It is known for religious syncretism also common in temples in Sindh. “Not a single weapon, (ostentatious) palace or pyramid has been found in Mohenjo-daro, which leads us to believe it was a peace-loving and democratic society,” Aruna talks about the settlement known for trading, city planning and civil engineering.Įxperts will also discuss Hinglaj, a Hindu pilgrimage site in Balochistan, Pakistan.

A talk on Harappan DNA, which links South Asians with people from the Indus Valley Civilisation, is scheduled. No mention of the Indus river is complete without discussing the pre-historic cities of Mohenjo-daro and Harappa. “It will capture this dichotomy of knowing but not knowing,” she says. Aruna, 65, wanted to design it like a well-structured academic course, presided by experts on history, archaeology and anthropology, and to address a non-academic audience 'through the material culture they are divorced from'.Īnd so, the opening talk ‘Sindh: Real and Imagined’ is like an orientation class for Sindhis who have never been to Sindh but have heard of their home up the Indus river from parents and grandparents. The webinar was a serious undertaking for two years.

Aruna Madnani, whose parents fled from Sindh to Bombay in January 1948 and who runs Sindhi Culture Foundation in the city, has curated these talks. ‘Doorway to Sindh’ features 40 scholarly talks, of which six go live on September 4. A Bengaluru organisation on Sunday will premiere a webinar series on the history and culture of Sindh, a province in Pakistan, which saw a huge migration in the Partition years.

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