Analyzing the Connection between Wish-Tree and Textile in Different Cultures at Sindh Province
This research investigates wish trees and tree adoration in Pakistan's Sindh region. In order to study the purpose, a series of questions and justifications derived from earlier research were taken and then adjusted to meet the Pakistani culture. The questionnaire had twenty-four statements printed on paper and distributed via a confidential survey of various areas and individuals in Sindh. One hundred twenty-four dependable respondents participated in the survey and gave the data evaluated to produce the study's conclusions. However,some of the known explanations were accepted while others were not, and the literature has validated the findings of the current investigation, which were mostly consistent with the literature. This research will provide fundamental facts and reality to the literature and fills a gap in the wishing tree literature. The scientific approach used to study the issue's basics. Where the results would help future investigations and assist literary and art students in comprehending Sindhi life.
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Wish-Tree, Pakistani-Culture, Sindh
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(1) Raj Kumar
Department of Textile Design, Shaheed Allah Buksh University of Art, Design and Heritages, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan.
(2) Sanam Bhutto
Department of Textile Design, Shaheed Allah Buksh University of Art, Design and Heritages, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan.
(3) Hina Marvi
Department of Architecture and Planning, Shaheed Allah Buksh University of Art, Design and Heritages, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan.
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APA : Kumar, R., Bhutto, S., & Marvi, H. (2022). Analyzing the Connection between Wish-Tree and Textile in Different Cultures at Sindh Province. Global Sociological Review, VII(II), 173-180 . https://doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2022(VII-II).19
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CHICAGO : Kumar, Raj, Sanam Bhutto, and Hina Marvi. 2022. "Analyzing the Connection between Wish-Tree and Textile in Different Cultures at Sindh Province." Global Sociological Review, VII (II): 173-180 doi: 10.31703/gsr.2022(VII-II).19
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HARVARD : KUMAR, R., BHUTTO, S. & MARVI, H. 2022. Analyzing the Connection between Wish-Tree and Textile in Different Cultures at Sindh Province. Global Sociological Review, VII, 173-180 .
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MHRA : Kumar, Raj, Sanam Bhutto, and Hina Marvi. 2022. "Analyzing the Connection between Wish-Tree and Textile in Different Cultures at Sindh Province." Global Sociological Review, VII: 173-180
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MLA : Kumar, Raj, Sanam Bhutto, and Hina Marvi. "Analyzing the Connection between Wish-Tree and Textile in Different Cultures at Sindh Province." Global Sociological Review, VII.II (2022): 173-180 Print.
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OXFORD : Kumar, Raj, Bhutto, Sanam, and Marvi, Hina (2022), "Analyzing the Connection between Wish-Tree and Textile in Different Cultures at Sindh Province", Global Sociological Review, VII (II), 173-180
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TURABIAN : Kumar, Raj, Sanam Bhutto, and Hina Marvi. "Analyzing the Connection between Wish-Tree and Textile in Different Cultures at Sindh Province." Global Sociological Review VII, no. II (2022): 173-180 . https://doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2022(VII-II).19