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Decreasing of Otaaq culture in Sindh
Otaaq is like an institution which plays the vital role in our society.
Otaaq is a place where villagers get together and discuss the matters with each
other.
Thousands of year ago the civilizations of Egypt, Mesopotamia and
Chinese civilization were lived on the bank of the Nile river. On the same time
sindhi civilization was growing on the west bank of the Indus river which is
called Indus valley civilization. Sindhi
people built their good homes and also established the Otaaq as an institution of learning and
resolving the matters of the villagers.
Mostly, the guests of the Sindhi people stays at their otaqs instead of
their houses. Which may either their friends or their relatives who comes and
stays at Otaq. The culture of Otaq is not only popular in Sindhis but also in
Baloch people. It is a fact that in the Baloch people Otaq plays the same role
as like Sindhis. In Sindh otaaq is available in every village either there is
one house or hundred houses in the villages.
Otaaq is used for discussions, decisions, news, literature, history,
agricultural talks, storytelling and solving problems. The problems are solved
by a village community leader means it also used as court of justice.
On the other side villagers named Otaq as “TADO” (state). If anyone who
commited any mistake and comes at Otaaq then Otaq holders give respect and
forgive them and even they forgive the sin of murder and enmity change into
friendship.
Sports is also a part of otaaq where
people play the games to make their body strong and physical fitness. The games
are belhaaro, kodee kodee, vanjhwatee,
Malaakhro (wrestling) etc. Malaakhro is national game of sindh which is
played in the whole Sindh. If anyone wedds all guests stay at otaaq or if any
die then all guests stay at otaaq.
In otaaq, Kachahri releases the emotions because there were many
talented people who show their skills in singing or music which they play with
their instruments: with been, alghoza, boreendo, flute, yaktaaro, Tanooro etc.
A man who entertains the people people present in Otaq called the Maskharo.
Otaaq is a big source to develop culture, wisdom, literature, sports in our
society, from antiquate Era otaaq is connected to people as source
communication. In that time there was nothing anything to connect villagers to
each other. According to culture Otaq as
an institution Indus civilization was a developed society in the world.
Otaaq plays the role like a School where everyone learn the everything
and get knowledge then they use their skills, in that time there was no
convenes people went pedestrian to each others.
In this modern Era otaaq culture is
totally destroyed in sindh. Shah abdul latif bhitai says “ Aj na otaaqan mn taalib tanvaaren, adesi uthee waya marhiyan moon
maarin, jeke jea khe jiyaarin se laahooti sabh ladey wayaa” .
Nowadays, Otaaqs are empty no one stay at otaaqs, everyone stay at their
homes. nobody want to come at otaaq as Guest because hospitality is decreasing
day by day. However relatives also not come to otaaq because in this era science
and technology there are devices a
mobile phones are invented which decreased
the distance of thousands miles in the
approach of ear and mouth and now everyone hand has a mobile sphone they talks
with their friends and relatives busy in playing games and using facebook and
whatsapp on mobile phones in Otaaq.
In this modern era culture,
literature, physical sports, music are decreasing day by day from Otaq. because
of tribal and communities clashes, enmity, circumstances are increasing. Nobody
want to go out from home. if anyone goes
he may loss their everything even their life.
Otaaq culture can come back we
update and continue all above things.
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