The partition of India was not only unfortunate for the Sindhi Community, but it was virtually a great tragedy for the Sindhi Community, which had to flee their beloved ancestral land SINDH. In this tragic process, the highly civilized and advanced community got uprooted from its soil and in the
absence of a well rehabilitation scheme, the Sindhi community was scattered throughout the length and breath of this vast country.
At this critical point, a young band of forward-looking writers become very sensitive to the dangers Sindhi language was exposed to. They opposed a harmful move of changing the script of Sindhi Language. In the year 1957, an all India Sindhi Language Convention was called in the capital of India - Delhi to review the literary and cultural scene of Sindhis in India after a lapse of a decade. This convention was inaugurated by Dr. S.Radhakrishanan, the then Vice President of India. In next two succeeding Conventions, it was decided to establish a permanent body for voicing the legitionands demands and aspiration of the Sindhi community in the fields of art, literature, culture, education, language etc.
In the year 1960, an all India organization was formed and named as the AKHIL BHARAT SINDHI BOLI AIN SAHIT SABHA and veteran Sindhi Dramatist Prof. M.U. Maldani was elected as the first President of the Sabha. As such, SABHA was the united platform of Sindhi intellectuals formed to unite Sindhi artists, writers, scholars, dramatists, singers and others for the all round promotion of Sindhi language, literature, art, education and preservation of the distinct identity of the Sindhi
community. To begin with, Sabha started to organize Sindhi Sahit Sammelan and Sindhi Drama Festivals at national level. Apart from the regular literary, educational and cultural sessions, Sammelan provided a broad
platform for cultural entertainment. Numerous cultural troupes and most outstanding artists of the community were invited to take part in the three-day pageant of Sindhi Song, Dance, Drama and Folk etc.
In the year 1972, the representative from the younger Writers Shri Kirat Babani became the President of Sabha. Under the able leadership of Shri Babani, Sabha started more constructive and creative activities. He, along with his colleagues Shri Gobind Malhi and A.J. Uttam, started to give Prizes and Honours to Writers and Artists. The main achievement of Sabha was to get the Sindhi Language included in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India. Sabha also gave call to Sindhi Community to celebrate CHETICHAND, the birthday of God Uderolal - (Jhulelal) as SINDHYAT DAY to show its unity. A Seminar was organized on BHAGAT, the unique Sindhi Folk form of music, dance and story telling. Shri Babani remained President of the Sabha for a continuous period of eleven years.
Later on, the
writer artist and dramatist Shri Sunder Agnani was elected unanimously as President of Sabha in the year 1997 at Jaipur Sammelan. Since then, he is still continuing and working hard with his team till now. To inspire and encourage
creative among the
Sindhi Writers, Sabha has been organizing All India Sindhi Writers' Seminars at various cities of India. Similarly, to encourage Drama Artists, Sabha has organized 16 All India Sindhi Drama Festivals. During the tenure of Shri Agnani, two new All India Festivals have been added in Sabha's Programmes. Three All India Sindhi Music Festivals at Nagpur, Kolkata and Ahmedabad and Two All India Sindhi Folk Dance Festivals at Jaipur and Nagpur have successfully been organized, which got much appreciation. Sabha also organizes its Annual National Award Giving Ceremony namely SUHINA SINDHI at large scale, where National Prizes are given to prominent personalities in the fields of Literature, Culture, Drama, Education, Journalism, Painting, Dance, Sindhiyat etc. The Sabha is the only non-government organization (NGO), which is giving one award of Rs. 50,000/- sponsored by Ms. Sundri Uttamchandani, Asha Chandnad Geeta Khiyani as "Uttam Literature Award" for life Time Achievement in Sindhi Literature and six prestigious National Awards of Rs. 25,000/-each and five National Awards of Rs. 11,000/-every year. recently, Sabha has started to honour prominent writers and artists of Sindh. In last two years Mr. Mohd. Ibrahim Joyo, an Educationist and Writer of Sindh was honoured at Delhi with cash award of Rs. 25,000/- and Mr. Amar Jaleel from Sindh (Pak) prominent story writer.
Up till now Sabha has organized 21 All India Sindhi Writers Seminars and Mushairas, 16 All India Sindhi Drama Festivals, Youth Festivals, Educational Conferences, Music Festivals, Dance Workshops and Folk Dance Festivals, Bhagat Festivals, Writers meets, Symposiums in various parts of India and also honoured ten Senior Sindhi Writers above the age of 70 and 15 Senior Drama Artists.
So far, Sabha has honoured 114 eminent Persons : 31 Writers, 32 artists, 51 other personalities for their distinct services in the field of Sindhi Literature, Language, Music, Dance, Drama, Painting, Education, Sindhyat etc. and have given them total awards amounting to Rs. 19,51,000/-
Shri Agnani has a vision for future. He believes that the Sindhi Culture can now be preserved and spread through modern electrical techniques so Sabha is now preparing
VCD's and CDs of Sindhi songs and Sindhi folk dances and is distributing amongst people.
Sabha has given financial assistance to renowned Dancer Ms. Anila Sunder for production of "Sindhu Dhara" ballete on Sindh history. Shows of this Musical Ballet have recently been successfully staged at Mumbai, Delhi, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Bhopal, Dubai, Adipur, Nagpur etc.
Sabha has also organized Bharat-Pak Sindhi Writers Seminar of National Council for Promotion of Sindhi Language on 30th Sept, 1st & 2nd Oct. 2005 at Jaipur in which about 90 Sindhi Writers and Artists of Sindh and India have
participated. Recently in the month of November 2006, Sabha was organized All India Sindhi Writers Seminar at Jodhpur and three days All India Sindhi Drama Festival at Bhopal in January 2007.
Last year in the convention held on 14th May at Ahmedabad, the delegates unanimously elected Shri Sunder Agnani as President of executive body. The Caravan is going on.... going on.... Sindhi will never die and Asseen Sindhi Sadaeen Gadu.
