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| group = Sindhi | | group = Sindhi Diaspora | ||
| native_name = سنڌي | | native_name = ٻاهري ملڪي سنڌي | ||
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| | | regions = [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]], [[Kashmir]], [[Baluchistan]], [[Punjab, Pakistan]], [[India]], [[United States|America]], [[Canada]], [[Australia]] and [[Gibraltar]] | ||
| religions | | langs = [[Sindhi language|Sindhi]]|religions [[File:Star and Crescent.svg|18px]] [[Islam]]<br>, [[File:Om.svg|15px]] [[Hinduism]] and [[File:Khanda.svg|15px]] [[Sikhism]] | ||
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The '''Sindhi diaspora''' ({{Langx|sd|ٻاهري ملڪي سنڌي}}) consists of [[Sindhi people]] who have emigrated from the historical [[Sind Province (1936–55)|Sindh]] province of [[British India]],<ref name="Markovits2000">{{cite book|last=Markovits|first=Claude|title=The Global World of Indian Merchants, 1750–1947: Traders of Sind from Bukhara to Panama|url=https://archive.org/details/globalworldindia00mark|url-access=limited|date=22 June 2000|publisher=Cambridge University Press|language=en |isbn=9781139431279|page=[https://archive.org/details/globalworldindia00mark/page/n294 277]|quote=The partition of British India brought in its wake a large-scale exodus of non-Muslims from Sind to independent India.}}</ref> as well as the modern [[Sindh]] province of [[Pakistan]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/222691-The-Sindhi-diaspora|title=The Sindhi diaspora|last=Rajpar|first=Mushtaq|date=10 August 2017|publisher=[[The News International]]|language=en|access-date=28 January 2018|quote=Sindhis living abroad have attempted to have an organised one voice for decades. In many ways those who migrate from Sindh to North America remain connected to and deeply concerned about Sindh.}}</ref> to other countries and regions of the world, as well as their descendants. | |||
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Apart from the [[Indian subcontinent]], Sindhi communities exist in [[Malaysia]], [[Oman]], [[Singapore]], [[United Arab Emirates|UAE]], [[United States|USA]] and [[United Kingdom|UK]],{{cn|date=December 2024}} where they have established themselves as a trade diaspora.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Service |first=Tribune News |title=‘The Sindhis — Selling Anything, Anywhere’ is story of the quintessential Sindhi businessman |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/reviews/story/the-sindhis-%E2%80%94-selling-anything-anywhere-is-story-of-the-quintessential-sindhi-businessman-428441 |access-date=2023-02-08 |website=Tribuneindia News Service |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Aggarwal |first=Saaz |author-link=Saaz Aggarwal |date=August 19, 2022 |title=For Sindhis, Partition Meant Loss of a Homeland, of a Culture and a Language |url=https://thewire.in/history/for-sindhis-partition-meant-loss-of-a-homeland-of-a-culture-and-a-language |access-date=2023-02-08 |website=The Wire}}</ref> | |||
==India== | |||
[[ | {{See also|Sindhis in India}} | ||
After the [[partition of India]] in 1947, about half of the [[Sindhi Hindu]] community had to migrate to the [[Dominion of India]] from the [[Dominion of Pakistan]]. {{As of|pre=the|2011}} census, there were about 2.7 million Sindhis living in the [[Republic of India]] settled mostly in Western states like [[Maharashtra]], [[Gujarat]] and [[Rajasthan]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011Census/Language-2011/Statement-1.pdf|title=2011 Indian Census}}</ref> | |||
== | ==Sri Lanka== | ||
{{See also|Sindhis in Sri Lanka}} | |||
Earliest groups of [[Sindhis]] came to the island of [[British Ceylon]] (modern-day [[Sri Lanka]]) estimated two centuries ago in hopes for business and trade.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nazim |first=Aisha |title=Why the Partition of India was a tectonic event for Sri Lankan Sindhis |url=https://scroll.in/magazine/845217/why-the-partition-of-india-was-a-tectonic-event-for-sri-lankan-sindhis |access-date=2023-02-13 |website=Scroll.in |language=en-US}}</ref> A majority of them had migrated from [[Hyderabad, Sindh|Hyderabad city of Sindh]] via the [[Arabian Sea]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-10-20 |title=The story of the Lankan Sindhis |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/world/the-story-of-the-lankan-sindhis/story-y8boKWXJt1i9BZeXiIJDqJ.html |access-date=2023-02-13 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref> and most were [[Hindus]] who had come for business.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Proud of their heritage; proud to be Lankans |url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/180204/plus/proud-of-their-heritage-proud-to-be-lankans-279390.html |access-date=2023-02-13 |website=The Sunday Times Sri Lanka}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=India |first=Ministry External Affairs |title=India-Sri Lanka Relations |url=http://www.mea.gov.in/Portal/ForeignRelation/MEA_Website_Brief_-_August_2015_en.pdf |access-date=2023-02-13 |website=MEA.gov.in}}</ref> | |||
==Foreign lands== | ==Foreign lands== | ||
{{ | {{See also|Sindhi Americans|British Sindhis|Sindhi Australians|Sindhis in Afghanistan|Sindhi Canadians}} | ||
Outside the subcontinent, it is estimated that around 24,000 Sindhi of [[Afghanistan]] are part of a much larger Sindhi people group. Almost all of the Sindhis in Afghanistan are [[Hanafi school|Hanafite Muslim]].{{cn|date=December 2024}} | |||
There is also a sizeable overseas population of [[Sindhis]] in the [[United Kingdom]] and [[United States]], other populations include in [[Australia]] and [[Canada]]. | |||
[[Kenya]] has a small, established Sindhi trading community of about 45 families (200 people) of shop-keepers from [[Hyderabad, Sindh|Hyderabad]], Sindh (in present-day Pakistan) rooted in a migration which began around 1887. | |||
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The Sindhi diaspora (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.) consists of Sindhi people who have emigrated from the historical Sindh province of British India,[1] as well as the modern Sindh province of Pakistan,[2] to other countries and regions of the world, as well as their descendants.
Apart from the Indian subcontinent, Sindhi communities exist in Malaysia, Oman, Singapore, UAE, USA and UK,[citation needed] where they have established themselves as a trade diaspora.[3][4]
India[edit | edit source]
After the partition of India in 1947, about half of the Sindhi Hindu community had to migrate to the Dominion of India from the Dominion of Pakistan. As of the 2011[update] census, there were about 2.7 million Sindhis living in the Republic of India settled mostly in Western states like Maharashtra, Gujarat and Rajasthan.[5]
Sri Lanka[edit | edit source]
Earliest groups of Sindhis came to the island of British Ceylon (modern-day Sri Lanka) estimated two centuries ago in hopes for business and trade.[6] A majority of them had migrated from Hyderabad city of Sindh via the Arabian Sea,[7] and most were Hindus who had come for business.[8][9]
Foreign lands[edit | edit source]
Outside the subcontinent, it is estimated that around 24,000 Sindhi of Afghanistan are part of a much larger Sindhi people group. Almost all of the Sindhis in Afghanistan are Hanafite Muslim.[citation needed]
There is also a sizeable overseas population of Sindhis in the United Kingdom and United States, other populations include in Australia and Canada.
Kenya has a small, established Sindhi trading community of about 45 families (200 people) of shop-keepers from Hyderabad, Sindh (in present-day Pakistan) rooted in a migration which began around 1887.
See also[edit | edit source]
- Sindhi Hindus in Gibraltar
- Hinduism in Ghana
- Hinduism in Sindh Province
- Hinduism in Australia
- Hinduism in Afghanistan
- Indians in Afghanistan
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Markovits, Claude (22 June 2000). The Global World of Indian Merchants, 1750–1947: Traders of Sind from Bukhara to Panama. Cambridge University Press. p. 277. ISBN 9781139431279.
The partition of British India brought in its wake a large-scale exodus of non-Muslims from Sind to independent India.
- ↑ Rajpar, Mushtaq (10 August 2017). "The Sindhi diaspora". The News International. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
Sindhis living abroad have attempted to have an organised one voice for decades. In many ways those who migrate from Sindh to North America remain connected to and deeply concerned about Sindh.
- ↑ Service, Tribune News. "'The Sindhis — Selling Anything, Anywhere' is story of the quintessential Sindhi businessman". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
- ↑ Aggarwal, Saaz (August 19, 2022). "For Sindhis, Partition Meant Loss of a Homeland, of a Culture and a Language". The Wire. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
- ↑ "2011 Indian Census" (PDF).
- ↑ Nazim, Aisha. "Why the Partition of India was a tectonic event for Sri Lankan Sindhis". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
- ↑ "The story of the Lankan Sindhis". Hindustan Times. 2009-10-20. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
- ↑ "Proud of their heritage; proud to be Lankans". The Sunday Times Sri Lanka. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
- ↑ India, Ministry External Affairs. "India-Sri Lanka Relations" (PDF). MEA.gov.in. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
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