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Sindhi folktales (Sindhi: لوڪ سنڌي آکاڻيون) play an important part in the culture of the Sindhi people of southern Pakistan. Pakistan's Sindh province abounds in fairy-tales and folktales that form its folklore. Some of these folktales (قصا ۽ ڪٿائون) are particularly important for the development of higher literature in Sindhi, since they were to form the core of mystical tales of Sindh immortalized by Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai, and are generally known as Heroines of Shah (شاھ جون سورميون).
Recently, these folktales have been compiled into seven volumes titled Lok Kahaniyun under Sindhi Adabi Board's Folklore and Literature project, with supervision by Sindhologist Nabi Bakhsh Baloch.[1] These seven volumes incorporate different varieties of folktales, legends and other stories. More than 300 folk-tales have been brought to light through this series of volumes, which includes both classical and popular tales.[2]
- ^ Farooqi, Musharraf Ali. "The Folktales of Sindh: An Introduction - Words Without Borders". Words Without Borders. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
- ^ Nabī Bak̲h̲shu K̲h̲ānu Balocu, ed. (1995). Loku kahāṇiyūn: gahan san g̈ālhiyūn [Folk Tales: Stories in Narrative Form]. Vol. 7. Jamshoro/Hyderabad, Pakistan: Sindhī Adabī Borḍ. p. 4 (English preface).
With the publication of this seventh volume, a total of 328 tales would have been laid under contribution.