The pre-1947 history of Sindh’s higher education, in broad terms, can be divided into three eras: early history, the Muslim...

Since the 1950s, among the majority of educated youth of the region, ‘Sindh University,' ‘Jamshoro,' ‘patriotism,' ‘revolution,' and ‘Sindh’ have...

I sometimes wonder what is common between geographers and historians. There may be a few commonalities. Perhaps, the skill of...

The non-fiction genre in Sindh is known for its nostalgic descriptions of Hyderabad in days of yore. It has been...

The defeat of Sindh’s Talpur Mirs on the 17th of February 1843 at the hands of colonial forces sealed its...

It must be noticed that from 1937 to 1939, the Bhaibands in Hyderabad and Sindh, and even the Amils, believed...

Around 1937, the Om Mandli conflict created fissures in the Bhaibands’ well-knit society, which had so far been strongly glued...

In the pre-Partition days, Om Mandli provided alternative spiritual education and social services to the women of Hyderabad, Sindh. It...

It goes without saying that an organization’s vision determines its activities, objectives and programmes. Likewise, leadership traits and experiences set...

If we search the internet with ‘Om Mandli’ or ‘Brahma Kumaris’ through Google and other search engines, we find links...

We find in this notebook that Comrade Hyder Baksh Jatoi copied some entries from the text of Plato’s works. He...

ZAFFAR JUNEJO RECENTLY DISCOVERED ONE OF HYDER BUX JATOI’S NOTEBOOKS – THE ENTRIES SHED LIGHT ON THE INTELLECTUAL INTERESTS OF...

Last week, I went to a photocopier’s shop at Safoora Chowk near Karachi University. I reached there just after the...

The changing of the names of cities, roads and parks has become a preoccupation in the Indian Subcontinent. On both...

BY ZAFFAR JUNEJO

Zaffar Junejo on the political writings of the legendary leader of Sindh’s peasants, Comrade Hyder Baksh Jatoi

Zaffar Junejo offers an overview, focusing on the story of the Sir Cowasji Jehangir Institute of Psychiatry, Hyderabad

Zaffar Junejo offers an overview, focusing on the story of the Sir Cowasji Jehangir Institute of Psychiatry, Hyderabad

Zaffar Junejo on 19th-century Sikhism in urban Sindh

Zaffar Junejo explains from a historian’s perspective

Zaffar Junejo visits Christ Church at Kotri – built in the heyday of companies like Indus Steam Flotilla and Sindh...

Zaffar Junejo suggests a ‘Back to the Basics’ approach – one that begins with proper educational and training systems

Zaffar Junejo on the many subjects of public and scholarly interest in the diaries of George C. Woolley

Zaffar Junejo offers a historian and scholar’s perspective on the copious records generated by the British Empire