The present work is the culmination of Richard Burton’s five years stay in Sindh where he had the opportunity to learn the manners and customs the domestic details and the religious opinions and language of the people among and with whom he lived. He found the previous descriptions of Sindh and its inhabitants of little use; they were either too popular in nature or written with a view of imparting a superficial knowledge of the language. Richard Burton has given long descriptions of the studies religion and ceremonies peculiar to the race inhabiting Sindh the first specimens of language and notices of the literature ever printed and also the first detailed account of native habits and customs manners and ceremonies. This work would be useful to not only linguists ethnographers and historians but also general readers who are fond of travelling in the past. About the Author Richard Francis Burton KCMG FRGS (19 March 1821-20 October 1890) was a British explorer geographer translator writer soldier orientalist cartographer ethnologist spy linguist poet fencer and diplomat. He was famed for his travels and explorations in Asia Africa and the Americas as well as his extraordinary knowledge of languages and cultures. According to one count he spoke 29 European Asian and African languages.
