Sindhi folklore ( sd, لوڪ ادب) Sindhi Folklore is the

folk tradition Folklore is shared by a particular group of people; it encompasses the traditions common to that culture, subculture or group. This includes oral traditions such as tales, legends, proverbs and jokes. They include material culture, ranging fro ...

which has developed in

Sindh Sindh (; ; ur, , ; historically romanized as Sind) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the southeastern region of the country, Sindh is the third-largest province of Pakistan by land area and the second-largest province ...

over a number of centuries. Sindh abounds with folklore, in all forms, and colors from such obvious manifestations as the traditional Watayo Faqir tales, the legend of Moriro,

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tale of Dodo Chanesar, to the heroic character of

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which distinguishes it among the contemporary folklores of the region. The love story of Sassui, who pines for her lover Punhu, is known and sung in every Sindhi settlement. Other examples of the folklore of Sindh include the stories of

Umar Marui Umar Marvi or Marui ( sd, عمر مارئي, ur, ), is a folktale from Sindh, Pakistan about a village girl Marvi Maraich, who resists the overtures of a powerful King and the temptation to live in the palace as a queen, preferring to be in simpl ...

and Suhuni Mehar ( Sohni Mahiwal in Punjab region).Kalyan Adwani, ed. ''

Shah Jo Risalo ''Shah Jo Risalo'' ( sd, شاھ جو رسالو) is a poetic compendium of famous Sindhi Sufi poet Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai. In fact, it is many compendia, for Shah Abdul Latif's poetry in various forms of bayt and wai was compiled by many of hi ...

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Jamshoro Jamshoro ( sd, ڄام شورو, ur, ) is a city and the capital of Jamshoro District, located in Sindh, Pakistan. It is located on the right bank of the Indus River, approximately northwest of Hyderabad and northeast from the provincial cap ...

: Sindhi Adabi Board, 2002. Sindhi folk Singers and women play a vital role to transmit the Sindhi folklore. They sang the folktales of Sindh in songs with passion in every village of Sindh. Sindhi folklore has been compiled in a series of forty volumes under

Sindhi Adabi Board Sindhi Adabi Board is a government sponsored institution in Pakistan for the promotion of Sindhi literature. It was established in 1955 in Jamshoro, Sindh. It is under the Education Department of the Government of Sindh. Activities The organizat ...

's project of Folklore and Literature. This valuable project was accomplished by noted Sindhi scholar Dr.Nabi Bux Baloch. The material for the project has been collected both from the oral traditions village folks and the written record. This folklore series deals with diverse segments Sindhi folklore and literature, e.g.,

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s and

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s, pseudo-historical romances, folk-poetry,

folk songs Folk music is a music genre that includes traditional folk music and the contemporary genre that evolved from the former during the 20th-century folk revival. Some types of folk music may be called world music. Traditional folk music has be ...

proverb A proverb (from la, proverbium) is a simple and insightful, traditional saying that expresses a perceived truth based on common sense or experience. Proverbs are often metaphorical and use formulaic language. A proverbial phrase or a proverbia ...

s, and

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s. These thirty volumes include: #

Sarmad Sindhi Popularly known as Sarmad Sindhi (7 July 1961 – 27 December 1996) ( Sindhi: سرمد سنڌي) (Urdu:سرمد سندھی) for his work on Sindhi Folk Music was a Sindhi folk singer, songwriter of Sindhi language. Considered one of the great sing ...

# Madahun ain Manajatun (مداحون ۽ مناجاتون) # Munaqiba (مناقبا) # Mu'jiza (معجزه) #

Maulud Maulud ( sd, مولود) is a Sindhi form of poetry about Muhammad's life, with poems consisting of between five and ten verses. The form developed from the earlier forms vā'ī and kafi Kafi ( pa, ਕਾਫ਼ੀ (Gurmukhi), (Shahmukhi), Hi ...

(مولود) # Tiha akhariyun or Siharfi (ٽيه اکريون) #

Beit A Beit (also spelled bait, ar, بيت , literally "a house") is a metrical unit of Arabic, Iranian, Urdu and Sindhi poetry. It corresponds to a line, though sometimes improperly renderered as "couplet" since each ''beit'' is divided into t ...

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(واقعاتي بيت) #

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(نڙ جا بيت) #

Lok Git Lok or LOK may refer to: Places * Lok, Serbia, a village * Lok, Levice District, Slovakia, a village * Lok, Pakistan, a village * Loka (pronounced Lok): a plane of existence in Dharma People Surname Lok (English origin) * Anne Locke, Lock ...

(لوڪ گيت) # Loke Kahaniyun (لوڪ ڪهاڻيون) # Ishqia dastan (عشقيه داستان) # Moriro ain Mangar Machh (مورڙو ۽ مانگر مڇ) # Lilan Chanesar (ليلان چنيسر) #

(عمر مارئي) #

Momal Rano Momal Rano or Mumal Rano ( sd, مومل راڻو) is a romantic tale of Momal and Rano from the Sindhi folklore and Rajasthani folklore. It is a multifaceted story that entails adventure, magic, schemes, beauty, love, ordeals of separation and ab ...

(مومل راڻو) #

Noori Jam Tamachi ''Noori Jam Tamachi'' ( sd, نوري ڄام تماچي) is a famous tale of Prince Jam Tamachi's falling in love with the charming fisherwoman Noori. Noori makes Jam happy with her perfect surrender and obedience which causes him to raise her ab ...

(نوري ڄام تماچي) #

Sassui Punhun Sassi Punnuh or Sassui Punhun ( sd, سَسُئيِ پُنهوُن) is a love story from Punjabi, Sindhi, and Balochi folklore. The story is about a faithful lover who will endure any difficulty while seeking her beloved husband who was separated ...

(سسئي پنهون) # Rites and rituals, ceremonies and superstitions (رسمون رواج۽ سوڻ ساٺ) # Dodo Chanesar (دودو چنيسر) # Jung Namo (جنگنامو) # Sindhi Riddles (ڳجهارتون) # Geecha (ڳيچ) # Sohni Mehar (سهڻي ميهار) # Doar (ڏور)

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Sindhi Adabi Board
{{Sindh topics Culture of Sindh Sindhi language

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