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RESEARCH LIBRARY

        The list of thesis has been prepared to facilitate the scholars, researchers as well as students for the purpose of study and references.

4) Maps

        Maps are very useful for researchers due to their importance. Library has preserved 1028 maps. Some of them were sketched before partition of Indo-Pak. The oldest one is the map of Kakar Taluka of Shikarpur Collectorate, published in 1886 from Poona (India). List of maps has been prepared and it is available for the scholars.

5) Periodical Section

        This section has vast collection of rare periodicals and newspapers as well as new periodicals/newspapers. The most important newspaper of Sindh during Pakistan movement is “Al-Waheed (1920-1950). It is preserved therein. The Institute of Sindhology has preserved daily newspapers and some old/rare newspapers are also preserved, some of them are:

•  Sindh Kossid, 1854-57 (English)

•  Muffroh-ul-Kuloob, 1877 (Persian)

•  Sind Sudhar, 1878 (Sindhi)

•  Daily Gazette, 1921-1931 (English)

        Besides, this section has a vast collection of rare periodicals in Sindhi also, i.e. Rissala-e-Zarait (1900), Akhbar-e-Taleem (1901), Madrsah Monthly (1905), Sarswati (1906),Sindhu(1932-47),Nain-Zindagi Mehran (quarterly), monthly Rooh Rehan, monthly Agte Qadem,etc; in English: Journal of Sindh Historical Society, Asiatic Research, Calcutta Review and many more are preserved therein. Catalogue of Sindhi periodicals is published.

6) Manuscripts

        Manuscripts are the most important material for any Library. The Research library has 1684 manuscripts in Arabic, Persian, Sindhi and English languages. Some very important MSS are as under:-

•  Dalla-ul-Khairat (written in golden ink)

•  A Holy Quran- 650 years old in Kufi Script

•  Nasabnamah Aaima Mausoomah.

•  Makhdoom Muhammad Hashim Thattvi on Fikah.

•  Mukhdoom Abdul Wahid Sewistani's “Biyaz Wahdi”

Subject-wise list of manuscripts is as under:-

•  Quran

•  Haddith

•  Tafseer

•  Serrah

•  Fiqah

•  Poetry

•  Various documents of British Period

•  History

•  Tibb

The descriptive catalogue of MSS is published.

7) Archival Material

 

Library has vast collection of Government documents, such as:

•  Assembly Debates

•  Census Reports

•  Linguistic survey

•  Law

•  Various enquiry Reports

•  Agriculture

•  Sindh Gazetteers/ Distt. Gazetteers

•  Archaeology

•  Education

•  social work

•  Year books

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