This document provides an overview of Sindhi culture in Pakistan. It discusses that Sindh is located in southern Pakistan, bounded by the Indus River and Arabian Sea. The population is mostly Muslim with Hindu minorities. Sindhi culture is centered around the Sindhi language and features traditional clothing like the Sindhi topi cap and Ajrak scarves. Important aspects of Sindhi culture discussed include the joint family system, foods like biryani and roti, folk dances like Ho Jamalo, and festivals like Ekta Day celebrating Sindhi culture and identity. Historical sites that represent Sindhi culture are mentioned, such as the ancient cities of Moen Jo Daro and Raani Kot fort

1. Sindhi Culture
Pakistan
Syed Afzal Shah

2. Introduction
• Also known as “Mehran” and has been given the title of “Bab-ul-
Islam” (The Gateway of Islam), and also called as “Indus Valley”.
• The capital of Province is Karachi, the largest city of the Pakistan and
financial hub.
• Most of the population in province is Muslim, with sizeable Hindu
minorities.
• The main language spoken is Sindhi by about 35 million people, while
there exists a significant Urdu-speakin minority of about 8 million.

3. Sindh Geography
• In Area (140,914 km²) third largest
province of Pakistan.
• Population is more then 30.4
million.
• Located on the western corner of
South Asia.
• Sindh is bounded to the west by
Indus River and Balochistan, to the
north by Punjab, the east by the
Indian states of Gujrat and Rajasthan
and to south by the Arabian Sea.

4. Sindh Politian Today
Governor: Imran Ismail Chief Minister: Murad Ali Shah

5. Bilawal Bhutto Zardari
• Bilawal Bhutto Zardari is a
Pakistani politician and the
current chairman of the Pakistan
Peoples Party

6. Sindh languages
• Evolved over a period of 2400 years.
• 70% of the words in Sindhi are of Sanskrit
origin
• Written using the Devanagri or Arabic
script.
• Fist language in which Quran was fully
translated by Abdullah bin Umar bin
Abdul Aziz.

7. Sindhi Culture
• Family system in Sindh
• Sindhi Topi and Ajrak
• Sindhi people’s Dressing
• Dressing in Marriage
• Foods
• Sindhi Music
• Sindhi Dance
• Sports of Sindh
• Festivals
• Historical places which represents the cultural history

8. Family system in Sindh
• In rural areas of Sindh the system of family is Joint Family.
• But in urban areas there is very less of Joint families.

9. Sindhi Topi and Ajrak
• Sindhi Topi(cap):
Sindhi Topi is regarded as
an essential part of Sindhi
culture and symbol of
Sindhi nationalism.
• Ajrak of Sindh hallmark of the Sindhi
civilization.
• Ajrak is a different and unique form of
block printed Shawls and Scarfs.
• Ajrak are worn by girls aswell as boys.
• Ajraks are usually about 2.5 to 3-
meters long.

10. Sindhi People’s Dressing
Sindhi Men Dress:
• In Sindhi culture Men usually
wear the shalwar and Kameez
along with the Sindhi Topi and
Ajrak
Sindhi Women Dress:
• Sindhi women are fond of wearing
heavy worked dresses along with the
Sindhi Ajrak as a security of women
• Now a days it compulsory for girls to
wear Ajrak with their uniform of
collages and Schools.

11. Dressing in Marriage
• In Marriage it is
compulsory for the
groom to wear Ajrak
and topi.
• Ajrak is given to bride
when she is leaving her
parent house at the time
of marriage.

12. Foods
• Sindh has its own unique
foods which are totally
different from other
provinces of Pakistan.
• There are some
vegetables which are
only cultivated in few
areas of Sindh and
mostly used there.

13. Other foods
• Pali Maani
• Sindhi Biryani
• The Meal(Roti)
made up from floor
of rice

14. Sindhi Music and Poets
Sindhi music has its own
unique quality, it is
performed in may
different ways.
Sufi music is performed at
shrines and other simple
music is performed at
studios and gatherings.

15. Sindhi Dance
Ho Jamalo
• This dance is done on
the verses of song “Ho
Jamalo” wearing sindhi
topi and Ajrak.
• All sindhi makes the
circle and dance
together.
• Also called as Sindhi
dance.

16. Sports
• There are many regional
sports that are played in
Sindh. “Malakhiro” is one
the famous sports of
sindh.
• Malakhiro is traditional
sindhi wrestling
competetion.
• Other sports include
“Wanjh Watti” “Kodi
Kodi” etc

17. Festivals
Sindhi Cultural Day (Ekta Day)
• There are so many culture
festivals in Sindh but the most
popular is “Ekta Day” or also
called as “Topi Ajrak Day” which
is celebrated in world wide by
Sindhi people

18. Historical places of Sindh
Moen Jo Daro
Raani Kot
• The world largest fort
• Also called as great wall of Sindh
• Circumference of approximately 26
kilometers

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