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The ''' | The '''Punjabi Saudagaran-e-Delhi''' or ''' Shamsi '''({{lang-ur| پنجابی سوداگران دہلی }}), sometimes referred to as the '''Qaum-e-Punjabian''' ([[Urdu language|Urdu]]: قوم پنجابیان), '''Delhi Walay''' ({{lang-ur| دہلی والے }}), '''Aldehlawi''' ({{lang-ar| الدهلوي }}), or simply '''Shamsi Biradari''' ({{lang-ur| شمسی برادری }}) are a community of [[Punjabi Muslims|Muslims]] that historically came from [[Sargodha]] in [[Punjab (Pakistan)|Punjab]] and then lived mainly in [[Old Delhi]], [[India]]. They also settled in a number of other cities such as towns in western [[Uttar Pradesh]], such as [[Agra]], [[Aligarh]], [[Meerut]], [[Moradabad]], [[Bareilly]], [[Rampur, Uttar Pradesh|Rampur]], [[Kanpur]]; including areas within western [[Uttar Pradesh]] that now falls in state of [[Uttarakhand]]; namely [[Nainital]] and [[Haldwani]]. After the [[partition of India]], and subsequent [[Independence of Pakistan|independence]] of [[Pakistan]] in 1947, many members of the community migrated to [[Pakistan]], particularly [[Karachi]] and [[Lahore]], while few chose to migrate to [[Mecca]] and [[Medina]]. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
According to tradition, the clan belonged to the [[Muslim Khatris]] community, some of whom were converted to Islam by [[Shamsuddin Sabzwari]]. Some subgroups use the surname [[Shamsi (name)|Shamsi]] (a disciple of Shams), in his honour. | According to tradition, the clan belonged to the [[Muslim Khatris]] community, some of whom were converted to Islam by [[Shamsuddin Sabzwari]]. Some subgroups use the surname [[Shamsi (name)|Shamsi]] (a disciple of Shams), in his honour. The families moved from either [[Sargodha]], [[Bhera]], [[Khushab]], or [[Pind Dadan Khan]] in what is now Pakistan in the 17th century, in search of business opportunities to [[Uttar Pradesh]] and especially in [[Delhi]] on behalf of the [[Mughal Empire|Mughal Emperor]] [[Aurangzeb|Aurangzaib Alamgir]]. Other than in [[Delhi]], important Qaum-e-Punjabian communities exist in [[Aligarh]], [[Agra]], [[Roorkee]], [[Aonla, Uttar Pradesh|Aonla]], [[Hapur]], [[Moradabad]], [[Rampur, Uttar Pradesh|Rampur]], [[Kanpur]] and [[Kolkata]]. | ||
The Qaum-e-Punjabian use Multani, Saudagar or [[shamsi (name)|Shamsi]] as their surname. They are an endogamous community, practicing both cross-cousin and parallel-cousin marriages. | The Qaum-e-Punjabian use Multani, Saudagar or [[shamsi (name)|Shamsi]] as their surname. They are an endogamous community, practicing both cross-cousin and parallel-cousin marriages. | ||
Historically, the Qaum-e-Punjabian played an important role in India's trans-regional trade. | Historically, the Qaum-e-Punjabian played an important role in India's trans-regional trade. | ||
== Quam-e-Punjabian Aonla == | == Quam-e-Punjabian Aonla == | ||
The ''Quam-e-Punjabian Aonla'', | The ''Quam-e-Punjabian Aonla'', is a separate sub-group of the Punjabi Saudagars. They are said to have settled in the town of [[Aonla, Uttar Pradesh|Aonla]] in [[Rohilkhand]] in the early 17th Century. The Aonla Punjabi Saudagar are now found scattered all over [[Rohilkhand]], in particular, the city of [[Bareilly]], where the settlement of Saudagar Tola is particularly ancient. In spite of their common ethnic origin with Qaum -e -Punjabian Delhi, they form a distinct community, with their own communal organizations. A significant number have immigrated to [[Kolkata]] and [[Mumbai]]. Their main Biradaris are the Soleja, Mahindarata, Chhabra, and [[Khera]]. A much smaller number have also settled in [[Karachi]].<ref>Muslims of Calcutta: A Study in Aspects of their Social Organization by M.K.A Siddiqui</ref> | ||
== Surnames == | |||
• Allahwala • Allawala • Ambalawala •Bombaywala• Baatla • Babanwala • Baghpati • Bahauddinwala • Banaraswala • Batla • [[Baweja (disambiguation)|Baweja]] • Bhola • Bijliwala • Calcutta Walay. Chandna • Chandhniwala • Chashmaywala • Chapatiwala • [[Chawla]] • Cheenwala • Chemicalwala • Chhatriwala • Chothai • Cigarettewala • Cosmeticswala • Daftari • '''Dariwala''' • Dawaiwala • Dhakawala • Factorywala • Gandakhwala • Ghariwala • Gorowala • Gotaywala • Hosierywala • Jamlana • Japanwala • Jootaywala • Kababwala • Kapraywala • Karachiwala • Kathoria • Khulaqshah • Khiloneywala • Kolkatawala • Kushtiwala • Lahorewala • Laliwala • Lohaywala • Ludhianawala • Meerathwala • Motiwala • Multani • Namoonaywala • Nanitalwala • Panwala • Paniwala • Patnawala • Penwala • Petrolwala • Plasticwala • Polishwala • Presswala * Rampurwala • Rangwala * Rashanwala • Sabunwala • Samosaywala • Saudagar • Sarwana • Shamsi • Sheikh • Shimlawala • Shurafana • Simlawala • Singaporewala • Sootwala • Stationarywala • Sutwala • Taargitti Wala • Tajwala • Talaywala • Teenwala | |||
(THIS LIST IS BARELY COMPLETE AND WILL BE UPDATED SOON) | |||
== Some prominent businesses in Karachi == | |||
• Big Bash • California Pizza • Califord • [[K&N's]] • Naheed Supermarket • Pizza One • Rajby Industries • Regent Plaza • Sadabahar • Young's Food •Zubaidaz • Dollar Industries (Private) Limited• Medicam • Shangrila Foods (Private) Limited • Sunway Lagoon Water Park • Imperial Tiles | |||
== Some prominent businesses internatinally == | |||
• Dolphin Stationery • Internatinal Empire Traders • Ferozuddin Stationery ,Efroze pharmaceutical | |||
(More To Be Added Soon) | |||
== Associations == | == Associations == | ||
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* The ''Jamiyat Punjabi Saudagaran-e-Delhi'' (Association of Punjabi traders of Delhi) was registered in Delhi in the year 1910, and is composed of a president, two vice-presidents, one honorary secretary and one joint secretary.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://graveyard.jpsdpk.com/main |title=Archived copy |access-date=2009-03-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090607030259/http://graveyard.jpsdpk.com/main |archive-date=2009-06-07 }}</ref> | * The ''Jamiyat Punjabi Saudagaran-e-Delhi'' (Association of Punjabi traders of Delhi) was registered in Delhi in the year 1910, and is composed of a president, two vice-presidents, one honorary secretary and one joint secretary.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://graveyard.jpsdpk.com/main |title=Archived copy |access-date=2009-03-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090607030259/http://graveyard.jpsdpk.com/main |archive-date=2009-06-07 }}</ref> | ||
A monthly digest containing all the happenings in the community all around the world and efforts made for the nation by the community's prominent persons | A monthly digest containing all the happenings in the community all around the world and efforts made for the nation by the community's prominent persons is published and issued under the title "Saudaagar". There is a book acknowledging the well-known figures in the community, such as Tipu Sultan, with the title of "Yaad-e-Raftgaan". | ||
They also have a ''Jamiyat Punjabi Saudagaran-e-Dehli'' Maiyat Bus Service. They have their own graveyards for their Biradri known as "Yousuf Pura", "Shams Pura", "Bagh Nawab Uddin" and "Shafiq Pura" at [[Karachi]]. | They also have a ''Jamiyat Punjabi Saudagaran-e-Dehli'' Maiyat Bus Service. They have their own graveyards for their Biradri known as "Yousuf Pura", "Shams Pura", "Bagh Nawab Uddin" and "Shafiq Pura" at [[Karachi]]. | ||
They also provide a Ghusal e Maiyat Service. | They also provide a Ghusal e Maiyat Service. | ||
The Jamiyat also gives monthly pension, houses, daily household things to widows, unmarried, orphans and other poor people of their Biradri. | The Jamiyat also gives monthly pension, houses, daily household things to widows, unmarried, orphans, and other poor people of their Biradri. | ||
* The other one is ANJUMAN PUNJABI SAUDAGRAN Ibraheem state building, which is also a community | * The other one is ANJUMAN PUNJABI SAUDAGRAN Ibraheem state-building, which is also a community-based NGO providing financial assistance, health, education, residence, character building, event management, and grooming social activities for the people of Pakistan, the organization consist of one President, one Vice President, an Honorary General Secretary, a Joint Secretary, and one treasurer and a total 21 members of the board, They also publish a monthly Gazette with the name Anjuman Qaumi Gazette which is widely circulated to the members | ||
== Current position == | == Current position == | ||
The independence in 1947 was a traumatic event, and a significant portion of this community had to leave [[India]]. After the [[Partition of India|independence]] of [[Pakistan]], a large number of these traders migrated to [[Lahore]] and [[Karachi]]. A few | The independence in 1947 was a traumatic event, and a significant portion of this community had to leave [[India]]. After the [[Partition of India|independence]] of [[Pakistan]], a large number of these traders migrated to [[Lahore]] and [[Karachi]]. A few numbers of these traders migrated to [[Mecca]] and [[Medina]] and are usually referred to by the surname, “Aldehlawi”. Some still continue to live in [[Delhi]].<ref>{{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20040324015425/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2003/03/06/stories/2003030600560300.htm Article Title]}}</ref> | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
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The Punjabi Saudagaran-e-Delhi or Shamsi (Urdu: پنجابی سوداگران دہلی), sometimes referred to as the Qaum-e-Punjabian (Urdu: قوم پنجابیان), Delhi Walay (Urdu: دہلی والے), Aldehlawi (Arabic: الدهلوي), or simply Shamsi Biradari (Urdu: شمسی برادری) are a community of Muslims that historically came from Sargodha in Punjab and then lived mainly in Old Delhi, India. They also settled in a number of other cities such as towns in western Uttar Pradesh, such as Agra, Aligarh, Meerut, Moradabad, Bareilly, Rampur, Kanpur; including areas within western Uttar Pradesh that now falls in state of Uttarakhand; namely Nainital and Haldwani. After the partition of India, and subsequent independence of Pakistan in 1947, many members of the community migrated to Pakistan, particularly Karachi and Lahore, while few chose to migrate to Mecca and Medina.
History
According to tradition, the clan belonged to the Muslim Khatris community, some of whom were converted to Islam by Shamsuddin Sabzwari. Some subgroups use the surname Shamsi (a disciple of Shams), in his honour. The families moved from either Sargodha, Bhera, Khushab, or Pind Dadan Khan in what is now Pakistan in the 17th century, in search of business opportunities to Uttar Pradesh and especially in Delhi on behalf of the Mughal Emperor Aurangzaib Alamgir. Other than in Delhi, important Qaum-e-Punjabian communities exist in Aligarh, Agra, Roorkee, Aonla, Hapur, Moradabad, Rampur, Kanpur and Kolkata.
The Qaum-e-Punjabian use Multani, Saudagar or Shamsi as their surname. They are an endogamous community, practicing both cross-cousin and parallel-cousin marriages.
Historically, the Qaum-e-Punjabian played an important role in India's trans-regional trade.
Quam-e-Punjabian Aonla
The Quam-e-Punjabian Aonla, is a separate sub-group of the Punjabi Saudagars. They are said to have settled in the town of Aonla in Rohilkhand in the early 17th Century. The Aonla Punjabi Saudagar are now found scattered all over Rohilkhand, in particular, the city of Bareilly, where the settlement of Saudagar Tola is particularly ancient. In spite of their common ethnic origin with Qaum -e -Punjabian Delhi, they form a distinct community, with their own communal organizations. A significant number have immigrated to Kolkata and Mumbai. Their main Biradaris are the Soleja, Mahindarata, Chhabra, and Khera. A much smaller number have also settled in Karachi.[1]
Surnames
• Allahwala • Allawala • Ambalawala •Bombaywala• Baatla • Babanwala • Baghpati • Bahauddinwala • Banaraswala • Batla • Baweja • Bhola • Bijliwala • Calcutta Walay. Chandna • Chandhniwala • Chashmaywala • Chapatiwala • Chawla • Cheenwala • Chemicalwala • Chhatriwala • Chothai • Cigarettewala • Cosmeticswala • Daftari • Dariwala • Dawaiwala • Dhakawala • Factorywala • Gandakhwala • Ghariwala • Gorowala • Gotaywala • Hosierywala • Jamlana • Japanwala • Jootaywala • Kababwala • Kapraywala • Karachiwala • Kathoria • Khulaqshah • Khiloneywala • Kolkatawala • Kushtiwala • Lahorewala • Laliwala • Lohaywala • Ludhianawala • Meerathwala • Motiwala • Multani • Namoonaywala • Nanitalwala • Panwala • Paniwala • Patnawala • Penwala • Petrolwala • Plasticwala • Polishwala • Presswala * Rampurwala • Rangwala * Rashanwala • Sabunwala • Samosaywala • Saudagar • Sarwana • Shamsi • Sheikh • Shimlawala • Shurafana • Simlawala • Singaporewala • Sootwala • Stationarywala • Sutwala • Taargitti Wala • Tajwala • Talaywala • Teenwala
(THIS LIST IS BARELY COMPLETE AND WILL BE UPDATED SOON)
Some prominent businesses in Karachi
• Big Bash • California Pizza • Califord • K&N's • Naheed Supermarket • Pizza One • Rajby Industries • Regent Plaza • Sadabahar • Young's Food •Zubaidaz • Dollar Industries (Private) Limited• Medicam • Shangrila Foods (Private) Limited • Sunway Lagoon Water Park • Imperial Tiles
Some prominent businesses internatinally
• Dolphin Stationery • Internatinal Empire Traders • Ferozuddin Stationery ,Efroze pharmaceutical
(More To Be Added Soon)
Associations
There are two main organizations initiated by the Punjabi Saudagaran community that are active in Karachi:
- The Jamiyat Punjabi Saudagaran-e-Delhi (Association of Punjabi traders of Delhi) was registered in Delhi in the year 1910, and is composed of a president, two vice-presidents, one honorary secretary and one joint secretary.[2]
A monthly digest containing all the happenings in the community all around the world and efforts made for the nation by the community's prominent persons is published and issued under the title "Saudaagar". There is a book acknowledging the well-known figures in the community, such as Tipu Sultan, with the title of "Yaad-e-Raftgaan". They also have a Jamiyat Punjabi Saudagaran-e-Dehli Maiyat Bus Service. They have their own graveyards for their Biradri known as "Yousuf Pura", "Shams Pura", "Bagh Nawab Uddin" and "Shafiq Pura" at Karachi. They also provide a Ghusal e Maiyat Service. The Jamiyat also gives monthly pension, houses, daily household things to widows, unmarried, orphans, and other poor people of their Biradri.
- The other one is ANJUMAN PUNJABI SAUDAGRAN Ibraheem state-building, which is also a community-based NGO providing financial assistance, health, education, residence, character building, event management, and grooming social activities for the people of Pakistan, the organization consist of one President, one Vice President, an Honorary General Secretary, a Joint Secretary, and one treasurer and a total 21 members of the board, They also publish a monthly Gazette with the name Anjuman Qaumi Gazette which is widely circulated to the members
Current position
The independence in 1947 was a traumatic event, and a significant portion of this community had to leave India. After the independence of Pakistan, a large number of these traders migrated to Lahore and Karachi. A few numbers of these traders migrated to Mecca and Medina and are usually referred to by the surname, “Aldehlawi”. Some still continue to live in Delhi.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ Muslims of Calcutta: A Study in Aspects of their Social Organization by M.K.A Siddiqui
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 June 2009. Retrieved 9 March 2009.
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