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1.6.2OO7 Sindhi Language written in Phonetic Roman script

WANTED A SPONSOR or dedicated volunteers TO CARRY ON THIS WORK

Phonetic Sindhi

There is a controversy going on about the choice of script for the Sindhi Language .

We vote for the Phonetic Roman script.

ARTICLE

By Chandiramani, Kishor Lalwani and Poonam Malani

Reply: mrchandiramani@yahoo.com

Website : www.chandiramani.com

For Sindhi language in roman phonetic script , Sindhi Classic Music ,

Sindhi Sangeet vol. I –II, Dictionary of Indian Music, Bhajans, Ghazals, Classical Vocal,Thumris , Instruments and drums and 7 classical dances of India and Bali Yatra – Guided tour to Bali and short stories in English and same translated and written into Sindhi phonetic roman script

Do Down load www.chandiramani.com

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Sindhi language in Phonetic Roman Script

Keep the chart developed by me before you and you can read and write in 3O minutes.

Send jokes in Sindhi or any other articles in roman script and we will put them on the website www.chandiramani.com

Send this letter to all your Sindhi friends in order to have a unifying factor which will connect all the Sindhis throughout the world .

You can write any language in the world in our phonetic script chart, maybe with an adjustment here or there.

Choice of script for Sindhi Language

There is a controversy going on about the script to be adopted for Sindhi language. This is very necessary for we must also realise that fewer and fewer people are using the Sindhi language in daily use. We must do something about it.

Now if we analyse, we come to the conclusion that out of 100 persons, some know the Arabic script, some Devnagiri script but practically all of us know the roman script.

So why not make use of this reality? Countless number of Sindhis in different parts of the world speak in Sindhi but cannot read and write in Devnagiri or Arabic script .

So why not give them a chance to read and write in Phonetic Roman Script? Why not also persuade others who are not able to learn Arabic or Devnagiri script to keep our language alive through the use of Phonetic Roman Script?

Even a Muslim country like Indonesia with its Kawi Script ( A derivative of the ancient Sanskrit script ) which has been used for well over 1000 years, decided to adopt Roman script and today Bahasia Indonesia unites all the 5000 islands into a compact unit.

Countless other countries in the world have done so to make their language prosper.

The only thing that has to be done is to adjust the Roman Script phonetically so that there is only one way of reading and writing and that there should be no confusion at all. With all this in view, I have developed the roman script for Sindhis.

Suggestions and comments on our Sindhi Roman Script are welcome

ا ء ع

ز ذ ض ظ

س ص ث

هه ح

ڪ ق

ت ط

For the first group we have chosen a

For the second group we have chosen z

For the third group we have chosen s

For the fourth group we have chosen h

For the fifth group we have chosen k

For the last sixth group we have chosen t/

Thus the unnecessary alphabets have been removed to simplify the language

Many roman script alphabets have been retained for it is easy to base Sindhi Roman script on them . They are pronounced similarly .

That only leave around 13 alphabets to be memorised. Since they are also derivatives of the known alphabets it should not take more than a few minutes to understand them.

Rest is a matter of practice .

Another way to popularise the language is to bring out cassettes/ C.D.’s in the market. How many Sindhi cassettes/ C.D’s in Sindhi are there in the market? Will anyone guide me?

We intend bringing out the stories and the jokes in a cassette form plus a booklet .The booklet will be placed on our website www.chandiramani.com .You can read it conveniently By the 2^nd week of July , this work should be done .

In every language of the world there are 1000 essential words which are made into short sentences and repeated again and again.

If you make a cassette or C.D on the basis of the above observations,you will have understood how to popularize our Sindhi language .

If you play these cassettes/C.D.’s before a child regularly, he will pick up the language so fast that you will be amazed. Of course the best age is from birth to 6 years when their memory is as sharp as a razor’s edge . . It is on our target to produce such C.D’s .

But this work has to be done quietly and efficiently by an institute or a sponsor and one or two persons should be employed who do only this job on a salary basis ..

This is why we need a sponsor or selfless workers .

Fortunately we have started getting offers of cooperation from even Pakistan .They also have realised the importance of roman script .

Seminars and conferences will only help when it concentrates to achieve a particular goal This needs careful planning and execution.

The best way is solve this problem I repeat , is to play the cassettes /C.D’s in Sindhi before the toddlers . Video cassettes/ C.D’s as well, should be produced so that one sees actually how the words are pronounced and written.

Internet is a must.

It is not difficult at all to popularise the Sindhi language but we must do it very methodically. One definitely needs sponsors and selfless workers.

Chandiramani

News from Pakistan

اسان جي صورتخطي اهڙي ته تڪليف ڏيندڙ آهي جو ٻار ان کي سکڻ ۾ گهٽ ۾ گهٽ

ڇهه مهينا وٺن ٿا، حالانڪه ٻين ٻولين جي صورتخطي سکڻ ۾ صرف ٻي مهينا لڳن ٿا. هيٺين اکرن جي اچار ۾ عرب تفاوت ڪندا آهن باقي سنڌي ته تفاوت ڪو نه ڪندا آهن؛

ا ء ع

ز ذ ض ظ

س ص ث

هه ح

ڪ ق

ت ط

ڇو نه صورتخطيءَ کي سنهنجي بنائڻ لاءِ انهن هم لفظن مان هڪ ڪم آندو وڃي! ڇو نه قسط جي بدران ڪست لکيو وڃي. ڪيتري نه تڪليف گهٽ ٿي وڃي! لفظن جي معنا ته جملي تي مدار ٿي رکي ۽ نه صرف سندن صورتخطيءَ تي. ڇو ته ساڳيءَ صورتخطيءَ وارن لفظن کي به ٻه معنائون ٿي سگهن ٿيون. جڏهن امريڪا ۾

Nite کي night Labour کيLabor ۽

ڪيو ويو ته ڇا اسين ظالم کي زالم ۽ قسط کي ڪست نه ڪري سگهنداسين. مون قبوليو ته اسين اڳينءَ صورتخطيءَ تي هريل آهيون. پر ڇا ”هيريءَ سندي هير ٽنگ ڀڄندي به نه لهندي!“ ڇا انسانذات جي محنت گهٽ ڪرڻ لاءِ اسين اها تبديلي نه آڻيداسين ۽ پنهنجا وهمي دليل ڏئي ان کي ٽارينداسين؟ ــ شيخ اياز

Where as he suggests it takes a few months to study any script, in my simple chart of roman script it does not take more than one hour.

.روماني اکرن ۾ باقائدي سنڌي لکيِ ٿي سگھجي Another expert from Pakistan has clearly indicated that the Sindhi language can be easily written in Roman scropt.

Afterthought By Chandiramani

Personally I feel , we should all write in pure Sindhi avoiding Persian ,Arabic ,Sanskrit or Hindi words. I am more than sure our Sindhi language is rich enough to provide us pure Sindhi words . So why take support from others when you can stand on your own ?

Other wise the way things are going on , we will have two types of Sindhi: One in India and one in Pakistan during the next 5O years Our scholars everywhere write very difficult Sindhi which will not be understood by the common man.

We must use pure simple colloquial Sindhi

Give it a serious thought

Very recently I went to Dubai. The first thing I did was to request the owner of the factory, which I visited , to introduce me to a Pakistani Sindhi.

I was extremely happy to observe that we could converse and understand each other completely .He even invited me to visit him in Larkana and promised to take me to Moen jo daro. Something that moved me .

So if all of us write in Colloquial Sindhi without any foreign words, the link between all Sindhis all over the world will stay.

Secoundly we must write in roman script ALSO so that we all stay linked in India ,Pakistan and elsewhere in the world,

Konkani language is written in four scripts in India Kannada, Hindi, Urdu and Roman scripts... And they all coexist.

Similarly we Sindhis should be allowed to use any script that we like but it has to be simple Sindhi that a common man understands

.IMP If I have used any Sanskrit , Arabic or Urdu or Hindi word by mistake , do correct me and give me the right word .

So far our heritage is concerned the Arabic script will continue to take care of our rich heritage: classics like Shah jo rasalo .The list is endless. I can bet no other script will ever be able to write it, Maybe during the next 1OO years., this will be done in Phonetic Roam script . Who knows ?

Suggestions for consodilation of Sindhi Language

The final goal should be :

i Setting up an institute where all the Sindhi cassettes or C.D's are collected , touched up and recorded so that they are not lost to the coming generation .

2 Books should be printed whether in Arabic, Hindi or phonetic roman script .Publications of the same should be financed by sponsors .All scripts should get equal treatment

3 Every week send out information about Sindhis who have achieved something in life to all the other Sindhis in the world. .

4 If there are any Sindhis in a place like Brunei or some comparatively unknown place ,someone from there should send us information about local conditions ..This way there will be a link between us all.

5 Suggestions as to how Sindhis can come up in life financially . , For example diamond and gem business is done to the extent of 7OOOO crores per year by the Indians . . ,We should concentrate on this gigantic line whereever we are .

6 .We should give scholarships to the Sindhi students to study diamonds and gems in Mumbai and elsewhere .

7 . We must translate Mira’s magazine for the children into phonetic roman script .

We must have a sponser or some dedicated worker for this project .

Text Box: It has to be admired that Asha Chand is doing an excellent job on TV about popularizing Sindhi language .We must all support her in every way

We must also appreciate the excellent work being done by Sindhiyan and Sindhishan . Really AA class .

AN APPEAL

A . I strongly suggest that we introduce our children to Mira : Fun filled inspirational Children’s Monthly Magazine from Sadhu Vaswani Mission , Pune .for introduction to our Indian Heritage. It is probably the finest magazine for children

Contact : Poonam Malani at sadhuvaswanibom@vsnl.net for further information ..

B. MUSIC Good News

On www.chandiramani.com under Classic Sindhi Music you can hear Sindhi Music after down loading

.Singers : Kavita Krishnamurti,Ghanshyam Vaswani, Kamla Jhangiani,Madhu Shehri and Mahesh Chandar

.AND also ONE RARE SONG BY THE LEGENDRY MUSIC DIRECTOR BULO.C.RANI

Music : Bulo.C.Rani and Chandiramani

Shortly Sindhi Sangeet vol I and II will be on the website www.chandiramani.com

You can download and listen to these lovely songs .

Here also music is by Bulo.C,Rani and Chandiramani

In due course there will be around 25 programmes on the internet. See www.chandiramani.com at least once in fortnight for latest additions .

C GUIDED TOUR TO BALI

PLACES AND TEMPLES WORTH VISITING

In www.chandiramani.com in section Indonesia, no. 24 section ,please go through the information on Bali.

Bali is like heaven on earth. You have to visit it to believe it .There are quite a few Ganesha temples from 9OO A.D to modern times.

Do visit it.

Contact : info@melali-bali.com

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“D/a saa>g aaf Si>dhoo Hi>d/oo”

(Shree bhag/vaan gid/vaar>eea jay likhiyala kit/aaba “ Return aaf d/a aaryans” maa> sindhee t/arjumo

T/arjumaykaar – D/ileep Taykcha>d/aar>ee, ahmayd/abaad/

Asaa>joo> ichhaaoo> bayhad/ vad*iyoo> aahin, para ichhaaoo> insaana khay kuchh d*iyar>a laai huar>u ghurjan, sirf vathar>a laai na, Kabool karir>a lai huar>u ghurjan na ki inkaar karir>a laai. B/iyani khay izat/a d*iyar>a laai hujaa> ai> na ki nafrat/a karir>a lai yaa b/iyan khay na>dhho bar>aair>a laai.

Maalika jee mahar jo mat/labu samooree d/uniyaa laai ai> insaana zaat/ laai ahay.

Ina laai t/a maaliku paar>a upaair>haar aahay ai> paid/aish bi paar>a aahay.

Har kahi> insaana jopaid/aa ka>d/ar/u , hika ee mahaasat/aa khay paair>a jo t/areeko bi alag/ alag/ aahay.

Maalika jee mahira kahi> bi insaan jay mathaa> vaapas kha>ee na thee va>j*ay. Unhan jay mathaa> bi na jaykay choo>dya viya aahin maalika jee mahara vaapas khar>ar>a laai.

Uhay kahir/eea bi moorat/a jee pooj/aa kani yaa kahi> bi but/a ag/iyaa> namani, ina may> ko bi ait/raaz nahay para sirf unha>jo ikhlaak pavit/ra huar>u ghurjay.

Iho sirf ikhlaak ee aahay unhan jo ai> asaa>jo , jo pavit/ra huar>a ghurjay.

Kaa bi zabard/ast/ee na huar>u ghurjay . Har insaan ka>hi> bi Bhag/vaan jee pooj/aa karir>a laai aazaad/ huar>u ghurjay, hoo jahi> khay bi pasa>d/ karay.

Chhaa harko hind/oo sabhinee hind/oo devt/aun jee pooj/aa karay tho. Na huna khay aazaad/ d/il ai> aazaad/ pasa>d/gee aahay.

Hiku hind/oo agnee dayvt/aa jee pooj/aa karay ain b/iyani d/ayvt/aun khay chhad*ay d*iay t/a chhaa assaan> inkaar ka>d/aasee> t/ahoo hind/oo kona aahay?

B/iyo jaykad*ahi> bhag/vaana khay pooj/ay, pa>hi>jay aadarsha pasand/geea jay karay, t/a chha assaa> hunajay hind/oo hujar>a t/ay inkaar ka>d/aasee>.

Varee jaykad*ahi> ko b/iyo Bhag/vaan khay har ha>dh haazir maj*ee>d/o hujay ain> na kahi> hika moorat/a may> t/a chha hoo Hind/oo na aahay.

Hoo jayko mukhaa> ag/u Karkart/aa (Hind/un jo choond/iyalu dharmik vad*o) huo so “Sooraj d/ayvt/aa” jee pooj/aa ka>d/ar/u huo, chhaa Bhag/vaan jee pooj/aa ka>d/ar/a iay> chava>d/aa t/a hoo Hind/oo kona huo?

Chha vishnoo Bhag/vaan jee pooj/aa ka>d/ar/a iay> mahsoos kand/a t/a jayko brahma jay moorat/a jee pooj/aa karay tho so Hind/oo na ahay.

Moksha jo t/areeko malika jee kud/rat/a ain pooj/aa lai hika had/a a>d/ar keea> mahd/ood/ thee saghay tho?”

T/ad*ahi> chha maliku sabhinee khay pyaar ka>d/ar/ saaray bramhaa>d jo maliku na ahay?

Ihaa gaalhi yaad rakhijay t/a asaa> jayko bi bhag/vaan choo>diyoo> thaa so hiku ee ahay ain dharma ya sahi halar>u huna jee marzee ahay.

Ina maa> saaf zahir ahay t/a jaykad*ahi> ko b/iay dharma may> bachau g/olhir>a khaa> inkaar karay tho so hind/oo jiar>a jay t/ariikay, vishvaasa jay aadhaara t/ay bhula karay tho ain har insaana khay pyaar ka>d/ar/a Bhag/vaan khaa> bi inkaar karay tho.

Jaykay pa>hi>jan pa>than, but/an ai> moort/iyun khay “Sat/ya” khaa> vadheeka chahin thaa, say sabhu d/ayvt/aaun khaa> vadheeka paar>a khay chahir>a sabab khalaas thee vay>d/aa.

Jayko b/iay khay pa>hi>jay dharma may> ar>ir>a jee koshish tho karay so pa>hi>jee aat/maa jo, maalika jee marzeea ai> insaaniyat/a jay kaid/ay jo gunahu karay tho.

Maalika jee d/arb/aar may> na ko oo>ch ahay ai> na ko neech. Samooraeea jay laai halchal sabhinee may> baraabar maujood/ aahay, chhaakaar> t/a sirf hika ee insaan zaat/ aahay jeea> hiku ee maaliku aahay.

“Hind/oo jeear>a jo t/areeko” hamaysha ihar/o ee rahiyo aahay ai> ihar/o ee raha>d/o….. t/a maaliku chaahay tho bharpoor shaant/ee ai> na ki bera>g hikusaaru.

Hika hika hind/ooa khay insaan zaat/ jo vaarso vadhaair>u ghurjay.

Chho t/a hind/oo sirf reet/iyun rasmun jo kaaimu rakhand/ar/u bi na aahay.

Hind/oo sirf har>okay gyaan jo sa>bhalee>d/ar/u bi na aahay. Paar>khay Hind/oo dharma hika halchal aahay ai> na kaa jag/ahi, hiku vadhandar/u dharma na kaa mukarar kayal zaahiraat/.

Hika hind/ooa khay sudhaaro vaadharo karir>u ghurjay, jayko maazeea may> sutho huo, jayko haal may> sutho aahay ain jayko must/akabil may> bi sutho thiyar>o aahay.

Tahi> hoond/ay bi hoo Hind/oo ee raha>d/o.

Hind/oo dharma jeevan jiaar>a jo t/areeko aahay ai> na ko sidha>t/a ai> na ka manyata. Ina jo maksad/u ko panth paid/a karir>u na aahay par ikhlaak paid/a karir>u aahay. Una jo maksad/u aahay poorr>at/aa hasil karir>u alag/ alag/ dharman jay gyaan maa>, jayko kahi> khaa> bi inkaar na tho karay para har g/alhi jo lagat/aar aazmaaish ai> anubhav saa> sudhaaro karay tho.

Tahi> hoond/ay bi hoo t/aakat/a ain aykt/a may> rahay tho, Chhakar> t/a Hind/ooa khay mailoom hujay t/a ko bi b/ahiriyo> mulku yaa t/aakat/a hinakhay naabood karay na thee saghay, sivai ki hoo paar>a may> vir/har>a yaa hika biay saan dagaa khori kani.

Hika hind/ooa jo aakhree maksad/u chha aahay?

Kaaid/ay, aykt/aa, t/akat/a, int/zaam ai> binaa> mat/alaba jee sayvaa saa> aakhreen sacha khay haasil karir>u. Aakheren sachu , jagrut/a may>, aana>d/a may>, sirf paar>a laai na par sabhini jay laai.

Heea hika shaant/ee prat/igyaa huee jaykaa asaa> jaa pracheen uga jaa maar>hoo (Asaa>ja aba d*aad*aa) kaa>d/aa huaa, jakay paar>a khay hind/oo chavraaee>d/aa huaa.

Jaykad*ahi> maa> pa>hi>jee prat/igyaa jo paalan kona tho kariyaa> t/a maa> paar>a khay “Hiku Hind/oo” sad*aair>a jo haku bi kee>a kayam rakhee tho saghaa>.

This song is written in Phonetic Sindhi Roman Script by Kishor Lalwani and touched up by Chandiramani.

For complete chart of this script please visit www.chandiramani.com.

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1 The Story of A Crow, A Hunter, Some Doves and A Mouse

On the banks of the river Godavari, stood a huge silk-cotton tree. At night, the birds from all around used to come to this tree and rest there.

Once at dawn, when the moon was setting over western mountains, a crow woke up and saw a hunter coming towards the tree.

He looked like Yama, the God of Death.

When the crow saw him, he was frantic and thought to himself, "This looks grim. I don’t like the look of this at all."

Thinking thus, he started following the hunter.

After some time, the hunter stopped and looked around. He took out some grains of rice from his bag, scattered them on the ground and then spread out his net over the grains.

When he had done this, he hid himself behind the tree.

Just then, the king of doves with his courtiers was flying around in search of food.

He saw the grains of rice and said to his followers, “How strange! Grains of rice in an uninhabited forest? Let’s see what this is all about. I smell a rat!”

But being greedy, the doves didn’t listen to their king and flew down to pick up the grains of rice. Whoops! In a trice, they were all caught in the net.

A terrific commotion broke out amongst the trapped doves.

Then the king cried out, “Friends, we are in great danger. Unless we pull ourselves together immediately and think of a way to get out, there’s no doubt that we shall all be dead. Now I propose that we all catch hold of the net at the same time and fly upwards together.”

The birds agreed. They caught hold of the net and together flew away with it.

When the hunter saw this, he was spellbound and didn’t know what to do.

But he soon came to himself and began to run after them, thinking, “These birds have managed to escape because they are united. But when they come down, I’ll have them in my power!”

However, the doves flew very fast and were soon out of sight.

They then asked their king,” What shall we do now?”

“I have a very dear friend,” he said, “a mouse who lives on the banks of the river Godavari. We’ll go to him. I know he will find a way to free us!”

So, they all flew to the place where the mouse lived.

When the mouse saw the birds flying down towards him, he got frightened and ran inside his hole at the root of a tree.

But the king of doves called out, “My friend! Don’t recognize me? Come and set us free.”

When the mouse heard this, he recognized his friend’s voice and came out quickly. The king of doves told him all that had happened and the mouse immediately started nibbling at the strings of the net and set the birds free.

The crow, which had flown along and had been watching this from a nearby tree, was full of admiration for their friendship and said to himself, “Well, it’s true what they say, a friend in need is a friend indeed”.

Story Follows In Arabic Script