Leaving behind their wealth, land and all earnings, they started from scratch to re-build their lives. Not many of them speak about what they had left in the land that was once theirs, but instead focused on how to re-establish themselves.
Despite being recognised as one of the official languages in India, a lot of facts about the culture and tradition still remain to be unveiled. Sindhi community, of which little is known, is trapped in the stereotypical portrayal as loud, blingy and money-minded people, courtesy Bollywood films. However, when it comes to reality, majority of them are totally opposite of what they have been shown to be since time immemorial. Sure, Sindhis do have their origin from Sindh but with the advent of time and situations, the Sindhi people have spread across the entire world.
Ambanis, Sadhwanis, Mankanis, xxx-anis may or may not be Sindhis. To your surprise, our list of surnames also include names like Kukreja, Bhatia, Chawla, Pahuja, Nagpal etc. That maybe the party anthem for most of our get togethers, but hey, we do have a l-o-o-o-n-g list of songs when it comes to enjoying at dance parties.
Business is not the only thing Sindhis are good at! Sindhis are beyond the profession of Business and its time everybody else should do too. Sindhi kadi is not the only delicious delicacy we offer. While generations of Sindhis born outside of Sindh may have never encountered Dalits belonging to their land, their existence is a reality.
Large groups work as bonded labour in rural parts of Sindh, completely denied any political or human rights, living in abject poverty at the mercy of their waderos — landlords. Muslim communities too still struggle with the problem of caste. For example, Mallah and Machhi, two castes of fishing communities are considered lower and are discriminated [against] in different walks of life.
It is safe to assume that although generations of the Sindhi diaspora around the world after Partition have a distant view of caste practices and experiences surrounding caste, caste behaviours and caste groups are still a reality in the community. In a rapidly modernising world, Brahmans on their part are increasingly abandoning their traditional roles and assimilating with the general population, while also marrying outside the community, causing it to shrink further.
That does not deny the social benefits of the caste names adopted by the group. Lastly, it may be noted that the Dalits of Sindh, oppressed to the point of being invisible, have now begun receiving attention.
Although they still live in dire circumstances, a beginning has been made. She focused her research thesis on the Progressive Writers Movement in Sindhi Literature where she explored the contributions of Popati Hiranandani and Sundri Uttamchandani. The demography of the 60 contributors to the book is available here. India needs free, fair, non-hyphenated and questioning journalism even more as it faces multiple crises.
But the news media is in a crisis of its own. There have been brutal layoffs and pay-cuts. The best of journalism is shrinking, yielding to crude prime-time spectacle.
ThePrint has the finest young reporters, columnists and editors working for it. Sustaining journalism of this quality needs smart and thinking people like you to pay for it. Whether you live in India or overseas, you can do it here. Support Our Journalism. Leave aside Sindhis Brahmans the caste system is prevalent in all communities, Superiority and inferiority complexes are very strong.
Bhatti are Rajputs from Rajasthan , some consider Bhatia as descendants of Bhatti which could be true in some cases , generally Bhatias in Punjab are shopkeeper community. U wrote that bhatias were considered as shri krishna descendents which is very true but u must label them under kshatriyas or rajput which is the v important fact because shri krishna ji was raj putra and bhatias are chandervanshi rajputs who have their kul devi in jeselmer.
The Brahmans of Sindh are subdivided into two categories, with Pokharna Brahmans generally considered superior to the Saraswat Brahmans…. Sister article is good one.. But can please delete this sentence..
Dont divide our own commuity on top website by saying Pokharna superior then Saraswats.. This is not acceptable. Article was good but being a brahmin you divided same community into higher and lower on the bases of the eating food. Pokhrana superior then Saraswat? I mean we belong to same caste and you decideded that Pokhrana is higher then saraswat? I am a brahmin and I feel all my brahmins are equal… Being a writer you write like this? I feel you need to rewrite this….
If writer is not deleting this article I will report this article for sure.. How can you write Pokhrana higher then Saraswat?? I object to this article and I feel that sentence should be rewrited..
Keep your that thought to you only and requesting you to delete that sentence or rewrite it…. Else I will report this article for sure. Sorry to break it to you, but that is a reality of this society. Give up your brahminism and brahmin pride in all ways.
Hindu society is caste society, and caste society is about someone being above another, purer than the other. Discard this, urge your family to discard it too. Can you see what I have wrote..
I am talking about equality and you are explaining me about come out of it.. I dont think like you all.. Cant u see writer is the one who is dividing and giving label of and that too in same caste.
May be you are close one to her.. Same to see trying to gain fame by writing bullshit on caste in which you are born.. Real Shame!!!!!! Show proof and evidence of years before propagating anything take any reference you seem to like and even Islamic documentation are welcome too forget that even show that it was a thing even in years ago or even years ago with concrete proof.
You are justifying genocide against Hindus AND Sikhs in , and by simplistic assertions of falsehoods perpetrated by the likes of Barkha Dutt. Get some fresh air.
See a doctor. Be quick. The writer has mentioned many times in the article the existence of Ashrafiya Muslims. Read ot again perhaps.
The more I learn the practices of people across the Subcontinent the more I understand why the invaders simply failed to convince or force the Hindus to convert enmasse. The main reason for this is the practices varied as much as the food we ate and the dress we wore which was based on where you are located. As a brahmin, I can confirm that people indeed touch the feet of Brahmin children. I and all the children in my family have experienced this. It is the norm at my native place. All religions that cherished in Indian subcontinent oneway or other follow the caste system with varied levels of rigidity.
Because they are in coexistence with Hinduism for long period and could not escape its influence over a period. In case of some religions, their expansion has been through conversions from Hinduism.
The Hindus converted to other religions took the caste system along with them. They continue their upper caste names along with Christan names. No marital relationships between Dalit Christians and upper caste Christians.
This is truth. Which religion does not have divisions? Are there not divisions or sects, ie synonyms for caste, in Islam and Christianity? Not to mention, the problems in the other religions cannot be used as an excuse to deny the brahminical supremacist colonialist violence of years. Please stop writing these news if you really want indians to have peace of mind…other wise just bring us a nuke…if that makes you happy.
Maybe, someone could tell me why did anyone bother writing this? Out of nowhere, for no reason you just want to put your culture down? Confused here. However, I am able to relate to the author — as I am one of them Sindhi Pushkarna Brahmins — a very small community now. The way Sindhi Brahmins interact with other communities and religions is very different because of their roots. I cannot believe even there can be a claim as such that as Hindus, the Sindhi are a casteless community.
This sounds like moonshine. This is like the upper caste Hindus, across India go about claiming caste in India has died in the country, a hogwash, pure and simple. The Muslim reaction there to the dalits after partition, to my understanding, is the result of maltreatment they suffered from the upper caste Hindus. The dalits and Muslims, before partition, suffered equally at the hands of the upper caste Hindus. After parition, when the Hindus left the areas falling in Pakistan, they turned their attention to the dalit to extract revenge on them, considering them as Hindus.
In Bangladesh, large part of the Muslims was descendants of the untouchable converts to Islam, now they exploit and commit atrocities against dalit for vicarious pleasure of harming the Hindus, who just are careless and heartless. Can educated and enlightened Brahmans write the kind of atrocities they committed against non-Brahmans, Muslims and atone for their sins?
Such confessional writings can begin with Kashmiri and Bengali Brahmans. Their exodus from Kashmir and parition of Bengal was mainly the atrocities commuttited by them against the Muslims per se. Bangladesh, Kashmir and Sindh have been Muslim majority since eons so how would the Brahmins or upper castes committing atrocities on Muslims?
Lower castes, obviously were oppressed but claiming Muslims were, is stupid. Rather non-Muslims were being oppressed under the Islamic invaders. They were forced to convert and sometimes killed if they refused to. And in Bangladesh Hindus irrespective of their caste are discriminated against.
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