I met her in August 2017, and very much enjoyed interviewing her. One of her most striking memories was of the day in March 1931, when Bhagat Singh was executed, and all of Sindh went into mourning. Hira was a schoolgirl in Larkana where her father, Kishinchand Shivdasani, was Executive Engineer. A procession was passing by her house, and she
Jagirdari class in Sindh was formed during the time of the Kalhora and Talpur Mir rulers – Dr. Hamida Khuhro
[Translator’s note: This is a translation of renowned historian Dr. Hamida Khuhro’s comprehensive interview, originally published in the Sindhi magazine Nao Niapo, Karachi in May, 1986. The interview panel
In Western culture, and especially in the U.S., we tend to associate failure with the most serious of calamities
As the clock will strike, midnight on December 31 of this fast closing year, it will be time to make our ritual New Year Resolutions. We will start bragging about how grandly we are going to fail to keep them?
And, indeed,
Tis the season. Eggnog, mulled wine, presents, Christmas trees, yule logs, Christmas cards, Midnight Mass, food, food and more food…. The list goes on and on. The Holiday Season is one tradition after another.
In fact, you could call it the Tradition Season just as easily as the Christmas or Holiday Season. But when and where did
'A woman cannot be herself in contemporary society; it is an exclusively male society with laws drafted by men, and with counsel and judges who judge feminine conduct from the male point of view.'
How far do you agree that Nora illustrates this viewpoint?
I partially agree with the statement as Nora does suffer due to the
