LARKANA, Dec 29: The speakers at Larkana Centenary Conference have underscored the need for writing history of Sindh’s cities and villages and preserving its relics.

The one-day conference was held under the aegis of the Larkana District Historical Society here on Sunday.

Manzoor Kohyar, Dr Dur Mohammad Pathan, Dr Sahib Khan Channa, Karim Bakhsh Khalid, Shahzado Shaikh and Abdul Ghafoor Bhurgari spoke on the occasion but proceedings were marred for a while when Shahzado Shaikh and Karim Bakhsh Khalid detracted from the topic.

Dr Hamida Khuhro said it was shocking that remains and signs of history were decaying and disappearing but no action was being taken to preserve them.

She said the writers, teachers and intellectuals should play their due role in preserving the history of villages.

She emphasized the need for undertaking extensive research and claimed Larkana itself was the continuation of the Indus civilization where signs of democratic and pro-people systems could be witnessed.

She said a sense of inferiority and feelings of being victimized were being developing in the Sindhi people.

Dr N.A. Baloch said it was the Talpurs’ rule when Larkana was given the status of a capital.

He said the English rulers had painted not a good picture of the Talpurs and did no justice with the Hur movement.

Later, Junejo, with Dr Baloch laid the foundation stone of Minar-i-Larkana.