Jhulelal Tirath Dham

Jhulelal Tirath Dham - An Introduction


The ethnic Sindhi community comprises of over six crore people, but has

been marginalized & isolated due to scattered settlement. Sindhi Nationality is

one of the fifteen major recognized Indian Nationalities but has microscopic

minority almost in every political constituency. We have paid an enormous

price for having sacrificed our home land. We did it for our country, but today

no one has our back. Currently we have no representation, reservation or

support from any government or political organization. Lack of all of these (and

many more) things, has caused erosion of our culture, loss of our traditions,

almost vapourized our festivals, and diminished use of our language. It is high

time that the Sindhi community step up and work hard to save itself. It is a do

or die situation. No amount of explanation is enough to emphasize how dire

our community's situation is.

Past and Ongoing Effort

Amongst many others all over the country, people like, our very own

Dadi Pushpa D Advani, have been working for over four decades toward the

betterment of the Sindhi community. Under banners of World Sindhi Congress,

International Sindhi Forum, United Sindhi Forum, she, along with several

others has been working on preservation of the language, sponsoring and

supporting Sindhi artists / theatre / movies, promoting Sindhi quotas in Sindhi

colleges, preventing (& even reversing) conversion of Sindhis to other

communities, fighting for reservations & other rights with local authorities – all

the way upto the Prime Minister's Office, etc. Though these efforts have borne

fruit, it is miniscule. We are in need of a dramatic and significant change.

Dr. Subhadra Anand, ex-principal of R. D. National College, Bombay, has

researched and prepared a thesis on how a sacred spot – a “tirath dham” -

would help us preserve our community to a great extent. Getting political

change in India is not easy, but having our very own religious spot, kind of like

the Balaji Temple of the south, or Vaishnodevi temple up noth, or Jeursalem, or

the Mecca Madina, or more so like the Vatican – can help us significantly bring

our community together.

Jhulelal Tirathdham

With this in mind, a delegation of Sindhis met Shri Narendra Modi, Cheif

Minister of Gujarat. He has willingly and generously offered us huge a piece of

land in Gujarat for us to set up our “Jhulelal Tirath Dham”. This is no ordinary

land – it is one where the Sindhu river once ended. It is also surrounded by

areas that have a very high Sindhi speaking population. This place in Narayan

Sarovar has immense cultural significance.

On this land, if we can successfully build our religious centers, cultural

museums, tradition and culture promoting centers for all kinds of arts and

language, etc. we shall be taking a huge step in preserving our community.

Shri Narendra Modiji has offered us this land, in today's expensive times, at

and extremely nominal Rs. 50 per square meter – cheaper than cloth!

We have several prominent Sindhi's participating in this movement.

Currently we are looking for six more trustees. These trustees would be paying

an amount of Rs. 12,00,000 and on becoming a trustee – would form an

integral part of the Jhulelal Tirathdham Trust as founder trustees. This is an

immense honour and an enternal position to have. We hope and look forward

to your support.

The following four pages are inculding a delegation letter, land allotment

letter, a map of the area around Narayan Sarovar, and a proposed plan of what

to build, by Hiranandani builders.