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{{Short description|Indo-Aryan people native to Sindh and Rajasthan}}
{{Infobox ethnic group
| group = Thari<br />{{small|Dhatki}}
| native_name = {{lang|mki|ٿري}}
| alt_name =
| image = File:Pakistan - Sindh - Mirpur Khas (division).svg
| image_caption = Map of [[Mirpur Khas Division]] (locally known as Thar Region) where Thari people live
| pop =
| popplace =
| region1 = {{flag|Pakistan}} ([[Tharparkar]] and [[Umerkot district|Umerkot]])
| pop1 = 2.6 million
| ref1 = <ref>{{cite web | url=https://citynews.com.pk/2020/07/20/basic-survival-issue-of-thari-people/ | title=Basic Survival issue of Thari People }}</ref>
| region2 = {{flag|India}} ([[Rajasthan]]<ref name="WorldAtlas"/><ref name="Frawley"/>)
| pop2 = Unknown
| ref2 =
| langs = [[Dhatki language|Dhatki/Thari]]
| rels = [[Islam]] and [[Hinduism]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/568702-majestic-tharparkar|title=Thar: where Muslims and Hindus live in complete religious harmony | Footloose | thenews.com.pk|website=www.thenews.com.pk}}</ref>
| related = [[Kutchi people|Kutchi]], [[Rajasthani people|Rajasthani]], [[Jadgal people|Jadgal]], [[Sindhi people|Sindhi]]
}}
The '''Thari''' also known as the '''Dhatti''' ({{lang|mki|ٿري}}, {{lang|mki|ڍاٽي}}) are an [[Indo-Aryan peoples|Indo-Aryan]] [[ethno-linguistic group]] who reside in the [[Thar Desert]], which is divided between [[Pakistan]] and [[India]]. They speak Thari, also known as [[Dhatki language]]. Thari is also a geographical term, it refers to anything which belongs to or come from the Thar desert. The Thari people live primarily in [[Tharparkar]] district of [[Sindh]] in Pakistan.<ref name="WorldAtlas"/><ref name="auto">{{cite web | url=https://www.travel-culture.com/pakistan/thar_desert.shtml | title=Thar Desert Information }}</ref> In India, Thari speakers are found in western parts of [[Rajasthan]].<ref name="WorldAtlas">{{cite book |last1=Gambier |first1=Yves |last2=Stecconi |first2=Ubaldo |title=A World Atlas of Translation |date=15 February 2019 |publisher=John Benjamins Publishing Company |isbn=978-90-272-6296-7 |page=137 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5meEDwAAQBAJ&dq=Thari+language+in+rajasthan&pg=PA137 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Frawley">{{cite book |last1=Frawley |first1=William J. |title=International Encyclopedia of Linguistics |date=1 May 2003 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-977178-3 |page=291 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6ftQEAAAQBAJ&dq=Dhatki+language+in+India&pg=PA291 |language=en}}</ref>

== Lifestyle and culture ==

[[File:Thari Woman.jpg|thumb|Thari woman]]

The Thar live in the harsh environment of the Thar Desert, therefore they spend a considerable amount of time fetching water for themselves or their animals.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Mohammad Aslam Uqaili |first1=Mohammad Aslam |last2=Khanji |first2=Harijan |title=Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development |date=2011 |page=145 |isbn=9783709101094 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rndnOvfTDW4C&dq=thari+people&pg=PA145}}</ref> The Thari marry early, often during teenage years.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2016/8/5/tharparkar-pakistans-ongoing-catastrophe | title=Tharparkar: Pakistan's ongoing catastrophe }}</ref> They wake up early and herd the animals with the females waking up earlier than the men.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Nasim |first1=S |title=Thar|journal=Developing teachers' skills in Thar desert area, Sindh, Pakistan |date=2007 |url=https://ecommons.aku.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1108&context=book_chapters }}</ref> The Thari are known for their carpet industry, and earlier in history they used to make [[shawl]]s.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1393111 | title=Culture: Shawl Weavers of Thar | date=4 March 2018 }}</ref> The Thari also celebrate Lok Mela, along with the [[Sindhis]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/694879/lok-mela-day-two-showcases-colours-of-sindh | title=Lok Mela: Day two showcases colours of Sindh | date=12 April 2014 }}</ref>

The Thari have suffered throughout history due to the environment they live in, but as the world progresses into a new era, the Tharis have been suffering even more with no cars or phones.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Parwani |first1=Lalchand |title=Life Style of Thar Problems and opportunities in 21st century |journal=University of Sindh, Jamshoro |url=https://www.academia.edu/30945006}}</ref> The music of the Thari is regarded as Rajsthani music with a "little spice" to it.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://thepakistandaily.com/tharparkar-the-history-and-culture-amid-catastrophe/ | title=Tharparkar: The history and culture amid catastrophe | date=8 August 2022 }}</ref> The [[ethnobotany]] of plants used by the Thari people has been considered effective by scientists.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Qureshi |first1=Rahmatullah |last2=Bhatti |first2=G. Raza |title=Ethnobotany of plants used by the Thari people of Nara Desert, Pakistan |journal=Fitoterapia |date=2008 |volume=79 |issue=6 |pages=468–473 |doi=10.1016/j.fitote.2008.03.010 |pmid=18538950 |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0367326X08000944|url-access=subscription }}</ref>

The Thari, whether [[Muslim]] or [[Hindu]], have always been peaceful to each other.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1696453 | title=A friendly desert | date=24 June 2022}}</ref> Some Thari women work in [[coal]] minings across Sindh.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://newsnreleases.com/how-coal-changed-the-life-of-thari-women/ | title=How coal changed the life of Thari women }}</ref>

== Clothing ==
The clothing of the Thar is a mix of [[Rajasthani people|Rajasthani]] and Sindhi clothing, as well as a small influence of [[Gujarati people|Gujarati]]. The Thari women wear [[Ghagra choli]], with the Thari men wearing a [[turban]] and sometimes wearing a [[Shalwar Qameez]]. During funerals, Thari women wear [[bangle]]s and Thari men wear black dresses.<ref name="auto"/>

== Language ==
{{main|Dhatki language}}
The Thari people speak the [[Dhatki language]], an [[Indo-Aryan languages|Indo-Aryan language]]. The Thari also speak [[Sindhi language|Sindhi]] and [[Urdu]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Laghari |first1=Inayat Hussain |title=Dhataki (Thari) language is sub dialect of Sindhi language سندهی زبان کا ایک لہجہ ڈاٹکی (تهری |date=2005 |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/282661124 |language=Urdu}}</ref>

== Notable people ==
Notable Thari people include:
# [[Mai Bhaghi]], A Thari woman who sang in Sindhi and Urdu<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1106484|title=12 songs from Pakistan's mountains, deserts, shrines and streets|first=Nadeem F.|last=Paracha|date=May 15, 2014|website=DAWN.COM}}</ref>
# [[Fozia Soomro]], A Thari Singer<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1708376|title=TRIBUTE: THE SONG OF THE PEACOCK|first=Gobind|last=Menghwar|date=September 4, 2022|website=DAWN.COM}}</ref>
# [[Sohail Sangi]], A Thari journalist and activist working at ''[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/authors/903/sohail-sangi|title=News stories for Sohail Sangi - DAWN.COM|website=www.dawn.com}}</ref>
# [[Ram Singh Sodho]], A member of [[Pakistan Muslim League (Q)]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1607444|title=Ex-Thar MPA dies in India|date=February 15, 2021|website=DAWN.COM}}</ref>
# [[Mahesh Kumar Malani]], A member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/international/mahesh-malani-becomes-1st-hindu-to-win-na-seat-from-tharparkar-in-sindh-118072601238_1.html|title=Mahesh Malani becomes 1st Hindu to win NA seat from Tharparkar in Sindh|agency=Press Trust of India|date=July 26, 2018|via=Business Standard}}</ref>
# [[Muhammad Usman Diplai]], A Thari poet who wrote in Sindhi<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1318591|title=I was handcuffed and tied but it was worth my fight against One Unit|first=Hidayat|last=Hussain|date=March 6, 2017|website=DAWN.COM}}</ref>
# [[Jam Saqi]], General Secretary of the [[Communist Party of Pakistan]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/211052/renowned-sindhi-politician-leftist-leader-jam-saqi-passes-away/|title=Renowned Sindhi politician and leftist leader Jam Saqi passes away|date=March 5, 2018}}</ref>
# [[Arbab Ghulam Rahim]], Chief Minister of Sindh<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1637429|title=PM Imran appoints ex-CM Arbab Ghulam Rahim as SAPM on Sindh Affairs|first=Sanaullah|last=Khan|date=July 28, 2021|website=DAWN.COM}}</ref>
# [[Lal Kumar]], a Thari cricketer who played for the [[Hyderabad Cricket Team (Pakistan)|Hyderabad Cricket Team]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pcb.com.pk/player-detail.php?action=view_profile&player_id=22056|title=Lal Kumar | Pakistan Cricket Team | Official Cricket Profiles | PCB|website=www.pcb.com.pk}}</ref>
# [[Chettan Mal Arwani]], A member of [[Pakistan Muslim League (Q)]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.urdupoint.com/politics/politician/chetan-mal-arwani-11603.html|title=Chetan Mal Arwani - Profile, Political Career & Election History|website=UrduPoint}}</ref>
# [[Bherulal Balani]], A member of the [[Provincial Assembly of Sindh]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/1190948/obituary-voice-voiceless-no|title=Obituary: Voice of the voiceless no more|date=September 29, 2016|website=The Express Tribune}}</ref>
# [[Agha Syed Hamid Ali Shah Moosavi]], A Thari [[Shia]] cleric who is the president of [[Tehrik-e-Nafaz-e-Fiqah-e-Jafaria]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thenamal.com/national/agha-syed-hamid-ali-shah-moosavi-passes-away/|title=Agha Syed Hamid Ali Shah Moosavi passes away|first=Web Desk|last=Staff|date=July 25, 2022}}</ref>
# [[Vasand Thari]], A Thari singer, poet, and journalist<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thepakistandaily.com/thari-lawyers-warn-police-officials-to-mend-their-ways-stop-humiliating-lawyers-litigants/|title=Thari lawyers warn police officials to mend their ways & stop humiliating lawyers, litigants|first=Hanif|last=Samoon|date=June 30, 2021|website=The Pakistan Daily}}</ref>
# [[Mai Dhai]], A Thari singer<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wow360.pk/mai-dhai-pakistani-legendary-folk-singers-classic-tale/|title=Mai Dhai: Pakistani Legendary Folk Singer's Classic Tale!|date=July 30, 2020}}</ref>
# [[Gian Chand]], A member of the [[Senate of Pakistan]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pas.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/31/440|title=Welcome to the Website of Provincial Assembly of Sindh|website=www.pas.gov.pk|access-date=2022-09-08|archive-date=2017-07-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170706101204/http://www.pas.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/31/440|url-status=dead}}</ref>
# [[Ghulam Mohammad Lot]], A member of [[Pakistan People's Party]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1512889|title=Ex-lawmaker Ghulam M. Lot passes away|date=October 26, 2019|website=DAWN.COM}}</ref>
# [[Abdul Qadir Junejo]], A playwright and columnist who wrote in Sindhi and Urdu<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://abdulqadirjunejo.com/|title=Abdul Qadir Junejo (1945 – 2020) – Novelist / Drama Writer / Avid Reader}}</ref>
# [[Sharjeel Memon]], A former member of the [[Provincial Assembly of Sindh]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pas.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/19/323|title=Welcome to the Website of Provincial Assembly of Sindh|website=www.pas.gov.pk|access-date=2022-09-08|archive-date=2017-07-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170721095151/http://www.pas.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/19/323|url-status=dead}}</ref>
# [[Khatu Mal Jeewan]], A member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] and the [[Senate of Pakistan]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://minutemirror.com.pk/faryal-urges-ppp-leaders-to-shun-differences-44570/|title=Faryal urges PPP leaders to shun differences|date=May 22, 2022}}</ref>
# [[Krishna Kohli]], A member of the [[Senate of Pakistan]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nation.com.pk/2022/08/12/ppp-chief-says-all-citizens-equal/|title=PPP chief says all citizens equal|website=Latest News - The Nation}}</ref>
# [[Rana Parshad Sodha]], 18th King of [[Umerkot]]
# [[Rana Ratan Singh]], Thari activist during British rule<ref>{{cite book |last1=Goswami |first1=Modhumita |title=An Army Wife on a Trapeze: Travel, Tales and more |date=2022 |isbn=9789392929526 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ONh9EAAAQBAJ&dq=Rana+Ratan+Singh+thar&pg=PA78}}</ref>
# [[Rana Chandra Singh]], One of the Founding members of the [[Pakistan People's Party]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1173592|title=Footprints: The ties that bind|first=Shazia|last=Hasan|date=April 3, 2015|website=DAWN.COM}}</ref>
# [[Rana Hamir Singh]], Current ''Rana'' of Umerkot and member of [[Provincial Assembly of Sindh]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/799050/sindh-govt-forms-a-committee-for-survey-settlement-of-desert-lands-in-three-districts-says-rana-hamir-singh/|title=Sindh govt forms a committee for survey, settlement of desert lands in three districts, says Rana Hamir Singh|date=July 30, 2021}}</ref>

== References ==
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