Zulfiqar Ali Kalhoro (Urdu: ڈاکٹر ذوالفقار علی کلھوڑو).(Sindhi: ڊاڪٽر ذوالفقار علي ڪلهوڙو) is a Pakistani anthropologist and research scholar and author.[1][2] He works at the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) Islamabad.[3]

Early life

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Kalhoro was born to Mir Muhammad Kalhoro on 4 January 1977 at village Abad Kalhora Larkana District now Qambar Shahdadkot District, Sindh Pakistan. He attended Govt. Pilot High School Larkana. Later he moved to Islamabad for further education and did a master's in anthropology and a PhD degree.[3] He has written articles and books in English.[4] He has attended many national and international conferences.[5][6]

Books

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  • Perspective on the Art and Architecture of Sindh (2014)[7]
  • Memorial Stones Tharparkar, Sindh (2017)[8][9]
  • Studies in Kalhora History: Economy and Architecture (2017)
  • Symbols in Stone: The Rock Art of Sindh (2018)[10]
  • The Rock Art of Karachi (2020)[11]
  • Wall Paintings of Sindh (2020)[12]
  • Reflections on Pothohar Heritage (2020)
  • Glimpses of Sindhi Heritage (2021)
  • Memories, Mystics, and Monuments of Pothohar (2022)
  • Saints, Sufis and Shrines: The Mystical Landscape of Sindh (2022)[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Junejo, Dr Rabela (May 14, 2023). "NON-FICTION: A HISTORY OF SYNCRETIC MYSTICISM". DAWN.COM.
  2. ^ Rehman, Sonya. "An Anthropologist's 20-Year Quest To Document Pakistan's Ancient Rock Art". Forbes.
  3. ^ a b Siddiqi, Farhan Hanif (2018-11-20), "Peregrination of Sindh's march towards Pakistan", Partition of India, Routledge India, pp. 61–72, doi:10.4324/9780429422959-4, ISBN 9780429422959, S2CID 239807725, retrieved 2023-06-07
  4. ^ "News stories for Zulfiqar Ali Kalhoro - DAWN.COM". www.dawn.com. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
  5. ^ "Zulfiqar Ali Kalhoro | Karachi Literature Festival". Retrieved 2023-06-07.
  6. ^ "Karachi Conference: Going back in time to Karachi...Kurrachee...Kaurashi...Ras alKarazi". The Express Tribune. 21 November 2014. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
  7. ^ Rashid, Salman (December 21, 2014). "REVIEW: Perspectives on the Art and Architecture of Sindh". DAWN.COM.
  8. ^ Abdullah, Adam (October 1, 2017). "NON-FICTION: A GOD IN EVERY STONE". DAWN.COM.
  9. ^ Rashid, Salman (May 25, 2017). "The secret of Sindh's memorial stones is out". Herald Magazine.
  10. ^ Rashid, Salman (November 4, 2018). "NON-FICTION: THE SCHOOL OF ROCK". DAWN.COM.
  11. ^ Rashid, Salman (December 13, 2020). "NON-FICTION: KARACHI ETCHED IN STONE". DAWN.COM.
  12. ^ Rashid, Salman (January 9, 2022). "NON-FICTION: TOMB RECORDER". DAWN.COM.