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ہنری پوٹنگر کا سفرنامہ بلوچستان و سندھ : مابعدنوآبادیاتی تجزیہ

  • Abdul Mannan/
  • June 23, 2025
Henry Pottinger's Travelogue of Balochistan and Sindh: A Postcolonial Analysis
Keywords
Colonialism, Postcolonialism, Balochistan, Travel Writing, Representation, Henry Pottinger, British Empire.
Abstract

This article presents a postcolonial reading of Henry Pottinger's Travels in Beloochistan and Sinde (1816), a travelogue that played a significant role in imagining the British imperial project in South Asia. Far from being a neutral account, Pottinger's narrative constructs a colonial knowledge system through his Eurocentric representations of geography, ethnicity, language, and everyday life in Baluchistan and Sindh. By critically analyzing the text, this study reveals how colonial discourses of domination and cultural othering are embedded in Pottinger’s descriptions. The article draws on postcolonial theoretical frameworks to examine how such travel narratives contributed to the ideological underpinnings of empire, simultaneously shaping and justifying British expansionism in the region.

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Mannan, A. (2025). ہنری پوٹنگر کا سفرنامہ بلوچستان و سندھ : مابعدنوآبادیاتی تجزیہ. بنیاد (مجّلہ دراساتِ اردو), 16(1), 227–242. https://bunyad.lums.edu.pk/website/journal/article/68598099728cf/page

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[1]Mannan, A. 2025. ہنری پوٹنگر کا سفرنامہ بلوچستان و سندھ : مابعدنوآبادیاتی تجزیہ. بنیاد (مجّلہ دراساتِ اردو). 16, 1 (June 2025), 227–242.
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(1)Mannan, A. ہنری پوٹنگر کا سفرنامہ بلوچستان و سندھ : مابعدنوآبادیاتی تجزیہ. بنیاد (مجّلہ دراساتِ اردو) 2025, 16 (1), 227–242.
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MANNAN, Abdul. ہنری پوٹنگر کا سفرنامہ بلوچستان و سندھ : مابعدنوآبادیاتی تجزیہ. بنیاد (مجّلہ دراساتِ اردو), v. 16, n. 1, p. 227–242, 23 June2025.
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[1]A. Mannan, “ہنری پوٹنگر کا سفرنامہ بلوچستان و سندھ : مابعدنوآبادیاتی تجزیہ”, بنیاد (مجّلہ دراساتِ اردو), vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 227–242, June 2025, Accessed: May 08, 2026. [Online]. Available: https://bunyad.lums.edu.pk/website/journal/article/68598099728cf/page
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1.Mannan A. ہنری پوٹنگر کا سفرنامہ بلوچستان و سندھ : مابعدنوآبادیاتی تجزیہ. بنیاد (مجّلہ دراساتِ اردو) [Internet]. 2025 June 23 [cited 2026 May 8];16(1):227–242. Available from: https://bunyad.lums.edu.pk/website/journal/article/68598099728cf/page
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1.Mannan A. ہنری پوٹنگر کا سفرنامہ بلوچستان و سندھ : مابعدنوآبادیاتی تجزیہ. بنیاد (مجّلہ دراساتِ اردو). 2025;16(1):227–242. Accessed May 8, 2026. https://bunyad.lums.edu.pk/website/journal/article/68598099728cf/page

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