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Jhulelal-Bera-Hee-Paar: The Story of Jhulelal, Patron Saint of the Sindhis

By admin • Dec 29th, 2009

Disclaimer: The authors bear no responsibility for any offensive material. Although few descriptions have been exaggerated, the content and dialogue has been researched from various reliable sources. Suppose you are at a party with your non-Sindhi friends in Brazil, London, Bangalore, or New York and your very-Sindhi parents call at the stroke of midnight to [...]



Sanjay Sabnani

By admin • Dec 24th, 2009

By Rachana Mirpuri Sanjay Sabnani is an executive at a publicly traded healthcare technology company that has developed proprietary treatments for treating addictions to alcohol, cocaine, and methamphetamine. “My title is Senior Vice President Strategic Development which means that I get paid to think of the future and what direction we should take.  I focus [...]



Munjhal Aaye – Ask Nicky

By admin • Nov 29th, 2009

Q: Dear Nicky, I’m a Sindhi Bhaiband girl in love with a Sindhi Larkana boy. My parents are against us getting married because they want me to marry a Bhaiband. Apparently they are of higher class or something. Please tell me what I should do? Isn’t being Sindhi all that matters? Bhaiband Girl, Bombay Answer: [...]



Speed Bumps on the Road to Our Desires

By admin • Sep 22nd, 2009

By Chandru Bhojwani The road to attracting and achieving our desires is not always a smooth one. Sometimes we suffer a few obstacles on the path and earn our desire. These obstacles can be painful and scarring ones and at that moment we are unable to comprehend how these tragedies help us to attain that [...]



Zindagi Hik Natak : Sindhi Films Back in Action

By admin • Sep 22nd, 2009

Sindhi cinema may seem like an alien industry, but it does in fact exist. Believe it or not, there has even been a remake of the legendary Sholay in Sindhi. However, more recently the virtually dying industry has been challenged by native filmmakers who believe that there is some ray of hope for Sindhi movies [...]



MG-B Cup Holder

By admin • Sep 22nd, 2009

About a month ago, while in Miami, I was up at night surfing the net when I came across a car for sale. It was a classic 1978 MGB (classic is the nice way of saying old and rusted). The car was in running condition, which is more than one can ask for in car [...]



My Big Punjabi Wedding Experience…

By admin • Sep 22nd, 2009

A few weeks ago, I attended a friend’s wedding in Cochin, Kerala (in South India on the coast) and I have to say I’ve never had so much fun at a wedding in my life. Maybe the reason I think I had so much fun is because this wasn’t a Sindhi wedding. It was a [...]



BodyTalk: Tapping the Body to Better Health

By admin • Sep 22nd, 2009

By Resham Moorjani When I first heard about BodyTalk, I did not really understand what the theory behind it was all about. I met up with Ms. Angie Tourani, an instructor of the BodyTalk System, who kindly took some time off to give me a free session in order for me to experience what it [...]



Strong Sindhi Women & their Business Acumen

By admin • Sep 22nd, 2009

Avisha Daryanani, 27, acquired a Bachelors of Science in Speech Sciences and graduated with Honors from University College London, and a diploma from the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists. She then moved back to her current hometown of Hong Kong to work as a Speech Pathologist at the Integrate HK, a private practice [...]



Playing Dress-Up

By admin • Sep 22nd, 2009

As the theme of the current issue is women in business, I’d like to reflect on the last 4 months of opening and running a ladies boutique store. First and foremost, you can’t depend on anyone to run your business as best as you can. Although a very basic rule, it takes some time to [...]