Rare Books on Sindh

Over 75,000 Pages worth of rare material

Free download Click Here

Courtesy M H Panhwar Trust

Welcome to Panhwar.com a personal web site of M. H. Panhwar

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

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

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

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

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

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

• a Proud Pioneer in Horticulture (Sayid Ghulam Mustafa ShaH)

• Award as top horticulturist of Pakistan by Khabreen Newspaper’s Kisantimes TV and Chawla Group May 2004.
• Medal by Sindh Graduates Association for Life Time Research on Sindh, August 2004.
• Award by Sindh Agriculture University for Life Time Service to Agriculture Science, November 2004.
• Late M. H. Panhwar's second death anniversary was observed on April 24th 2009 at Hyderabad (Details Click Here)
   

Any reproduction without prior approval is prohibited. This material is for educational purpose and reference use only, contact us at panhwar@yahoo.com with any question or suggestions.

The following publications are also available for downloading in Adobe Acrobat Format.

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
WATER REQUIREMENT OF RIVERAIN AREA OF SINDH   (Full Book Click Here)	In Acrobat
GROUND WATER IN HYDERABAD AND KHAIRPUR DIVISIONS  (Full Book Click Here)	In Acrobat
POST-HARVEST TECHNOLOGY OF MANGOES	In Acrobat
LANGUAGES OF SIND BETWEEN RISE OF AMRI AND FALL OF MANSURA i.e. 5000 YEARS AGO TO 1025 A.D.  (Full Book Click Here)	In Acrobat
HISTORY OF IRRIGATION IN SINDH (Full Book Click Here)	In Acrobat

A HORTICULTURE EXTENSION SERVICE LAUNCHED IN PRIVATE SECTION In Acrobat    In Alphabetical Order 5000 YEARS OF TRADE THROUGH BARBARICAN AND THE INDUS In Acrobat   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 TIMES In Acrobat AFTER THE INDEPENDENCE IN 1947 DEVELOPMENT IN THE HISTORY AND ARCHEOLOGY OF SINDH In Acrobat  AGRICULTURE ECONOMY CRISIS IN SINDH In Acrobat   ALLEVIATION OF RURAL POVERTY In 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  BOMBAY UNIVERSITY (MY EXAMINER 1942-47) In Acrobat  CAN PRESENT SYSTEM OF EDUCATION  PRODUCE SCIENTISTS IN SINDH, OR MORE SO IN PAKISTAN? In Acrobat  CANAL FROM GUDDU WORKS TO NAGARPARKER In Acrobat  CAUSES OF DECLINE OF PERSIAN IN PAKISTAN In Acrobat CLIMATE OF SINDH AND IRRIGATION In Acrobat CLIMATIC CHANGE, ITS IMPACT AND FUTURE PLAN In Acrobat CLIMATIC CHANGES IN SINDH In Acrobat COMMENTS ON M.R. HAIGS BOOK “INDUS DELTA COUNTRY” 1894                     TO READ THE WHOLE BOOK CLICK HERE In Acrobat COMMENTS ON RAVERTY’S “MIHRAN OF SINDH” In Acrobat DESERTIFICATION OF RIVERAIN AREA IN SINDH AND EXTREME POVERTY In Acrobat DESTRUCTION OF PROTECTED ARCHAEOLOGY SITES IN SINDH  In Acrobat DISMANTLING OF RAILWAYS IN SINDH In 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 AD In Acrobat EARLY IRRIGATION UNDER THE BRITISH, 1843-1932 In 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 BRIEF In Acrobat GHULAM SHAH KALHORA AND RELATIONS WITH KUTCH In Acrobat HAKRA OR SARSWATI CONTROVERSY-Various Versions of Scientists, Historians and Folk-Lorists. In Acrobat HEROIC STRUGGLE OF SINDH AGAINST FEUDALISM In Acrobat HILL STATION IN THE KHIRTHAR RANGE OF SINDH In Acrobat HISTORICAL MAPS OF SINDH 1600-1843 AD In Acrobat HISTORY OF KALHORAS In Acrobat HOW TO WRITE A HISTORY OF SINDH?  SOME SUGGESTION In Acrobat HUMAN RIGHTS IN TODAY’S SINDH In Acrobat IBN BATTUTTA AT SEHWAN (SINDH) In Acrobat IN SEARCH OF A SUMMER HILL RESORT IN SINDH In Acrobat INEVITABILITY OF THE CONQUEST OF SINDH BY THE BRITISH IN 1843 In 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 SINDH In Acrobat “JEHRA GUL GULAB JA” Book Review In Acrobat JUSTICE OF JUSTICE MUNIR In Acrobat LAND DEVELOPMENT POLICY IN SINDH In Acrobat LAND GRABBING IN SINDH In Acrobat LAND GRANT POLICY IN SINDH In Acrobat LANGUAGES OF SIND BETWEEN RISE OF AMRI AND FALL OF MANSURA i.e. 5000 YEARS AGO TO In Acrobat LANGUAGE OF SINDH  400 B.C: 1000 A.D. In Acrobat LANGUAGE PROBLEM OF SINDH In Acrobat LAUNCHING OF M. H. PANHWAR'S BOOK "CHRONOLOGICAL DICTIONARY OF SINDH" In Acrobat LETTER TO GHULAM MUSTAFA SHAH FROM WISCONSIN USA. APRIL 1980 In Acrobat LITTLE ICE AGE SEVERITY IN SOUTH-ASIA 1600-1700 AD In Acrobat M. H. PANHWAR'S LARGEST  LIBRARY ON SINDH In Acrobat M.H. PANHWAR, A GREAT HISTORIAN In 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 HORTICULTURE In Acrobat MY REMINISCENCES OF G. M. SYED In Acrobat MY REMINISCENCES OF G. M. SYED  Part II In Acrobat ON THE UNIQUENESS OF DADU DISTRICT IN SINDH In Acrobat ORIGIN OF CASTES (AN ANTHROPOLOGICAL STUDY OF FEW SINDHI TRIBES) In Acrobat PIR HASAMUDDIN RASHDI - A DEDICATED HISTORIAN In Acrobat PLAYING THE MAP GAME In Acrobat POLICING IN THE PAST IN SINDH  A CASE STUDY In Acrobat PRE-HARAPPAN CHRONOLOGY OF SINDH In Acrobat PROBLEM OF THAR AND KOHISTAN OF SINDH AND SOME SOLUTIONS In Acrobat PROBLEMS OF THE RIVERAIN AREA OF SINDH In Acrobat RANI KOT FORT In Acrobat RANIKOT FORT (ITS ODD LOCATION AND WHY?) In Acrobat REDUCING RURAL POVERTY In Acrobat REPLY TO ADMIRAL GULAB HIRANANDANI ENQUIRY ABOUT SINDH AND SINDHIS In Acrobat REVOLUTIONARY INVENTION OF JHALI In Acrobat RURAL WATER SUPPLY AND DRAINAGE In Acrobat SAYED GHULAM MUSTAFA SHAH SOME PERSONAL GLIMPSES In Acrobat SINDH ITS FOOD RESOURCES SINCE ANTIQUITY In Acrobat SINDH KUTCH RELATION. (TALK DELIVERED BY M. H. PANHWAR ON 9TH DECEMBER 1979 AT NATIONAL MUSEUM KARACHI      In Acrobat SAVE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES In Acrobat SINDH THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM OF THE WORLD In Acrobat SINDH THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM OF THE WORLD; Part I In Acrobat SINDH THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM OF THE WORLD; Part II In Acrobat SINDH THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM OF THE WORLD; Part III In Acrobat SINDH WAS DEALT AN UNFAIR HAND In Acrobat SINDH-PUNJAB MISTRUST HAS LONG HISTORY In Acrobat SKETCHES, DRAWINGS, PAINTINGS AND PORTRAITS ON SINDH In Acrobat SPEECH OF M. H. PANHWAR AT SEMINAR ON RANIKOT. In Acrobat SPEECH OF M.H. PANHWAR AT A SEMINAR ON NERUNKOT In Acrobat THAL FLOOD CANAL PROJECT SOME FACTS  In Acrobat THE ART OF MAP-MAKING AND SOME RARE MAPS OF THE SOUTH ASIA AND SINDH 140 AD TO 1808 AD In Acrobat THE DEVELOPMENT IN THE STURDY OF HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY OF SINDH In Acrobat THE ECONOMIC PLIGHT OF SINDH UNDER PAKISTAN     In Acrobat THE ENVIRONMENTS THAT LEAD TO THE RISE AND FALL OF KALHORAS      In Acrobat THE INFLUENCE OF ANCIENT SCIENCES INCLUDING THOSE OF SINDH ON AL-RAZI, THE GREAT PERSIAN SCIENTIST.  In Acrobat THE INSTITUTE OF SINDHOLOGY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SINDH   In Acrobat THE LARGE DAMS – THEIR DISADVANTAGES AND OBJECTIONS TO THEIR CONSTRUCTION BY AID GIVING AGENCIES In Acrobat THE NEGLECTED RIVERINE AREA OF SINDH: THE PRESENT SITUATION, AND SUGGESTIONS FOR ITS DEVELOPMENT. In Acrobat TWENTY FIVE YEARS OF RESEARCH WORK OF SINDHOLOGY  In Acrobat UN AUTHORIZED DIVERSION OF INDUS WATERS IN THE PUNJAB AND CAUSING WATER SHORTAGE IN SINDH      In Acrobat UP-GRADING HOSPITAL FACILITIES IN SINDH In Acrobat URDU/HINDI CONTROVERSY In Acrobat VIOLATION OF 1991 WATER ACCORD BY 'ISRA' (INDUS RIVER SYSTEM AUTHORITY) In Acrobat WATER THAT WE DRINK - IN SINDH In Acrobat

DECLARED AS UNTOUCABLE In Acrobat   DOOMS DAY OR QAYAMAT IS COMING, A PREDICTION In Acrobat   HEALTH CARE IN THE VILLAGE In Acrobat   HOONDA WILL YOU EAT BEEF In Acrobat   INUNDATION CANALS AND WATER WORSHIP IN PRE-BARRAGE SINDH In Acrobat   KHIRDHAHI AND AIWAZ SHAH GRAVE-YARD In Acrobat   THE HINDU VILLAGE SHOPKEEPER AND INTEREST In Acrobat  WELL IN THE VILLAGE “EUREKA” In Acrobat      Technical Articles by M. H. Panhwar ADVISORY FARM NOTE ON MANGO  In Acrobat AGRICULTURE ECONOMY CRISES IN SINDH WHICH HAVE CRIPPLED RURAL ECONOMY (1950-2000) AGRICULTURE INFLATION  In Acrobat AGRO-CLIMATIC ZONES OF SINDH: FOR PROPER PLANNING OF AGRICULTURE In Acrobat ALLEVIATION OF POVERTY IN PAKISTAN THROUGH SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE In Acrobat AN SCOPE FOR BETTER UTILIZATION OF POULTRY DROPPINGS BY CONVERTING IT INTO CATTLE FEED AND METHANE  In Acrobat ARTIFICIALLY CREATED FRUIT PRICE CRISIS, AFTER COTTON PRICE CRISIS  In Acrobat BIFURCATION OF AGRICULTURE SERVICES In Acrobat CORPORATE FARMING In Acrobat DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURE ENGINEERING IN PAKISTAN In Acrobat DISAPPEARANCE OF CITRUS INDUSTRY IN SINDH BETWEEN 1955-1960 AND ITS REHABILITATION In Acrobat FAILURE OF SINDH IN MODERNISING AGRICULTURE  In Acrobat FIRST BIO-GAS OF PAKISTAN In Acrobat FISHERIES POLICY FOR SINDH  In Acrobat FRUIT CROPS SUITABLE FOR VARIOUS DISTRICTS OF PAKISTAN  In Acrobat GRAPES IN SINDH In Acrobat GUIDELINES FOR INTRODUCING NEW FRUIT CROPS In Acrobat HISTORY OF IRRIGATION DRAINAGE AND FLOOD MANAGEMENT IN SINDH  In Acrobat HOW GOVERNMENT HORTICULTURIST HAVE RUINED FRUIT GROWERS IN PAKISTAN In Acrobat IMPORTANCE OF AGRO CLIMATE-SINDH AND THE SOUTHERN PUNJAB A CASE STUDY  In Acrobat IMPROVING AGRICULTURE ECONOMY IN SINDH  In Acrobat IMPROVING AGRICULTURE IN SINDH  In Acrobat INVITATION TO PRESS TO TASTE NEW VARIETIES OF MANGO GRAPES ETC. In Acrobat IS THE CLIMATE OF SINDH SUITABLE FOR RAISING CITRUS FRUITS?  In Acrobat JOJOBA SUCCESSFULLY GROWN ON SIX ACRES IN PAKISTAN In Acrobat MARKETING OF FRUITS TO THE TOTAL DISADVANTAGE OF FARMER AND RUINATION OF GROWERS  In Acrobat MANGO CITRUS FOR HOME GARDENS In Acrobat MEAT SHORTAGE IN SINDH AND SOME MEASURES  In Acrobat NEW MANGO CALLED ‘SINDHU’ In Acrobat OCEANOGRAPHIC ARCHAEOLOGY IT’S POTENTIAL IN PAKISTAN   In Acrobat PINE APPLE AND OIL PALM IN THATTA DISTRICT. In Acrobat PLANNING FOR SCIENTIFIC AGRICULTURE AN URGENT NEED In Acrobat POST HARVEST PROBLEMS OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLE SUPPLIES IN THE CITY OF HYDERABAD In Acrobat PROMOTING ANIMAL HUSBANDRY TO PRODUCE RURAL POVERTY IN SINDH  In Acrobat PROMOTING HORTICULTURAL CROPS TO ALLEVIATE POVERTY IN SINDH AND THE SOUTHERN PUNJAB In Acrobat PROPOSED CORPORATE AGRICULTURE IN PAKISTAN AND DANGERS INVOLVED  In Acrobat PROPOSAL FOR ESTABLISHING A FIELD DRAINAGE EXPERIMENTAL FARM In Acrobat RECOMMENDED CULTURAL PRACTICES FOR MANGO IN SINDH TRUTH OR MYTH In Acrobat RESEARCH CRITERIA FOR INTRODUCING NEW FRUIT AND NUT CROPS In Acrobat SCOPE FOR PRAWN FARMING ALONG SINDH COAST In Acrobat SEEPAGE OF WATER FROM THE RIVER INDUS AND OCCURRENCE OF FRESH GROUND WATER IN SINDH  In Acrobat SIMARUBA GALAUCA FRUITS IN SINDH In Acrobat SMALL TRACTORS AND IS THEIR USE WORTH-WHILE? In Acrobat STRANGULATION OF AGRICULTURE AND INCREASING RURAL POVERTY IN SINDH AND LOWER PUNJAB  In Acrobat SUBSIDY ON TUBE-WELLS In Acrobat THE BANANA EPIDEMIC IN SINDH IMPORTED DISEASE OR DELIBERATE SABOTAGE? In Acrobat TRAGEDY OF PAKISTAN AGRICULTURE CEREAL-CULTURE VERSUS HORTICULTURE In Acrobat URBAN HORTICULTURE. (GROWING FRUITS, VEGETABLES, HERBS AND FLOWERS IN BUNGALOWS FOR SINDH KARACHI.  In Acrobat WATER AND OTHER CULTURAL REQUIREMENTS OF DOMESTIC LANDSCAPE GARDENS IN KARACHI  WATER LOGGING AND SALINITY PROBLEMS AND ROLE OF NGOS In Acrobat WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN SELECTION OF MANGOES FOR YOUR ORCHARD IN PAKISTAN  In Acrobat WHEAT A WONDERFUL GRAIN WITH WE HAVE CONVERTED INTO DEADLY POISON In Acrobat WIND POWER DEVELOPMENT IN SINDH  In Acrobat   Technical Articles by Mr. M. H. Panhwar & Mrs. Farzana Panhwar CHIKU OR SAPODILLA THE NEGLECTED FRUIT OF SINDH In Acrobat EARTHWORMS, VERMICASTS AND VERMI-CULTURE EXPERIENCE IN SINDH In Acrobat INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS AND PAKISTAN'S MANGO PRODUCTION  In Acrobat NEEM - A NATURAL PESTICIDE In Acrobat SAMPHIRE - AN EDIBLE OIL CROP FOR SINDH In Acrobat SUSTAINABLE METHODS AS APPLIED TO RAISING FRUIT CROPS In Acrobat WORK OF M.H. PANHWAR ON LYCHEE, LONGAN, PEACHES, APPLES AND GRAPES In Acrobat   Agriculture scientist honored    In Acrobat Banana crop under viral attack  In Acrobat Do We Need Another Land Reforms In Acrobat PAKISTAN ECONOMIST (Interview) In Acrobat A Woman of Substance   ‘Sindh was dealt an unfair hand’ In Acrobat   Different Items from Daily Dawn   M. H. Panhwar's Contribution towards History of Sindh (by: Umer Soomro) In Acrobat Plan to set up Panhwar Research Chair In Acrobat