Sikhs and Nanak Panthi Hindus of Sindh struggle to save Gurmukhi Text and photo by #AmarGuriro The sun has just set behind tall cranes of Karachi port. M.A Jinah Road, which named after father of the nation, has routine hustle bustle. Well decorated minibuses are racing to cross each other. But opposite to city's colonial era beautiful building of City Hall, inside a small but silent hall of historical Swami Narain Temple, around a dozens of students sitting crossed legs around a teacher, have no hurry at all and everyone looks clam. Bigger girls are wearing dupata and minor girls are boys are covering their heads with colorful cloths. Each one is carrying a booklets that reads "Gurmukhi Pathshala". Majority of these students are Hindus. Since it is believed that the religious language of Hinduism is Sanskrit, the tongue of the Vedas and other sacred texts of Hinduism. But all these Hindu students take tow-hour class every day to learn Gurmukhi, which means "from the mouth of the Guru", is the religious language of Sikhism, which is actually Punjabi language written in Landa scripts and is used by Sikhs and the same language written by Muslim Punjabis in Shahmukhi "from the King's mouth" scripts, which is written in Perso-Arabic alphabet. Learning of Gurmukhi by Sindhi Hindus depicts communal harmony between both communities, as Sindh is always remained hub of religious harmony. For centuries, Muslims, Hindus and Sikhs lived peacefully in Sindh, as they share a common culture, language and traditions. #Sikhs #Sikh #Nanak #NanakPanthiHindus #Hindu #Sindh #Gurmukhi #KARACHI #SindhiHindus #communalharmony #Muslim #culture #GuruNanak #Pakistan #SwamiNarain
