An appeal to Sindhis in India

iaoj — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 13:31:02 +0000

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Census India : STAND UP AND BE COUNTED AS A SINDHI

iaoj — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 20:51:32 +0000

From: Asha Chand To: Sindhi Friend Sent: Thu, April 1, 2010 4:34:12 PMSubject: Very Important---Ensure you are countedDear Sindhi Brother/Sister,THIS IS A MATTER OF PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE!Pl forward this mail to each and every Sindhi you know WITHOUT FAILChand//Sindhisangat Team-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------STAND UP AND BE COUNTED AS A SINDHITAKE PRIDE IN BEING COUNTED AS A SINDHIThe first phase of Indian National Census for the whole country will be carried out from April 2010 to July 2010.It is the duty of every Sindhi to ensure that each and every Sindhi and his whole family is positively registered as a Sindhi in the Census. This is not only a matter of great pride but also extremely important for Sindhi community to get due recoginition as well as some vital proprotionate benefits.We all know that Sindhi community has near 100% literacy rate and high proficiency in English and local languages. Also, since every Sindhi can read and write Sindhi in Devnagri, Roman or Perso-Arabic script. Hence every Sindhi can state he or she is literate in Sindhi.I am sure every Sindhi will make conscious effort to ensure some Sindhi speaking capablity.[For me,---If you can say Jai Jhulelal, and read and write the same in any of the three scripts, you are a literate Sindhi] Jai Jhulelal Jai SindhiSindhisangat Teamwww.sindhisangat.comwww.sindhisangat.tvRespect Your Identity. Respect Yourself. Promote Sindhi ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Now for some more infoCopied from this link: http://sindhunagar.com/Sindhi_Speaking_Population_as_per_census.php=================================================================================Sindhi Speaking Population as per last CensusWe have observed that absence of not enough Sindhi speaking people has resulted in many hurdles.As per 2001 census data there were only 25,35,485 people speaking mother tongue as Sindhi.( Twenty Five Lakh, Thirty FiveThousand, Four Hndred & Eighty Five Only )[]Lets see how 25,35,485 is calculated. This number also includes Kachchhis and other people.This year (2010) again the census data will be collected. You ' ll find administration people visiting your homes and asking how many people in your family can speak, read & write Sindhi.Many people, even though Sindhis by birth, can not speak, read or write Sindhi. They are shy to mention that they are Sindhis. This has overall reduced the Sindhi population count.We are deeply impacted with this count.We have sacrificed whole of state in partition. Today we can not ask for separate state from Indian Government, because we are not many.We are facing great difficulties in demanding 24 hour DD Sindhi Channel from GovernmentSince we do not have State that has indirectly impacted our language, culture and traditions. Since these are not practised much.Not many urban young kids like being called Sindhis.Some of the facts.[]Growth of Sindhi Speaking Population since 1971 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- More about the Census 2010/2011 Census of India 2011 to be a historical landmarkNew Delhi, March 30 : The nation is all set to embark on the largest census exercise, ever undertaken probably in the world, with Census 2011 on Thursday (April 1) that will commence with President Pratibha Patil being the first citizen to be enumerated, followed by Vice President Hamid Ansari. The Census 2011 will be the 15th National Census of the country, however, this time the government has also decided to prepare a National Population Register (NPR) along with Census 2011.Indian Census has been the most credible source of information on Demography, Economic Activity, Literacy and Education, Housing and Household Amenities, Urbanization, Fertility and Mortality, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, Language, Religion, Migration, Disability and many other socio-cultural and demographic data since 1872.The Census process involves visiting each and every household and gathering particulars by asking questions and filling up Census Forms. The information collected about individuals is kept absolutely confidential. In fact this information is not accessible even to Courts of law. This provision is there to encourage people to give correct information in Census without any fear.It will be conducted in two phases; the first phase is called the Houselisting and Housing Census. This is to be conducted between April and July, depending on the convenience of different States/UTs and over a period of 45 days in each State/UT.The second phase called the Population Enumeration phase will be conducted simultaneously all over the country from the 9th to 28th of February 2011.The Census has been described as the largest administrative exercise in the country. With the added task of preparing the NPR, its scope and magnitude has grown manifold.The Union Home Minister, P. Chidambaram recently aptly summed it up saying: ' Never before have we tried an exercise of this scale. In fact, nowhere in the world has a Government tried to count, identify and issue identity cards to more than a billion people. This is the biggest exercise, I believe since humankind came into existence ' .Spread across 35 States and Union Territories , the Census would cover 640 Districts, 5767 Tehsils, 7742 Towns and more than 6 lakhs villages. More than 24 crores households will be visited and 1.20 billion people enumerated during this exercise.Over 2.5 million people will be engaged to carry out this massive exercise.Around 12,000 Metric Tonnes of paper will be utilised for printing 64 crores Census Forms and 50 lakhs Instruction Manuals.The Census forms are printed in 16 languages and the Instruction Manuals in 18 languages. Surely these facts vouchsafe the claim that the Indian Census is indeed the largest such operation in the world.The Intelligent Character Recognition Software (ICR) that was pioneered by India in Census 2001 has become the benchmark for Censuses all around the globe. This involves the scanning of the Census Forms at high speed and extracting the data automatically using computer software.This is the only source of primary data at village, town and ward level. It provides valuable information for planning and formulation of polices for Central and State Governments and is widely used by National and International agencies, scholars, business people, industrialists, and many more.The delimitation/reservation of Constituencies - Parliamentary/Assembly/Panchayats and other Local Bodies is also done on the basis of the demographic data thrown up by the Census.The Houselisting and Housing Census will provide comprehensive data on the conditions of human settlements, housing deficit and consequently the housing requirement to be taken care of in the formulation of housing policies.It ' s a statutory exercise conducted under the provisions of the Census Act 1948 and Census Rules, 1990. Under the Statute it has been made mandatory that the fullest cooperation of not only the Government and its staff but also the public at large be given for a successful conduct of operations. Failure to do so can invite adverse consequences including fines and punishments.The Census would cost around Rs. 2,209 crores Now more about the weekly TV program --- Sindhi Surhaan Sindhi TV prg Watch this Saturday 3rd April 2010On DD Girnar (formerly DD Gujarati)at 8:30 PM DUBAI time and 10:00 PM ISTDish TV # 872 – And Tata Sky - Active DoordarshanNew Sindhi Telefilm – Popri – Part 2 and finalSindhi Telefilm POPRIPopri------ a story of an ambition driven man who forgets his near and dear ones, and all their sacrificesPopri------------------------- a story of struggle by those left behind when success takes away their loved onesPopri ---- the telefilm, based on the story ' BHABHI ' written by Valiram Kishnani, brings forth the beautyand faith that lies in close relations, as well as highlights the hurt by the very same relationships.Cast : Deepak Advani, Devv khubnani, Anjali Makhija, Moomal Punjabi, Baby Janvi, Julie Tejwani and Pritam VaryaniDirected by Rajesh BachchaniProduced by AshaChand.Sponsor Supporting and promoting Sindhyat through electronic media- Raju LullaAstoria Hotel & Ambassador Hotel, Dubai =========================================================================================================Unfortunately this episode was not telecast on 28th March 2010 Watch this Sunday 4th April 2010on DD India AT 1-00 PM (afternoon) IST[All over India & 146 countries in the world incl. Dubai , Mauritius , Indonesia ]On Dish TV # 116Cheti Chand SpecialInteresting and informative Sindhi session Of Jai hind College Students with Kamlesh Moorjani And Jhulelal Songs sung by well known singersJai jhulelal---- Tawan Sabni khe Cheti Chand juun Lakh lakh WadhayoonSindhi New Year and Sindhyat Day[] Sponsors:Al-Maya Group, Garden, Gulf Technical Printing Press, Al-Rama International Traders - Dubai,Sindhi Ceremonial Centre & Guru Darbar - Dubai ========================================================================We are proud to announce the launch of Sindhi Sangat Official Fan Pagehttp://www.facebook.com/SindhiSangatWorldwide Now follow us on Face book & Twitter... lets network and come togetherwww.facebook.com/sindhisangatwww.twitter.com/sindhisangat For full info on all Sindhi TV programs, clickhttp://sindhidb.com/database/Tv-Radio

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An appeal to Sindhis in India

Census India : STAND UP AND BE COUNTED AS A SINDHI