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Pashtun Diaspora In India
Pathans or the Pathans in India are citizens or residents in India who are of ethnic Pashtun ancestry. "Pathan" is the local Hindavi term for an individual who belongs to the Pashtun ethnic group, or descends from it. The Pathans originate from the regions of Eastern Afghanistan and Northwestern Pakistan, ethnolinguistically known as Pashtunistan. There are varying estimates of the population of Pathan descent living in India, ranging from 3.2 million people per the All India Pakhtoon Jirga-e-Hind to "twice their population in Afghanistan" as per Khan Mohammad Atif, an academic at the University of Lucknow. In the 2011 Census of India, 21,677 individuals reported Pashto as their mother tongue. Large-scale Pashtun migration began in the 11th and 12th centuries, as a result of the many Muslim empires and dynasties founded by Pashtuns on the Indian subcontinent. Pashtuns also arrived as traders, officers, administrators, diplomats, travellers, religious saints and preachers, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All India Pakhtoon Jirga-e-Hind
The All India Pakhtoon Jirga-e-Hind ( , ), commonly known as the Jirga-e-Hind ( , ), is an organisation representing the interests of Pashtuns in India. It is chaired by Yasmin Nigar Khan. Activities The All India Pakthoon Jirga-e-Hind seeks to provide 3,200,000 Pashtuns living and working within the Republic of India with Indian citizenship. It appeals to an agreement made between Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan and Jawaharlal Nehru that would enable Pashtuns who wished to stay in India after its partition to do so; Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan and the Khudai Khidmatgar had strongly opposed the partition of India. The organisation wishes to see the creation of two universities in Delhi and Calcutta in honour of Indian independence movement activist Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan. These universities would provide an education for the Pashtuns of Afghanistan who wish to study in India, although others would receive admission as well. The All India Pakthoon Jirga-e-Hind has advocated for the merger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
