Once upon a time in the exotic lands of Africa, That gave birth to earliest human civilizations, A land of resilience and vast traditions A wonderland by nature, with beauty that resembled magic, Full of charms and spells; Lived a ‘Caged Virgin’, well-known for her beauty and boldness. Slowly and gradually she became a symbol of resistance. Loved and revered by those who believed in humanism; She became the voice of African women. Bringing forward the evil practices like female gentile mutilation; Everyone listened to her carefully; And hailed her for breaking the evil cage of dogma. For best ideals she put her life in danger; As she started calling her ‘infidel’; Her own people wanted to kill her. But the humanists came to rescue her, They took her to lands where free speech was not a sin, Where people where ready to listen to anything and everything; Our beautiful and charming ‘Caged Virgin’ was now ‘un-caged’; and not the virgin anymore. S...
(Leaves from History of Sindh) By: Late Prof. Dr. Allah Rakhio Butt Hindvasi is one of the oldest newspapers of Sindhi language, during British Raj it faced many trails and tribulations, it was even charged of sedition. This is the historical record of that sedition case. Jethmal Arrested: On 26 April 1919 Jethmal's house and the Hindvasi office were searched and he was arrested for an offence under section 147 ICP, but was released on bail the same evening. The message was quite clear. But the fearless fighter was relentless to fight back and did not bow or bend. On 15 May he was again arrested for two offences under section 124 A (Sedition) and 153 A (Ra...
(File Photo) By: Late Prof: Dr. Allah Rakhio Butt Jethmal Pleads His Innocence Jethmal Parsram himself submitted a written statement before the court and empathetically rejected any kind of violence or racial hatred. He pleaded that he always tried to act as a loyal subject of the king Emperor. He had supported the war loan and other government measures of the same nature. He had also supported the British connection with India. He submitted several issues of the Hindvasi in support of his claim of loyalty and the preacher of non-violence. Several witnesses were cross-examined in the month of June. They along with three Sindhi scholars included Swami Sherdhanaand, of Dehli, Mr. Desai, manager of Hanuman Mills, Delhi, the secretary of the Delhi Satyagraha Sabha, M...
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