions, history and teaching, by refocusing the architectural history pedagogy towards the study of local built heritage.

Qadir Bakhsh Soomro | Kashigar

Zulfiqar Ali | Music of Sindh

Abdul Majeed Soomro | Ajrak

Session 6 | Sufi Saints of Sindh |

Syed Waqar Hussain | Dargah Hazrat Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai r.a. | Sajadah Nasheen

Dargah Hazrat Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai r.a; Chairman Shah Latif Foundation; President Pakistan International Mashaikh Council; Director Latif Chair Shah Abdul Latif University Khairpur Sindh; Member Academic Council University of Sufism Bhitshah; Executive Director Auliya Council of North America; Masters in International Relations from University of Sindh

Pir Dr. Syed Mehdi Shah Subzwari | Dargah Hazrat Lal Shahbaz Qalander r.a. | Medical Doctor; Agriculturist Landlord; Philanthropist & Sajjada Nashin (Spiritual Caretaker) of the Dargah/Shrine of Hazrat Qalandar Lal Shahbaz in Sehwan Sharif, Sindh, Pakistan by descent.

Khwaja Abdul Haque | Dargah Hazrat Sachal Sarmast r.a.

Dr. Syed Jawad Hamdani | Islamic Philosophy, Persian Language & Literature, Journalist.

Performances | 9:00 pm

Akbar Khamiso son of (Late) Khamiso Khan (Tando Muhammad Khan) on the Sindhi instrument al-Ghoza

Faheem Allan Faqir son of (Late) Allan Faqir, Sufi Folk Singer Jamshoro