Alongside, Panelists (Sindhi Roohani Poetry) Teckchand Mast, Jetho Lalwani, Prem Tolani, Kamla Goklani, Dr Dayal Asha, Rita Shahani (compere) Ishwari Jyotwani, Nirmala Jyotwani, Girgilani


I attended a Sindhi Convention 'Thanksgiving Week' at Pune, Sadhu Vaswani Mission.
I enjoyed interacting with the Sindhis and specially speaking in my Mother Tongue.
In the above photograph: An appreciation of Roohani (Spiritual Sindhi) poetry.
I have never appreciated Sindhi poetry the way I did that day. Sadly though each speaker was brilliant they were mostly above the age of 60...the younger generation may never be able to savour the beauty of Sindhi Spiritual Poetry. One of the panelists said that in Rohiri Sindh, there were 125000 pir (Highly Spiritual Souls)...It is possible because of the constant contact with evolved souls Sindhis became Spiritual...also because of constant attacks on prosperous Sindh, Sindhis became peace loving...True! We did not fight for land after partition...but we prospered because we did not waste time complaining and whining...However we must reclaim our language, our identity, now that we have not only done well on the material side but given back to Society Hospitals, educational Institutions...
One of the programmes was a Panel called 'From the Ordinary to the Extraordinary'
In that young Sindhi people, 'who have made it' in various spheres of Life attended.

Some of the Panelists:
Sweta Jumani, Numerologists, has made predictions and is responsible for her advice that serials starting with a K would be succesful...
Mohit Lalwani, a playback singer said: Think Big and you will succeed...
Ritu Chhabria: Her parents did not lose on Sindhi Values when they migrated from Sind...Sindhis are peace loving people and adaptable...
Vicky Idnani, photographer: You have to take certain risks in Life to succeed
Neeta Lulla: fashion Designer: For me designing is meditation, it is not a job!
Sandeep Bansale: Works in TV serials...Got a big hand as he spoke in Sindhi...Key factors to succeed: Determination, Devotion and Discipline...The ordinary person is afraid...
Nikhil Gera...Success is a journey...there are no shortcuts...

The Icing on the Cake: Dada Jashan Vaswani said:
I dont want to be extraordinary, I want to do ordinary things in an extraordinary way...

Work is Karam in Hindi
ka is Krishna
Ma is Murli
So let us all do good deeds
Good Karam
Krishna's Murli!

True success is to be happy...To make others happy...To love and to be loved...To be able to live in peace with oneself and God's Cosmic Laws!

...and the strawberry on the icing of the cake:
When I met Dada Jashan and introduced myself as the author of 'Dadi Nani ki Kahaani' he lovingly said: 'So you are the Dadi Nani Shakun?
I think of you more than I see you'

I felt truly and totally blessed!