19-552: [REDACTED] Look up Sindhi in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Sindhi may refer to: something from, or related to Sindh , a province of Pakistan Sindhi people , an ethnic group from the Sindh region Sindhi language , the Indo-Aryan language spoken by them Sindhi Hindus , ethnic Sindhis who follow Hinduism People with
38-541: A Romani people of Central Europe Red Sindhi , a breed of cattle Scindia Ghat or Sindhia Ghat, riverside in Varanasi India Scindia or Sindhia, former ruling dynasty of Gwalior, India Scindian , passenger ship of convicts to Australia Shinde , Indian surname Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Sindhi . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
57-476: A Romani people of Central Europe Red Sindhi , a breed of cattle Scindia Ghat or Sindhia Ghat, riverside in Varanasi India Scindia or Sindhia, former ruling dynasty of Gwalior, India Scindian , passenger ship of convicts to Australia Shinde , Indian surname Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Sindhi . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
76-522: A significant minority adhered to Buddhism as well. During the Arab invasions, majority of Sindhi Hindus were a rural pastoral population, who lived mostly in upper Sindh, a region that was entirely Hindu ; while the Buddhists of Sindh were a mercantile population, who lived entirely in the urban areas of lower Sindh. After many successful raids, collaboration by the local Buddhist population, and resistance by
95-461: The 2011 Census of India , there are around 2.8 million Sindhi-language speakers living in India, however, this number does not include ethnic Sindhis who no longer speak Sindhi. Sindhis formed a major-chunk of population of Ulhasnagar Municipality ( Mumbai Metropolitan Region ), Maharashtra. The population of Ulhasnagar city is 500k, out of which 400k of the residents are Sindhis, thus constituting 80% of
114-614: The partition of India in 1947, many Sindhi Hindus were among those who fled from Pakistan to the dominion of India , in what was a wholesale exchange of Hindu and Muslim populations in some areas. Some later emigrated from the Indian subcontinent and settled in other parts of the world. According to the 2017 census , there are 4.18 million Sindhi Hindus residing within the Sindh province of Pakistan with major population centers being Mirpur Khas Division and Hyderabad Division that combined account for more than 2 million of them. Meanwhile,
133-523: The 2011 census listed 2.77 million speakers of Sindhi in India, including speakers of Kutchi , a number that does not include Sindhi Hindus who no longer speak the Sindhi language. The vast majority of Sindhi Hindus living in India belong to the Lohana jāti , which includes the sub-groups of Amil , Bhaiband and Sahiti . Prior to Arab invasions, majority of Sindh 's population practiced Hinduism , although
152-587: The Sindhi language Ubaidullah Sindhi (1872–1944), political activist Ahmad Bakhsh Sindhi (1917–2000), leader of the Indian National Congress Abu Raja Sindhi , 10th century Islamic scholar Abu Mashar Sindhi , 8th century Arabic historian and Islamic scholar See also [ edit ] All pages with titles beginning with Sindhi Sindh (disambiguation) Sindi (disambiguation) Sindia (disambiguation) Sindi people , an ancient Scythian people Sinti ,
171-533: The centuries as a minority religion. The consistency of Hinduism in Sindh is credited the dependency of the rural Hindu population on Brahmins . Prior to the partition of India, as per the 1941 census, the Sindhi Hindu population accounted for around 27% of Sindh's population, most of whom moved to India. Today, Sindhi Hindus in Pakistan number around 4.2 million, around 9% of the region's population. Sindhi Hindus are
190-408: The city of Bombay . As per Census of India 2011, there are around 1,741,662 Sindhi speakers living in India (not counting Kutchi speakers, who are sometimes seen as speaking a Sindhi dialect). There are also sizable Sindhi Hindu communities elsewhere in the world, sometimes termed, the ' Sindhi diaspora '. Most Sindhi Hindu family names are a modified form of a patronymic and typically end with
209-404: The city's population as per 2011 census report. Ulhasnagar is also known as India's "Mini Sindh" due to having the highest concentration of Sindhis in one city in India. After the partition of India in 1947, the majority of Sindh's Hindus migrated to India . They settled primarily in the neighbouring Kutch district of Gujarat , which bears linguistic and cultural similarities to Sindh, and
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#1732848652928228-749: The concept of higher caste or lower caste, there is no evil of untouchability . During the first half of 1948, approximately 1 million Sindhi Hindus immigrated to India. Various refugee colonies have been set up by Government of India for accommodation of Sindhi refugees across the nation like: Ahmedabad , Gandhidham , kandla and Adipur camps in Gujarat , Sindhi Camp bus stand in Rajasthan 's capital Jaipur , Cox Town camp in Karnataka 's capital Bangalore and Ulhasnagar (Kalyan Camp) in Maharashtra . According to
247-452: The 💕 [REDACTED] Look up Sindhi in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Sindhi may refer to: something from, or related to Sindh , a province of Pakistan Sindhi people , an ethnic group from the Sindh region Sindhi language , the Indo-Aryan language spoken by them Sindhi Hindus , ethnic Sindhis who follow Hinduism People with the name [ edit ] Sarkash Sindhi (1940–2012), poet of
266-1027: The largest ethnolinguistic Hindu group in Pakistan. Majority of Sindhi hindus belong to Lohana community who are historically traders, merchants and government officials, The Sindhi Lohanas are divided into different sub-groups for example Amils, Bhaibands, Hyderabadi Bhaiband ( Sindhi Varki ), Sahitis, Shikarpuris, Hatvaniya/Hatwara, Thattai, Bhagnari etc, these sub-groups have their own hundreds of surnames/castes. Other communities are Bhatia (Larai) and Arora (Riasti) all of them are called as Wāniya and Deewan in Sindh and belong to Waishya Varna of Hinduism. There are also few Sindhi Brahmins for example Pokarno and Sarsat or Sarsudh . Hindu Rajputs are mainly found in Thar region. The tribal groups like Dhed , Bhils , Meghwars , Kolhis etc form second largest group among Sindhi Hindus and are mostly found in Southeast of Sindh. The Sindhi hindus do not have caste based division nor
285-420: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sindhi&oldid=1259304801 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Language and nationality disambiguation pages Sindhi From Misplaced Pages,
304-534: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sindhi&oldid=1259304801 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Language and nationality disambiguation pages Sindhi Hindus Sindhi Hindus are Sindhis who follow Hinduism . They are spread across modern-day Sindh , Pakistan and India . After
323-748: The local Hindu population, the army of the Umayyad Caliphate led by Muhammad Bin Qasim successfully invaded and conquered Sindh in 712CE, against the last Hindu king of Sindh, Raja Dahir . Sindh, under the control of Qasim, saw a decline of Buddhism, as most Buddhists started converting to Islam. The later reign of the Delhi Sultanate, led to further decline, with both Hinduism and Buddhism becoming minority religions in Sindh. Buddhism later collapsed and ceased to exist in Sindh, while Hinduism remained persistent, managing to survive and flourish throughout
342-574: The name [ edit ] Sarkash Sindhi (1940–2012), poet of the Sindhi language Ubaidullah Sindhi (1872–1944), political activist Ahmad Bakhsh Sindhi (1917–2000), leader of the Indian National Congress Abu Raja Sindhi , 10th century Islamic scholar Abu Mashar Sindhi , 8th century Arabic historian and Islamic scholar See also [ edit ] All pages with titles beginning with Sindhi Sindh (disambiguation) Sindi (disambiguation) Sindia (disambiguation) Sindi people , an ancient Scythian people Sinti ,
361-513: The suffix "-ani" , which is used to denote descent from a common male ancestor. One explanation states that the -ani suffix is a Sindhi variant of 'anshi', derived from the Sanskrit word 'ansh', which means 'descended from' (see: Devanshi ). The first part of a Sindhi Hindu surname is usually derived from the name or location of an ancestor. In northern Sindh, surnames ending in 'ja' (meaning 'of') are also common. A person's surname would consist of
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