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Boreendo Clay Flute: UNESCO Safeguards Sindh Tradition

11 December 20251 min read
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRSBoreendo ClayFlute: UNESCOSafeguards SindhTradition11 December 2025safalsetu.com

Why in the news

UNESCO’s heritage committee opened its 20th session with the Boreendo, a Sindhi flute echoing the Indus Valley.

Key facts

  • Use: folk music, pastoral songs and winter gatherings; soft, breathy tone.
  • Roots: Mohenjo-daro, Indus Valley Civilization (3300-1300 BCE).
  • Craft: handmade sun-dried, kiln-fired clay, 1 inlet, 3-5 holes; pitch altered by tilting the mouthpiece.
  • Makers: women decorate it; skills pass orally in artisan families.

Significance

  • Symbolises Thari pastoral identity and community cohesion; dwindling practitioners make safeguarding urgent.

Exam angle

  • Body: UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage.
  • Region: Sindh, Pakistan.

Test yourself

1. Boreendo, safeguarded by UNESCO's heritage committee, is a traditional instrument from which region?

Boreendo comes from Sindh, Pakistan.

2. What is the Boreendo made of?

It is handmade from sun-dried, kiln-fired clay.

3. The roots of the Boreendo are traced to which ancient site?

Its roots trace back to Mohenjo-daro.

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