Official Sindhi and The British period: A Review
Abstract
After taking over the control of Sindh, the British administration
decided to introduce Sindhi Language for the use of official
correspondence as well as medium of instructions in education.
First, they engaged the officers, posted in Sindh to acquire the
knowledge of colloquial language to communicate with the local people
in solving their problems while bringing before them. Second, they were
going for the optional examination to get allowance with salary, as the
same was converted into compulsory requirement for the posting in Sindh
or for next promotion otherwise.
The Sindh was annexed in 1848 to Bombay Presidency till 1936.
It was the period in which Sindhi Language evaluated to cope with all
requirements of official intercourse. The British administration faced
many hindrances, especially how to adopt a verified alphabet and script,
where society was divided in two segments of opinion with religious
background. Even officers of the British Government posted in Sindh had
two separate opinions regarding script of Sindhi Language, supposed to
be used in future for official correspondence, and other aspects of life.
Capt. George Stake was considered the ambassador of Dewnagri script
for Sindhi Language specially Khudawadi as a “Hindu Sindhi”. Though
Commissioner of Sindh with the approval of Bombay Presidency
introduced Hindu Sindhi in 1868, it did not get popularity among the
Sindhi Hindu community, and finally in 1910 it was given up and Hindus
switched over to Arabic- Persian based version of Sindhi Language.
However, Mr B.H. Ellis had finalized the Arabic- Persian characters for
Sindhi Language in July 1853.
The research paper indicates all aspects and ups and downs of
vernacular languages, focusing on Sindhi Language in the British period.
This qualitative research is a new dawn for new researchers and ways may
lead to further exploration of the matter under discussion.
Amin Laghari. (2020) دفتري سنڌي ۽ انگريز دور: هڪ جائزو, Sindhi Boli (Research Journal), Volume-13, Issue-2.
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