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1925 - 2007

This site is dedicated to lifetime work of Mr. M. H. Panhwar (Muhammad Hussain Panhwar)

M.H. Panhwar (Muhammad Hussain Panhwar) was born on 25th December 1925 in village Ibrahim Panhwar district Dadu. He completed his BS (Mech. & Elec.) 1949 and MS (Ag. Eng.) from University of Wisconsin USA in 1953. Professionally he specialized in ground water development, earth moving, agricultural machinery, water logging, salinity control drainage and agriculture. He worked with government of Sindh and West Pakistan as Agriculture Engineer in Sindh 4 years and Superintending Engineer for Sindh and Baluchistan for 12 years up to the end of 1969. From 1970 onwards till 2007 he was running a consulting company specializing in irrigation, water logging, drainage, agriculture, scientific equipment and horticulture. He had written 10 books on ground water in Sindh and many articles on Thar and Kohistan deserts of and engineering.

In 1964 he established a horticulture farm, specialized in fruit crops. This was converted into a research farm for introducing new fruit crops suiting climate of Sindh in 1985 and has developed many new varieties of fruit crops, which include 17 of mango 6 of lychee and many others. He was author of 36 books on culture and post-harvest of fruit crops. Many of them are not printed yet.

Considered as one man Sindhologist his hobby was studies of Sindh and he had published more than 500 pages on various aspects of Sindh. Ten more books on Sindh are ready for press. His personal library has some 50,000 non fictional books almost equally divided on Sindh, horticulture, engineering and environments etc, this library will be open for researchers by M. H. Panhwar trust which is run by his wife and sons. He widely traveled but lived at 157-C, Unit No.2, Latifabad, Hyderabad (Sindh), Pakistan, from where he ran his consultancy and research work he also maintained an office at 54-D, Block-9, Clifton, Karachi, Pakistan. He had four sons, Rafi Hussain (who passed away in 2004), Tariq Hussain, Sani Hussain and Muhammad Ali all settled in USA. His first wife died and his second wife Farzana a bio-chemist has authored many books and attended many international conferences.

In June 2003 Mr. M. H. Panhwar established a trust to undertake social work in Sindh. He has transferred his home, office, agriculture land comprising a farm/orchard and other property in the name of the Trust. The trust is now managed by his wife and sons and it plans to open a agriculture research center at his farm near Tando Jam and build a new structure for research library at his house in Latifabad. Mr. M. H. Panhwar passed away on 21st April 2007 in Latifabad Hyderabad.

Tribute/News Reports on his death

AWARDS

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Medal from Sindh University, for securing first number in first class in B.E. (Mech. And Elec.), 1949.

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Awarded SITARA– E–IMTIAZ by the PRESIDENT OF PAKISTAN, in 1992 for outstanding work in ENGINEERING and Agriculture.

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Nominated in “WHO IS WHO IN THE WORLD” in 1987/88.

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Life Time Achievement Award for serving Motherland in History and Archaeology, 1999 by Tarqi Pasand Party.

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Life time Achievement Award for Services in Science of Engineering and Agriculture, August 2002 by Revivers.

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a Proud Pioneer in Horticulture (Sayid Ghulam Mustafa ShaH)

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Award as top horticulturist of Pakistan by Khabreen Newspaper’s Kisantimes TV and Chawla Group May 2004.
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Medal by Sindh Graduates Association for Life Time Research on Sindh, August 2004.
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Award by Sindh Agriculture University for Life Time Service to Agriculture Science, November 2004.

 

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Books by M. H. Panhwar

AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORICAL ATLAS OS SOOMRA KINGDOM OF SINDH    In Acrobat    
CHRONOLOGICAL DICTIONARY OF SINDH       In Acrobat    
SUSTAINABLE METHODS AS APPLIED TO RAISING FRUIT CROPS     In Acrobat   
THE DEVELOPMENT IN THE STUDY OF HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY OF SINDH In Acrobat    
WATER REQUIREMENT OF RIVERAIN AREA OF SINDH     In Acrobat   

 

 

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Publications on Sindh

In Alphabetical Order

7000 YEARS OF WOMAN'S SLAVERY

In Acrobat  

A VISIT TO DHARHIARO HILL PEAK IN SEARCH OF A SUMMER HILL RESORT IN SINDH

In Acrobat 

ABDULLAH HAROON AND HIS TIMESIn Acrobat
AFTER THE INDEPENDENCE IN 1947 DEVELOPMENT IN THE HISTORY AND ARCHEOLOGY OF SINDHIn Acrobat 
ALLEVIATION OF RURAL POVERTYIn Acrobat  
AN INTRODUCTION TO WILLEM FLOORS BOOK. "THE DUTCH EAST INDIA COMPANY IN THE 17TH AND 18TH CENTURIES"  In Acrobat  
ANCIENT GEOGRAPHICAL PLACES AND TRIBES OF  SINDH In Acrobat  
ANTIQUITY OF KARACHI (SINDH)  (READ IN SEMINAR ON KARACHI)In Acrobat 
CAN PRESENT SYSTEM OF EDUCATION  PRODUCE SCIENTISTS IN SINDH, OR MORE SO IN PAKISTAN?In Acrobat 
CANAL FROM GUDDU WORKS TO NAGARPARKERIn Acrobat 
CAUSES OF DECLINE OF PERSIAN IN PAKISTANIn Acrobat
CLIMATE OF SINDH AND IRRIGATIONIn Acrobat
CLIMATIC CHANGE, ITS IMPACT AND FUTURE PLANIn Acrobat
CLIMATIC CHANGES IN SINDHIn Acrobat
COMMENTS ON M.R. HAIGS BOOK “INDUS DELTA COUNTRY” 1894                     TO READ THE WHOLE BOOK CLICK HEREIn Acrobat
COMMENTS ON RAVERTY’S “MIHRAN OF SINDH”In Acrobat
DESERTIFICATION OF RIVERAIN AREA IN SINDH AND EXTREME POVERTYIn Acrobat
DESTRUCTION OF PROTECTED ARCHAEOLOGY SITES IN SINDH In Acrobat
DISMANTLING OF RAILWAYS IN SINDHIn Acrobat
DR. H. T. SORLEY  In Acrobat
DROUGHT,  THE CAUSE  OF INVASIONS  OF THATTA BY MUHAMMAD AND FEROZE TUGHLAQS AND FALL OF DELHI SULTANATE 1330-1400 ADIn Acrobat
EARTHQUAKES, TORNADOES AND STORMS WATER EARTHQUAKES ALONG THE INDUS DELTA AND BALUCHISTAN COAST.In Acrobat
FAILURE OF A GATE OF SUKKUR BARRAGE, A LESSON FOR THE FUTURE.In Acrobat
FIXING OF BOUNDARIES OF SINDH 1843-1947     In Acrobat
FOUR ANCIENT RIVERS OF SINDH OR ONE LAC YEARS OF HISTORY OF SANGHAR IN BRIEFIn Acrobat
GHULAM SHAH KALHORA AND RELATIONS WITH KUTCHIn Acrobat
HAKRA OR SARSWATI CONTROVERSY-Various Versions of Scientists, Historians and Folk-Lorists.In Acrobat
HEROIC STRUGGLE OF SINDH AGAINST FEUDALISMIn Acrobat
HILL STATION IN THE KHIRTHAR RANGE OF SINDHIn Acrobat
HISTORICAL MAPS OF SINDH 1600-1843 ADIn Acrobat
HISTORY OF KALHORASIn Acrobat
HOW TO WRITE A HISTORY OF SINDH?  SOME SUGGESTIONIn Acrobat
HUMAN RIGHTS IN TODAY’S SINDHIn Acrobat
IBN BATTUTTA AT SEHWAN (SINDH)In Acrobat
IN SEARCH OF A SUMMER HILL RESORT IN SINDHIn Acrobat
INEVITABILITY OF THE CONQUEST OF SINDH BY THE BRITISH IN 1843In Acrobat
INTERNATIONAL TRADE OF SINDH. FROM ITS PORT BARBARICON (BANBHORE). (200 BC to 200 AD).In Acrobat
IRRIGATION UNDER NOOR MOHAMMAD KALHORA In Acrobat
IRRIGATION WATER POLICY FOR SINDHIn Acrobat
JUSTICE OF JUSTICE MUNIRIn Acrobat
LAND DEVELOPMENT POLICY IN SINDHIn Acrobat
LAND GRABBING IN SINDHIn Acrobat
LAND GRANT POLICY IN SINDHIn Acrobat
LANGUAGE PROBLEM OF SINDHIn Acrobat
LAUNCHING OF M. H. PANHWAR'S BOOK "CHRONOLOGICAL DICTIONARY OF SINDH"In Acrobat
LETTER TO GHULAM MUSTAFA SHAH FROM WISCONSIN USA. APRIL 1980In Acrobat
LITTLE ICE AGE SEVERITY IN SOUTH-ASIA 1600-1700 ADIn Acrobat
M. H. PANHWAR'S LARGEST  LIBRARY ON SINDHIn Acrobat
M.H. PANHWAR, A GREAT HISTORIANIn Acrobat
MAPS OF SINDH In Acrobat
METHOLODOGY OF RESEARCH INTO HISTORY OF SINDH     In Acrobat
MINIMUM FLOW OF INDUS BELOW KOTRI BARRAGE In Acrobat
MUHAMMAD HUSSAIN PANHWAR A PROUD PIONEER IN HORTICULTUREIn Acrobat
MY REMINISCENCES OF G. M. SYEDIn Acrobat
MY REMINISCENCES OF G. M. SYED  Part IIIn Acrobat
ON THE UNIQUENESS OF DADU DISTRICT IN SINDHIn Acrobat
ORIGIN OF CASTES (AN ANTHROPOLOGICAL STUDY OF FEW SINDHI TRIBES)In Acrobat
PIR HASAMUDDIN RASHDI - A DEDICATED HISTORIANIn Acrobat
PLAYING THE MAP GAMEIn Acrobat
POLICING IN THE PAST IN SINDH  A CASE STUDYIn Acrobat
PRE-HARAPPAN CHRONOLOGY OF SINDHIn Acrobat
PROBLEM OF THAR AND KOHISTAN OF SINDH AND SOME SOLUTIONSIn Acrobat
PROBLEMS OF THE RIVERAIN AREA OF SINDHIn Acrobat
RANI KOT FORTIn Acrobat
RANIKOT FORT (ITS ODD LOCATION AND WHY?)In Acrobat
REDUCING RURAL POVERTYIn Acrobat
REPLY TO ADMIRAL GULAB HIRANANDANI ENQUIRY ABOUT SINDH AND SINDHISIn Acrobat
REVOLUTIONARY INVENTION OF JHALIIn Acrobat
RURAL WATER SUPPLY AND DRAINAGEIn Acrobat
SAYED GHULAM MUSTAFA SHAH SOME PERSONAL GLIMPSESIn Acrobat
SINDH ITS FOOD RESOURCES SINCE ANTIQUITYIn Acrobat
SINDH KUTCH RELATION. (TALK DELIVERED BY M. H. PANHWAR ON 9TH DECEMBER 1979 AT NATIONAL MUSEUM KARACHI     In Acrobat
SINDH THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM OF THE WORLDIn Acrobat
SINDH THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM OF THE WORLD; Part IIn Acrobat
SINDH THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM OF THE WORLD; Part IIIn Acrobat
SINDH THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM OF THE WORLD; Part IIIIn Acrobat
SINDH WAS DEALT AN UNFAIR HANDIn Acrobat
SINDH-PUNJAB MISTRUST HAS LONG HISTORYIn Acrobat
SKETCHES, DRAWINGS, PAINTINGS AND PORTRAITS ON SINDHIn Acrobat
SPEECH OF M. H. PANHWAR AT SEMINAR ON RANIKOT.In Acrobat
SPEECH OF M.H. PANHWAR AT A SEMINAR ON NERUNKOTIn Acrobat
THAL FLOOD CANAL PROJECT SOME FACTS In Acrobat