Rasul Bux Palijo

Rasul Bux Palijo is a both a social scientist and politician of South Asian affairs.  A prolific writer, scholar, man of letters, Supreme Court lawyer and seasoned politician, Palijo is also President of Awami Tahreek, a Pakistani political party.  He is most often recognized for his insights into world history and people’s movements, politics, the history of political thought, pure literature and its criticisms.  Considered by many as one of the outstanding thinkers and leaders of 20^th century Sindh and Pakistan, Palijo has been at times misunderstood, misinterpreted and misjudged not only by his die-hard adversaries, but by his admirers as well. 

One of the great original thinkers of Sindh, Palijo is often referred to as “Quid-e-Inqilab” (Leader of Revolution) because of the radical nationalist pursuits with which he has been challenging the rigid mindset of the dictators of his times.  Using himself as an example, he proclaims that only a powerfully original mind can emancipate itself from the tyranny of the accepted but obsolescent ideas of South Asian politics.

Sindhis of Sindh, in southeastern Pakistan.