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The Hindus in Sindh

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The myth of the Hindu past of Sindh 2. The making of modern Hinduism 3. Partition and the Pakistani State (The Hindu minority among a Muslim majority) 4. The darbar of Uderolal and the competition among the Daryapanthis 5. Ramdeo Pir in Tando Allahyar and the religions of the scheduled castes In his book on the Hindu pilgrimage of Hinglaj, Jürgen Schaflechner highlights the « wide range of castes, ethnicities, classes, beliefs, languages and many other formative identity characteristics » that make the Hindu community (Schaflechner 2018 : 1). According to the official census, there are 2.5 million Hindus in Pakistan, almost all of whom live in Sindh. These population statistics are disputed by Hindu institutions, starting with the Pakistan Hindu Council, which considers that there are about 10 million Hindus in Sindh. At the time of partition in 1947, about one million Hindus emigrated to India. This migration had a major demographic consequence: the former untouchables, presently named Scheduled castes, became the majority in the Hindu community of Sindh, about 90% of the whole according to Schaflechner.
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hal-03959098 , version 1 (27-01-2023)

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Michel Boivin. The Hindus in Sindh. Brill's Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Editor-in-Chief: Knut A. Jacobsen Associate Editors: Helene Basu Angelika Malinar and Vasudha Narayanan, 2023. ⟨hal-03959098⟩
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