Sikina Master

Sikina Master

Date of Death

• . 1952

Place of Death

• Zanzibar

Country of death

• Sultanate of Oman

Source of Information

• The History of Samachar by Arif Master.

Place of longest stay

• Zanzibar

Where-City or Country

• Tanzania

Family tree

Parents

Remtulla Alarakhia Kanji

Siblings

Abdulhussain Remtulla Alarakhia

Zainab Remtulla Alarakhia Kanji

Partners

Hassanali Fazal Master 1899–1937

Children

Anverali Master

Mohamed Rafiq Master

Roshanali Hassanali Fazal Master 1926–1976

Born in

Remtulla Alarakhia Kanji(Born in).

At the time of Sat-bai’s death, Hassanali’s sons, Mohamed Rafik, Roshanali and Anverali, were still in full time education. Therefore, the whole responsibility fell upon their mother Sakina-bai totakecontrolof thenewspaper,just asSat-bai had done, after the death of her son, Hassanali. Sakina-bai shouldered the responsibility with great courage, assisted by Mr Kashiram Khimdas and Mr Mohamedali A. Rahim.

Unfortunately, very little is known about her, that can be corroborated from the annals of history. However, a few details that are known include the fact that she had a sister by the name of Zainab (Jenna Bai) Remtulla Alarakhia Kanji, who was married to Rashid Manek (Bapa Rashid). She also had a brother, Abdulhussain Remtulla Alarakhia (Bha Bachu), who resided in Mombasa, Kenya in the later years and died there.

In 1945 the war came to an end and an era of peace dawned. Trade began to expand, and the economy improved, with the result that the advertisements which had been withdrawn during the war started re-appearing. At the same time, the circulation of the newspaper began to increase, owing to the great popularity the newspaper had achieved in India and Pakistan after the partition. From 1945, The Samachar continued to make progress and after a long and chequered history, entered its fifty first year of its existence.

On the morning of Friday 28th March 1952, Mrs Hassanali Fazal Master (Sakina-bai Remtulla Alarakhia Kanji), who was acting as Chief Proprietor of The Samachar, died after a short illness and was buried in Zanzibar. With her death, the newspaper was once again deprived of yet another wise and experienced architect. Sakina-bai took control of the newspaper after the death of her mother-in-law, Sat-bai, widow of the late Fazal. She did her utmost to accomplish the task left unfinished by her husband for the improvement of the newspaper. She was very close to completing his vision for the newspaper when she died.