I was born in the village Taib in Larkano district, a small village belonging to the Jaisinghani families. We were … More
Category: Amil
The faqir and the dibbi
A family story from Gautam Idnani and Shalini Ganju, with details filled in by the latter’s mother, Damayanti Gidwani. One … More
Coming home to my gaon
A piece of Amil history from Jyoti Punwani, who visited Karachi as part of a Mumbai Press Club delegation on … More
A good and pious life
Ganga Rewachand Sadarangani passed away yesterday in Mumbai, just a few days after her 101st birthday. She had led a … More
Sheer courage and constant effort
Gulabrai Mansukhani was a successful criminal lawyer and practiced in the Karachi High Court. The family was affluent with a … More
A note on the style guide used in ‘the amils of sindh’
This book follows a style on the spectrum between British and American usage, a middle-ground widely accepted in the globalization … More
He carried his college with him
When Khushiram Motiram Kundnani left Sindh forever, he took what was most precious to him: the foundation with which he … More
A note on the cover of this book:
The colourful, tessellated background of this book cover is derived from images of the tiling of the dargah of Sachal … More
RIP Principal Gidwani
Pribhdas, the sixth of eight siblings, was born to Ramibai and Nanikram Jethmal Gidwani. A sickly child in a time … More