International Mother's language day celebrated in Larkana

LARKANA, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 22nd Feb, 2026) International Mother Language Day, a literary gathering was convened by the Sindhi Adabi Sangat (Sindhi Literary Society) Larkana on Sunday. On this occasion, addressing the gathering as the president, the writer and intellectual Hafiz Sikandar Tunio said, "Nations are identified by their language, and homelands are identified by their nations."

He further stated that in the subcontinent, the Sindhi language has been "cut with a knife," and the rulers of the time, on the strength of their rule, should end this oppression.

The special guest, writer and poet Ahmed Ali Sabir, said that whenever the Sindhi language has faced difficult times, Sindhi writers have come together to try and resolve them. He emphasized that to promote the Sindhi language, we must start with ourselves and our homes, teaching our children the Sindhi language.

The writer, researcher, and author Essa Memon said that the Sindhi language is the only language in the world that has preserved itself from extinction to this day. Citing a newspaper, he mentioned that its editorial stated that this country is a graveyard of mother tongues, which is a reality.

The writer and poet Baqaullah Bozdar said that currently, the Sindhi language stands proudly among the world's languages because it is progressing without any governmental patronage.

The writer and poet, Ustad Gul Dayo, said, "Currently, Primary education is imparted in mother tongues all over the world, but this practice is still not followed here in Sindh." He further added that the scholars, writers, and poets of Sindh have played a full role in the development and promotion of the Sindhi language.The resistance story writer and poet Rafique Abro said that the work Majid Bhurgri did for the promotion of the Sindhi language was done considering it his national duty, and he took the Sindhi language to a global level.

The story writer Ijaz Solangi said, "As a responsible teacher, I want to tell you that our children are speaking a mix of Sindhi, urdu, and English languages.

We teachers try our best to improve their language, and we hope we will succeed in this."

The critic and author Hamza Ali Soho said that the Sindhi language has been spoken, written, and read for seven thousand years. During this journey, the language has undergone considerable changes in its structure and has taken the form of the language we have today.

The poet and author Siddique Soomro said that our younger generation speaks a garbled form of Sindhi, which is a tragedy. He stressed that writers and poets should ensure their children receive education in schools where Sindhi is taught. Along with this, we need to encourage the entire society towards learning Sindhi.

The young poet and author Musawar Mangi said that our attitude towards the Sindhi language is questionable. To date, no thesis exists on the Sindhi language from a scientific and political perspective because the government's attitude towards us is oppressive, and this needs to change. He further said that technology is not a cause for the deterioration of a language but a means for its improvement.

The young author Khaleeq Memon said that the mother tongue is a national heritage that has always been deprived of governmental patronage. He stated that the Sindhi language will never die out because its passionate supporters are working extensively for its protection.

Among the other poets, writers, and literature enthusiasts who participated in the program were Mehboob Memon, Sami Memon, Habibullah Langah, Saeed Kirmani, Soorah Jesar, Manzoor Azad Sheikh, Habibullah Dayo, and Faheem Qureshi.

On this occasion, a demand was made to grant the Sindhi language the status of a national language and to make the teaching of Sindhi compulsory in governmental, private, and religious educational institutions. On the other hand, forces hostile to Sindh who talk about dividing the province were condemned.