Publisher's Note The Culture Department, Government of Sindh has been promoting and preserving Sindh’s culture and heritage with dedication through a number of activities. In recent years, the Department has intensified its activities to promote and highlight Sindh’s culture through multiple cultural events including seminars, workshops, conferences, cultural programs and festivals. A frequent holding of these cultural events has made Culture Department one of the most sustainable and vibrant amongst the provincial culture departments of the rest of the provinces in Pakistan. Apart from organizing regular cultural events, Culture Department also publishes books on history, language and literature, Sufism, heritage and culture of Sindh in Sindhi, Urdu and English languages. The present book written by an eminent anthropologist Dr. Zulfiqar Ali Kalhoro is the latest edition in the series of documentation of Sindh’s history and heritage that this department is doing for posterity. Dr. Kalhoro’s book deals with some of the most important dimensions of Sindh’s archaeology, art and religion. One of the uniqueness of the book is its focus on hitherto unknown heritage sites including one on Megaliths in Karachi. We have already Indus period sites in Karachi district but the discovery of and discussions on megaliths in Karachi reflect how rich the region of Karachi was in the ancient times. Moreover, the author has also delineated similar types of monuments in other provinces in the country. Something has already been written on history of Jats in Sindh but not much is available on their folklore and art. In this book two articles, based on primary sources, deal with art, culture and folklore of Jats. The author has also touched upon the lesser known but important religious communities in his book. This includes Veer nathi Panth, a panth which has not earlier been discussed by any of the researchers and scholars. Veer nathi panth is believed to have been named after Veer Nath who lived in the sixteenth century Sindh, first mentioned in his poetry by eminent Sindhi Sufi poet Shah Inayat. The Risalo of Shah Abdul Latif is full of references to Nath Jogis for which Shah has used several titles to refer to them. Shah Abdul Latif has devoted two whole surs Ramkali and Khahori exclusively to the Nath Jogis and there are also some references in other surs of the Risalo. The article by Dr. Kalhoro is very useful in understanding the history and development of Veer nathi order. He also throws light on his various disciples who spread Veer nathi Panth in Sindh, Punjab, Gujrat and Rajasthan. There is also an interesting and useful material on the sacred typology of Hariyar village in Tharparkar. I hope this book will be useful and equally important addition to the existing cultural treasures of Sindh and for the students of anthropology, archaeology, history, art history, literature and comparative religions on one hand and for the general reader on other. Ghulam Akbar Laghari Secretary to Govt of Sindhhh Culture, Tourism and Antiquities Department