Friends, one who is able to sustain his mother tongue, lifestyle, traditional costumes in the world, has the power to put a life in it once again. Even Mother and the son have also started speaking in English. The Families speaking Sindhi language are getting reduced. You may go and ask young generation, what was the traditional Sindhi attire? What we used to wear? The world has changed, a lot of westernization is imbibed within you, excuse me for that. Because I have grown and bought up among you and so I know. I have told you that I am talking with you not as a Chief Minister but as a close pal. This Narendra serves the whole world but is never able to serve any Sindhi Dish. Isn’t this our responsibility to save our culture? Many times I tell my friends to arrange Sindhi Food Festival in Ahmedabad at least sometimes. All this things are now vanishing from my Sindhi Families. But now if I visit any Sindhi family, the children are seen around Pasta and Pizza, so I feel that who will now serve me Mitha Lolla, Tikha Lolla, Pakwan? You just think, all this is going away now. As for 35 years, I lead a life like that only, I used to visit many families and eat at their houses, this was my routine… And therefore I have observed all this things very closely. Many times I feel that… Since here in Ahmedabad, I must have taken meals in more than half of Sindhi family’s house. Do you feel anytime? And I wish that when we are conducting such programme and we are gathered here, singing glory of this great tradition, there should be some plan of action for introducing the history and culture to the new generation.įriends, I have a mood to talk to you as a Friend rather than as a Chief Minister. Friends, Can you imagine such a legacy, 5000 years back. One, it must be a very big town and secondly, many foreigners might be visiting there and therefore only such signages might be required. What must be the reason? There might be two reasons. 5000 years back, Dholavira was the first town of the world to have signages, they still exist today.
Because villages are small and everyone knows what is where, so there is no need to put on any board. And who needs signages? If you go to a small village, you will not find any such signages indicating that here is a way to Patel Street, the Baniya Lane… nothing of such sort is written over there. If a lane goes on this side then its name is written with an arrow, there are signages. It means what great attitude they had for it… At present, there is a concept of signage in the whole world, Friends. If you visit Dholavira, you will find that 5000 years ago there was such a big stadium and big sports events were held, all the signs are still available there. There might be many people among you who might not been fortunate enough to look towards the great deeds made by your own ancestors. Today the world discusses about the Olympic Games and big play grounds and stadiums. Each and every brick, every stone depicts the story of great sons for their great deeds for the heritage of the Indus Culture. When I went to Dholavira during my student life, Harappan culture, Mohenjo-Daro… and people over there explained me about the nicety, I used to feel so proud for the far sighted thinking of our ancestors.
The welfare of the entire humankind was always thought on the banks of Sindhu (the Indus) and Saraswati. Your ancestors have made those great deeds and therefore I have a revered feeling towards that heritage and you being its representative, naturally it is expressed towards you. That is the place from where your ancestors made great deeds.
When we look towards the cultural journey of entire human race and go to its roots, we stop after reaching at a particular spot, from where the development journey of human culture began. And it is not just because as a Chief Minister, I have to say so, it’s not like that. Friends, I respect you people from my heart, I admire you all and I have a revered feeling for you all in my mind and heart.
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