Category Archives: Anthropology

‘Controlled change in current socio-political system not the way’

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Amar

Amar Guriro KARACHI – Controlled change in the present socio-political system is creating problems, pushing the country backwards in terms of development, maintaining law and order and peace, renowned urban planner, architect and social scientist Arif Hasan said on Monday. … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthropology, Politics | Tagged Academia, architect, Arif Hasan, Arif Hasan’s books on planning and development, Bangladesh, barbers, bull carts, carpenters, civil society activists, cuases of migration from rural area to urban in Pakistan, eight million hectares have been allocated for promoting the corporate sector in the country, Farmers do not have right to get leased their houses in Sindh, female entrepreneurs, feudal lords, feudalism, Feudalism and the Process of Change in Pakistan, Goldsmiths, Hamdam Foundation, herds of camels and horses in Sindh, Honour killings, lending system, Moenjodaro in Larkana, MPAs and MNAs, Pakistan backward in comparison with Iran, potters, present socio-political system in Pakistan, shoemakers, social scientist, status of feudalism in Pakistan, students of engineering institutes, Thailand and other countries, traditional artisans of Sindh including blacksmiths, tribal judiciary (jirgas), urban planner, urban traders | Leave a comment

Enter if ye dare the ‘organ cemetery’

Posted on January 7, 2012 by Amar

By Amar Guriro KARACHI – Apart from targeted killings and land grabbing, heritage sites and multicultural communities, Karachi also has some famous graves and graveyards with the most notable being the tomb of Pakistan’s founder Quaid-e-Azam, the 1,400-year-old Abdullah Shah … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthropology, Health | Tagged 400-year-old Abdullah Shah Ghazi shrine, Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH), AKUH Facilities Management Director Hakim Ali Khan, Amar Guriro, as it is a religious ritual practiced by Hindus, British era, burying human organs or body parts, Christian cemetery, Civil Hospital, Civil Hospital’s Orthopedic Department director Prof Dr HD Afridi, during treatment or surgeries, Edhi graveyard, famous cemeteries of Karachi, famous graves, famous graveyards of Karachi, famous things of Karachi, feet, fingers, formerly known as the Country Club Qabristan, gangrene death of tissues, Gora Qabristan, Hands, healthcare experts, heritage sites, historical Essa Nagri graveyard, hospital in Sindh, In Pakistan, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre JPMC, Karachi, land grabbing, legs or arms, multicultural communities, no graves, Organ cemetery, Orthopedic Ward, patient, people believe incineration of body or its parts is not for Muslims, Quaid-e-Azam, targeted killings, the 1, tomb of Pakistan’s founder, tombstones Karachi, unique places in Karachi, when doctors find a body part affected with infections, who cremate their dead, Zohaib Hassan, ‘Organ Graveyard’ | Leave a comment

With tourism potential going to waste, ruins of Banbhore still wither

Posted on July 23, 2011 by Amar

Text and photo by Amar Guriro KARACHI For most countries of the world, Banbhore, the ruins of the ancient port city of Debal, would have been an archeological treasure and a great tourist spot. But due to the sheer negligence … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthropology, Culture, Heritage, Women | Tagged Amar Guriro, an archeological treasure of Sindh, ancient port city of Debal, Arab general Muhammad Bin Qasim, Arabs, Archeologist, armours, Balochistan, catapult, City with rich historical background, coins, Daybul, drinking water, earthen pots, federal government of Pakistan, Gharo Creek, Hazrat Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai, Hindu king, Jinnah International Airport Karachi, Laila, Location of Banbhore ruins, Marvi, Might Indus River, Momal, painted pottery, popular tragic romantic stories of Sindh, Potential tourism, Raja Dahir. jewellery, ruins of Banbhore, Sindhi culture and history, Sohni, Sorath and Noori Makran, Sufi poet, Sussui Punnhu love story, swords, Thatta-bound National Highway, toilets, Tourism Department of Sindh, toys, vessels and a manjnik, Well-planned cities of past, When exaction work started at Banbhore, Where the Indus meets the Arabian Sea | Leave a comment

Geckos’ nursery becomes profitable business for gypsies

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Amar

Text and photos by Amar Guriro KARACHI The worsening economy and the environmental degradation have forced several gypsy tribes of Sindh to leave their ancestral profession and move on to more profitable occupations. These gypsies have been settled in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthropology, Nature, Wildlife | Tagged Ancestral profession of gypsies, anti-snake venom (ASV), Ben, Cheeta Chhupkali, Environmental Degradation in Pakistan, Eubleparis macularius, Gadap town Karachi, geckos, Gypsies, Gypsies of Karachi, Gypsies of Sindh, Gypsy, gypsy colony in Safora Goth, Gypsy tribes of Sindh, Hann Khann in Sindhi, Impacts of Worsening Economy in Pakistan, lizards, Murli, snakes, Urdu language, Worsening Economy in Pakistan | Leave a comment

Category Archives: Anthropology

Enter if ye dare the ‘organ cemetery’

With tourism potential going to waste, ruins of Banbhore still wither

Geckos’ nursery becomes profitable business for gypsies

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