Dr. Alana is an indefatigable romantic of the Sindhi language. For most of his life he has endeavoured with a passion the cause of the language, its importance for Sindh and its linguistic development. Despite the population’s emotional attachment and sensitivity to the language, lack of active scholarship has limited the avenues to study Sindhi history and language. In his, book Dr. Allana addresses the bottlenecks that have hindered the development of culture and literature in Pakistan.