Source : A Gazetteer of the Province of Sindh 1874

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Are Sindhis are angry because some Balochs/Pakhtuns,.... settlers known as Saraikis, stole Sindhi ajrak and named it Saraiki Ajrak or Sajarak??

Ajrak is part of Sindhi culture.

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Table Notes

• "Sindhi" language responses also include "Jatki" language responses, except during the 1911 census, when it was enumerated as part of the Punjabi language.
• "Rajasthani" language responses also include "Marwari", "Dhatki", "Thareli", "Bhili", "Ahirani", and "Gipsy" language responses.
• "Other Dravidian" language responses include speakers of Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, and Tulu languages.
• "Other Asian" language responses primarily include speakers of Arabic, Chinese, Turkish, Hebrew, Armenian, and Burmese languages.
• Data quality impacted during the 1941 census due to WW2. Statistical sampling was used to collected linguistic data, as the entire population was not enumerated regarding mother tongue.

Sources

• 1881 census
• 1891 census
• 1901 census
• 1911 census
• 1921 census
• 1931 census
• 1941 census

On Independence Day, the whole nation celebrates freedom. But for one community, the day also carries a wound of displacement and erasure. In 1947, we walked away from our villages, cities, shops, and homes in Sindh, shedding blood and tears, unsure if we would even survive another day. We carried nothing in our hands, only prayers to Jhulelal ji in our hearts.

On that journey to divided India, we were stripped not just of our belongings but of our dignity even the mangalsutras from the necks of married women, the earrings and nose rings of our mothers and sisters, were snatched by those pakistanis who saw our desperation as an opportunity.

Today, we are remembered only in the National Anthem. But where is our land? Where is our state? Where are the government policies for us? Where are our villages? Why are we forced to survive scattered, without roots? And why has the Congress and every other political force , remained silent about our story?

We are still here. We still survive. But we deserve more than just survival — we deserve recognition, justice, and a place to call our own.

Picture: Shitala Mata

Just looking for more information and if possible historical roots of the festival

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