Mai Bhani from Sukkar makes Parandas, does Kundi ka kaam and tokoo ka kaam with her daughters and daughter in laws. She then sells them in her own village. She got very excited when she was informed about Sindh Festival by SRSO.
"Bilawal is like my son.. His mother visited us and was every Sindhi woman's sister. We are very happy that he has given us an opportunity to participate in Sindh Festival and sell our things on a larger platform"
Mai Bhani wants her work to be encouraged. She said her work was really appreciated in her village but in Karachi not many people had visited her yet. Her dream was to be see many girls of Karachi in Parandas.
"Sindh Festival's team provided us with free travel, food and stall and we are showcasing our own handmade things but we want more people to come and buy things from us"
40 year old Akbar from Tharparkar has been working on special thar work and khark since 1990 in his village..
"we were informed by ministry of culture and we prepared our kurtas and table cloths etc of khark work and Thar work specially for Sindh Festival"
Akbar also hoped for more people to appreciate his work as his family back in the village is anxiously waiting for success stories on his return.
Sindh Festival seeks to promote our colorful culture by giving opportunities to the people to showcase their work in the Qasim Park "Festival City"- Karachi. People have come from their villages expecting their products to be sold. The entry to festival city is free for all families. For the love of our rich culture, we must visit and shop from people like Mai Bhani and Akbar as it would encourage them to continue making beautiful cultural things and would keep us close to our roots as well.
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