Noted artist Zafar Kazmi passed away on Januray 12. To pay respect to the legendry artist and scholar, ‘The Reporter’ attempts to reproduce condolence messages received to the bereaved family......

Compiled By Yawar Kazmi

True lover of Sindh

Sain Zafar Kazmi was not only a beautiful artist but he was also a true lover of Sindh. I had a few but brief meetings with him, which I remember with heart.

Several years ago when Master Soofi, a Punjabi poet visited Hyderabad, I saw him and listened him in that meeting. It was held in Circuit House. He spoke on the importance of mother tongue. He spoke well.

His services for the promotion of culture will long be remembered, specially his services for making and shaping Sindh museum.

This is high time to collect and collate his works and should be published.

Vali Ram Valabh,
Hyderabad.

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A big man of Sindh

Sain Zafar Kazmi's untimely departure is a great national loss. I met him first in 1989 and always found him delivering valuable knowledge on Sindh.

His inventions in the shape of Sindh museum, Bhit Shah museum, Larr museum, Thar museum, Amri museum & several other institutions shall be remembered for the generations to come. He imparted me lot of lessons. He learnt me how to read the book. While writing this note I feel inferior to write over such a big man of Sindh.

Naseem Jalbani,
Hyderabad.

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A big name

Had he been from other nation he would have produced a big name. But unfortunately he became a Sindh.

Sardar Jam Tamachi,
Nawabshah.

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A great artist

I used to complete a seal daily. I had still completed three seals and started work on dancing girl of Moen-jo-Daro, when my father sternly for bade me to do so saying it being a profession of infidels. I told the whole story to Zafar. He was shocked to learn and also advised to not get my father annoyed.

Since that period I remained jobless but no body bothered to ask whether I am earning something or not.

Since that time I remained associated with Zafar Kazmi. He used to preserve every article pertaining to Sindh.

Today's world of art spreading all over Sindh is the out come of assiduous services of Zafar Kazmi. He was a great artist and equally a great man. 

Ali Baba,
Kotri.

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Influential person of Sindh

Zafar Kazmi can rightly be ranked as one of the most influential personalities of Sindh. If in the field of research, Dr. N.A Baloch had prominence, in the field of knowledge Allama Ghulam Mustafa Qasmi was the leader and in the poetry Shaikh Ayaz had a name than we can easily point out that in the field of art there were hardly two men Ain Kaf Shaikh and Zafar Kazmi. In Zafar Kazmi's work we can always find an awakening Sindh. His monumental work in Sindh museum shall be remembered for ever.

Bedal Masroor,
Karachi.