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Sindhi diaspora
سنڌي ڊاسپورا
Regions with significant populations
India,America,Canada,AustraliaandGibraltar
Languages
Sindhi
Religion
Predominately:Islam
Minority:HinduismandSikhism
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TheSindhi diasporaconsists ofSindhi peoplewho have emigrated from the historicalSindhprovince ofBritish India,[1]as well as the modernSindhprovince ofPakistan,[2]to other countries and regions of the world, as well as their descendants.

Apart from theIndian subcontinent,there is a large and well-established community of Sindhis throughout different continents of the world includingMalaysia,Oman,Singapore,UAE,USAandUK[3]where they have established themselves as a trade diaspora.[4][5]

India

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See also:Sindhis in India

After thepartition of Indiain 1947, about half of theSindhi Hinducommunity had to migrate to theDominion of Indiafrom theDominion of Pakistan.As of the 2011census, there were about 2.7 million Sindhis living in theRepublic of Indiasettled mostly in Western states likeMaharashtra,GujaratandRajasthan.[6]

Sri Lanka

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See also:Sindhis in Sri Lanka

Earliest groups ofSindhiscame to the island ofBritish Ceylon(modern-daySri Lanka) estimated two centuries ago in hopes for business and trade.[7]A majority of them had migrated fromHyderabad city of Sindhvia theArabian Sea,[8]and most wereHinduswho had come for business.[9][10]

Foreign lands

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See also:Sindhi Americans,British Sindhis,Sindhi Australians,Sindhis in Afghanistan,andSindhi Canadians

Outside the subcontinent, it is estimated that around 24,000 Sindhi ofAfghanistanare part of a much larger Sindhi people group. Almost all of theSindhis in AfghanistanareHanafite Muslim.[11]

There is also a sizeable overseas population ofSindhisin theUnited KingdomandUnited States,other populations include inAustraliaandCanada.

Maltahas a small, established Sindhi trading community of about 45 families (200 people) of shop-keepers fromHyderabad,Sindh (in present-day Pakistan) rooted in a migration which began around 1887.

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References

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  1. ^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.ISBN9781139431279.The partition of British India brought in its wake a large-scale exodus of non-Muslims from Sind to independent India.
  2. ^Rajpar, Mushtaq (10 August 2017)."The Sindhi diaspora".The News International.Retrieved28 January2018.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.
  3. ^Sindhi, people."Sindhi diaspora".Retrieved16 October2014.
  4. ^Service, Tribune News."'The Sindhis — Selling Anything, Anywhere' is story of the quintessential Sindhi businessman ".Tribuneindia News Service.Retrieved2023-02-08.
  5. ^"For Sindhis, Partition Meant Loss of a Homeland, of a Culture and a Language".The Wire.Retrieved2023-02-08.
  6. ^"2011 Indian Census"(PDF).
  7. ^Nazim, Aisha."Why the Partition of India was a tectonic event for Sri Lankan Sindhis".Scroll.in.Retrieved2023-02-13.
  8. ^"The story of the Lankan Sindhis".Hindustan Times.2009-10-20.Retrieved2023-02-13.
  9. ^"Proud of their heritage; proud to be Lankans".The Sunday Times Sri Lanka.Retrieved2023-02-13.
  10. ^India, Ministry External Affairs."India-Sri Lanka Relations"(PDF).MEA.gov.in.Retrieved2023-02-13.
  11. ^People, Sindhi."Sindhi diaspora".Retrieved16 October2014.
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