Sindhi Sangat, a Mahim-based Non-Governmental Organization's (NGO) nursery rhyme competition via WhatsApp, designed to keep alive the language, received more than 600 entries. The competition was open to children below six years of the Indian Sindhi community here and the Indian diaspora. What it entailed is that parents shoot a video of their child, reciting a Sindhi nursery rhyme, accompanied by actions so that the children know what exactly they are reciting, and, do not simply recite by rote. It is a small step towards ensuring that Sindhi is kept alive and the Gen Next of Sindhis actually speak it and can also read and write the language.

Sindhi Sangat members from (l to r front row) Ronak Shivlani, Niroo Asrani, Asha Chand, Ankush Matani and (l to r back row) Geeta Sharma, Damu Tejwani at the NGO’s Mahim office. Pic/Nimesh Dave