Saturday, December 22, 2018

Vedhar: A village with same name in Sindh and Kutch

After 1971 India-Pak war, thousands of people migrated from Sindh in Pakistan to the Kutch in India. Among which one interesting story is about the village of Vedhar. The Rajputs of Vedhar migrated in Kutch and stayed in 2 different places and named them as a Vedhar, the same name as the village they left from in Sindh. Vedhar 1 is near to Village of Nirona and Vedhar 2 near to the Chhari & Fulay.
Village of Vedhar is another interesting story connecting Sindh and Kutch.

Friday, July 27, 2018

Another similarity: Sweetness in the behaviour: When a Kutchi met a Sindhi in Canada

Kutchi and Sindhi culture has another similarity and that is sweetness "mithas". Both culture has a special importance for the people and especially for the guests. We consider guest as almost equal to God.
I met a Sindhi person during my recent trip to Lake Louis,  Banff National Park in Canada. There was a family came to explore Banff from Saskatoon. I overheard them speaking in Kutchi or Sindhi. So, I approached them. I asked " are you Kutchi?" He said " no we are Sindhi". Then we started discussing several things about the Sindh and Kutch.
They were from the Larkano district of the Sindh province of Pakistan. The sweetness of the both cultures was evident during our conversation. Eventhough a different country, different religion but because of the Kutchi and Sindhi culture, it was a very sweet and warm discussion.
    

Thursday, July 5, 2018

Similarities in Sindhi language and Kutchi dialect

"Sindhi" language having Arabic script is similar to the "Kutchi" dialect spoken in the Kutch. The words and the way they are spoken are almost similar. The difference I could find is the pronunciation.
The words like "lolo" used for the Indian hand made bread "roti" is similar in both Sindhi and Kutchi. "otto" or "ottak" is another word used by both languages means the place were people sit and discuss. "bha" for brother
"gehu" for wheat
"palak" for spinach
"kadhi" a kind of curry
"nalo" means name
"pe" means father
"sua" means dill seeds
"wadero" means chief

likewise there are many words which are exactly similar in "Kutchi" and "Sindhi". The only difference is "Kutchi" doesn't have officially script yet unlike "Sindhi".

Friday, February 2, 2018

"MORCHANG" Another musical instrument connecting Sindh and Kutch

"MORCHANG" is a special and unique musical instrument mainly originated from the Sindh and also used in Rajsthan and south India. It is having a metal structure and a tongue fork which is surrounded by a metal structure. The tongue fork is bend at the end. The instrument player holds the metal structure between the teeth and blows air in and out along with vibrating the bent end of the fork with the help of finger. It produces very interesting sound which is heart touching. During my recent visit to Kutch, India, my home town, a blacksmith and friend of my elder brother gifted me one "MORCHANG" and also taught me how to play it. I feel delighted whenever I play it.

The meaning of Morchang in Kutchi as well in Sindhi is "beak of Peacock". The shape of the instrument is like it's meaning in Kutchi and Sindhi".

I found some more information on wikipedia about the "MORCHANG" on following linki.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morsing


Picture of Morchang (Picture courtesy: http://www.musicinstruments.in/Morchang.html )
Video of a Rajsthani person playing Morchang (Courtesy: Youtube)