Sindhi’s are a Sindhi speaking socio-ethnic group of people originating from Sindh, a province of Pakistan. Sindhi’s living in Pakistan are predominantly Muslim but there is a significant number of Hindus Sindhi’s, and a small minority of Christians.
Dress:
Sindhi women in Pakistan are still very traditional overall, can be seen wearing Shalwar Qameez, while donning a Chador on their heads; Men traditionally wear white and/or blue clothes and sometimes wear turbans or a traditional Sindhi cap on their heads.
Sufism:
Until today, people of Sindhi community practice elements of Sufism in their day to day life. They believe in Sufism.
Sindhi Music:
Sindhi music is native to the Sindh region of the South Asia and includes many different varieties. Music is generally performed in either the “Baits” or “Waee” styles. The Baits style is vocal music in Sanhoon, low voice, or Graham, high voice. Waee music is instrumental performed in a variety of ways using a string instrument.
Sindhi Poetry:
Sindhi poetry which originally consisted of slightly modified Urdu Dohas and Sorthas was, in the course of time, supplemented by Persian forms of prosody like Ghazal, Mathnavi, Rubai etc., and, thereafter, in the forties of this century, was further strengthened by Sonnet and Blank Verse.
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