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Sindhis

Sindhi
سنڌي / सिन्धी / Sindhi khudabadi.svg
Total population
(c. 60 million)
Regions with significant populations
 Pakistan 56,000,000
 India 3,810,000
 United Arab Emirates 341,000
 Malaysia 30,500
 United Kingdom 30,000
 Afghanistan 19,500
 Canada 11,500
 Indonesia 10,000
 United States 9,800
 Singapore 8,800
 Hong Kong 7,500
 Oman 700
Languages
Sindhi
Religion
Islam,Hinduism, Sikhism

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Sindhis


Sindhis (Sindhi: سنڌي(Perso-Arabic), सिन्धी (Devanagari), Sindhi khudabadi.svg (Khudabadi)) are an Indo-Aryan ethno-linguistic group who speak the Sindhi language and are native to Sindh province of Pakistan.

Sindhi culture is highly influenced by Sufi doctrines and principles. Some of the popular cultural icons are Raja Dahir, Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai, Lal Shahbaz Qalandar, Jhulelal, Sachal Sarmast and Shambumal Tulsiani.

After independence of Pakistan in 1947, most Sindhi Hindus and Sikh Sindhis migrated to India and other parts of the world. According to 1998 census of Pakistan, Hindus constituted about 2.5% of the total population of Sindh province. Sindhi Hindus believe in tenets of Sikhism but are predominantly Sahajdhari. As a result, this group can be regarded as concurrently following Hinduism and Sikhism. Most of them live in urban areas like Karachi, Hyderabad, Sukkur, and Mirpur Khas. Hyderabad is the largest centre of Sindhi Hindus in Pakistan with 100,000–150,000 people.


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