My work as an archivist revolves around Sindhi language and literature. My objective is to make information about Sindhi literature published in India after the Partition widely available. Growing up, I did not know if there were any Sindhi writers and poets. So not knowing my language in terms of its literary or aesthetic attributes has been a huge loss to me. With my archival work, I try to share as much as I can so that seekers of information about Sindhi literary tradition for reading or for research can find at least a fraction of the body of work that was once available and is now getting lost.
Links to My Work in Archiving:
PG Sindhi Library: https://pgsindhi-library.sanchaya.net/
Sindhi Halchal Archive: https://www.sindhihalchalarchive.in/ Video Introduction available here: https://youtu.be/0OvRdGoUzaY?si=z_znQdiRw7Gb4beV
Sindhi Sanchaya: https://www.sindhisanchaya.in/
My archival work has been showcased at these platforms.
Sindhi Halchal Archive, presented at Bangalore International Centre, Bengaluru 11-13 April 2025.
Sindhi Halchal Archive, presented at The Museum of Cartoon Art, Pune 08 March 2025.
P G Sindhi Library - archive showcased at Festival of Libraries organised by Ministry of Culture at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi on 05-06 August 2023
P G Sindhi Library - archive launched at Constructing Personal Archives Public Showcase organised by Curating for Culture at Goethe Institut in Bangalore on 06-07 August 2023. Link: https://youtu.be/VIsYvFRAH0k?si=ggpL2odPTckaR-DS
Post Partition Sindhi Books Published in India: A Personal Archive showcased as part of Kitchen to Karcheri: Political Responsibility of Personal Archives at India International Centre in New Delhi on 15-25 March 2022