Tando Ghulam Ali’s historic market, where loyalty, labor, and simplicity are put up for sale.
Once a year, in the quiet town of Tando Ghulam Ali in District Badin, a dusty plain transforms into something unforgettable.
This is no ordinary animal market.
Here, the focus isn’t on cattle, fashion, or fame it’s on donkeys.
But more than animals, this place celebrates what they represent: hard work, silent loyalty, and simple living.
Dozens of donkeys arrive, decorated with bells, colorful ropes, and pride. Their owners walk beside them, sometimes laughing, sometimes holding back tears. Some are priced at Rs. 20,000. Others reach well over Rs. 1.5 million not because of breed, but because of bond.
You’ll find men telling stories of how their donkey helped them survive floods, carried water through dry summers, or brought firewood across miles without ever stopping, complaining, or refusing. You’ll see young boys petting donkeys goodbye like they’re saying farewell to a friend.
And in that moment, you realize:
This is more than a market.
It’s a place where loyalty is honored, labor is respected, and simplicity is worn with pride.There’s dust in the air, bargaining in the wind, and unspoken emotion in every eye. Even the loudest sellers go silent when it’s time to part with the one who served them for years.Badin doesn’t just sell donkeys it sells everything the world has forgotten to value. And maybe… in this loud, selfish world, it’s the donkey who quietly reminds us how to be human
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