HYDERABAD, Jan 9: Noted scholar Dr N. A. Baloch's book on "Sindh: A Study of Culture" was launched at a ceremony organized by the Pakistan Study Centre, University of Sindh, on Saturday.

Speaking on the occasion, Sindh Education and Literacy Minister Dr Hamida Khuhro, who was the chief guest, praised Dr Baloch for his work on the culture of Sindh. She stressed the need for writing on different aspects of the Sindhi society - culture, heritage, poetry of Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai, literature and history - in English and other languages.

Dr Baloch said his book contained 20 chapters on culture, heritage, folklore, folk music and other aspects of the Sindhi society. He said he had proposed to the federal government project on history and culture of Sindh but due to unknown reasons it had not been undertaken.

However, he said, he had written one book on history and another on the study of culture. Dr Habibullah Siddiqui said well-illustrated research material contained in the book would be of great help to research scholars and enlighten general readers.

He said from antiquity to modernity, the book covered all areas of interest - Indus cultural sites, traditions and technological development, traditional arts and crafts and folklore of Sindh.

Vice Chancellor Mazharul Haq Siddiqui, Shaikh Khurshid Hassan, former director general, Archaeology of Pakistan, Dr Rafia Ahmad Shaikh, director, Pakistan Study Centre, Shoukat Hussain Shoro, Inam Shaikh and others said the book was an important work for understanding the culture of Sindh.

GYNAE CAMP: The Sindh Doctors' Association (UK), Lions Club International and Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences, in collaboration with Wali Bhai Rajputana Hospital, organised a gynaecological surgical camp here on Saturday.