![]() ![]() His shrine is considered one of the most important shrines in Sindh, and along with Muslims, Hindu communities also frequent the shrine. Our first stop was Bhit Shah, a town named for the large mounds called “bhit” in Sindhi and for being the location of the shrine of Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai.īhittai was a Sindhi Sufi poet, mystic, and saint of the 18th century, renowned for his iconic collection of poetry, Shah Jo Risalo. We passed through fields of wheat, mangoes, cotton and sugarcane. On the way to Bhit ShahĪfter arranging the logistics of the rental car, reaching out to the contacts we would meet there, and inviting a male friend to come along (who was assumed to be our brother, manager, or cousin), we drove three and a half hours out of Karachi. ![]() ![]() However, from those Karachiites who had themselves travelled to interior Sindh, we received practical advice and reassurance of the utter hospitality of Sindhi people. Other friends suggested taking a male friend along. Interior Sindh has long been notorious in the minds of urban Karachi dwellers as a place that is “dangerous”, “undeveloped”, and “not suitable for two young women to travel to.” We had been warned by a friend whose grandmother’s brother had been kidnapped in interior Sindh a few decades ago. Written by Nimra Bandukwala Sunset at the Shrine of Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai in Bhit Shah ![]()
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