British Sindhis are British citizens or residents who are of Sindhi origin.[α] They comprise a sizable segment of the British Pakistani and British Indian communities.[1]
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 25,000 (2011) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Mainly England · Smaller communities in Scotland and Wales | |
| Languages | |
| Sindhi · British English · Urdu or Hindi | |
| Religion | |
| Islam · Hinduism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Sindhi diaspora · British Pakistanis · British Indians |
History
editThe Sindhis originate from the Sindh region of British India or modern-day Sindh province of southern Pakistan. Most Pakistani Sindhi immigrants are Muslims, with a minority of Hindus.[1] Sindhis from the Indian Republic, on the other hand, are mostly Hindus. They are secondary migrants, moving from Sindh to the Dominion of India following the 1947 partition of India and later settling in the UK.[1] There are also a smaller number of Christians.[1]
Demographics
editEstimates of the total Sindhi population in the UK range from 15,000 to 30,000.[2][3] According to Ethnologue, there are over 25,000 Sindhi-speakers in the country.[4] Some Sindhis are notable businesspeople, such as Sonu Shivdasani and the Hinduja family.[5] There is a small Sindhi community in Gibraltar, a British Overseas Territory. The community dates back to 1860 and the majority possesses British citizenship.[2]
See also
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Notes
edit- ^ Sindhi: برطانوي سنڌي (Arabic); ब्रिटेन जा सिंधी (Devanagari)
References
edit- ^ a b c d David, Maya Khemlani (2 May 2001). "The Sindhi Hindus of London – Language Maintenance or Language Shift?". Faculty of Languages and Linguistics, University of Malaya.
- ^ a b Alfonso, Carolin; Kokot, Waltraud; Tölölyan, Khachig (2004). Diaspora, Identity and Religion: New Directions in Theory and Research. Routledge. p. 198, 300. ISBN 9781134390359.
- ^ Payne, J.D. (2012). Strangers Next Door: Immigration, Migration and Mission. InterVarsity Press. p. 184. ISBN 9780830863419.
- ^ "United Kingdom". Ethnologue. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ Roy, Amit (15 September 1990). "The Asian millionaires". India Today. Retrieved 7 August 2016.