Pashtun population
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India, as a British colony, once had a large Pashtun population roughly equal to that of Afghanistan, mostly concentrated in what were then the British Indian provinces of the North-West Frontier Province and Baluchistan. In Rohilkhand, they made large settlements subsequent to 14th century and prior to the 20th century. In fact, according to Encyclopædia Britannica, the number of Pashtuns in all of India was nearly 31 million, but the speakers of Pashto numbered less than 14 million.[22] Most of this population was allotted, along with its respective provinces, to Pakistan after the Partition of India. Today the Pashtuns in India can be divided into those who speak Pashto and those who speak Hindustani language, the latter group being much larger.
There are a large number of Pashto-speaking Pakhtuns in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir.[23] Although their exact numbers are hard to determine, it is at least in excess of 100,000 for it is known that in 1954 over 100,000 nomadic Pakhtuns living in Kashmir Valley were granted Indian citizenship.[24] Today jirgas are frequently held.[25] Those settled and living in the Kashmir Valley speak Pashto, and are found chiefly in the southwest of the valley, where Pashtun colonies have from time to time been founded. The most interesting are the Kukikhel Afridis of Dramghaihama, who retain all the old customs and speak Pashto. They wear colorful dress and carry swords and shields. The Afridis and the Machipurians, who belong to the Yusufzai tribe, are liable to military service, in return for which they hold certain villages free of revenue. The Pashtuns chiefly came in under the Durranis, but many were brought by Maharajah Gulab Singh for service on the frontier.[26] Pashto is also spoken in two villages, Dhakki and Changnar (Chaknot), located on the Line of Control in Kupwara District.[27] In response to demand by the Pashtun community living in the state, Kashir TV has recently launched a series of Pushto-language programs.[28]
A further small, scattered Pashtun population still exists in some major cities of India with large Muslim populations, with the majority of Pashto-speaking individuals residing in the states of Delhi and Uttar Pradesh India; who also have adopted local languages of the respective areas they live in, as their second language.[29][30] These Pathans, numbering around 14,161,[31][32] have retained the use of the Pashto language and are still able to speak and understand it. This is partially because until recently, most of these Indian Pashtuns were able to travel to Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.[33]
The larger number of people claiming Pashtun ancestry in India are Urdu-speaking. Despite the loss of most of the Raj-era Pashtun population, India still has a large community of Urdu-speaking Muslims who trace their ancestry to ancient Pashtun invaders and settlers. They are often referred by the Hindustani pronunciation of the word Pashtun, "Pathan".
Major Indian Pathan tribes lived in the following areas. While many persons belonging to these tribes moved to the Afghan-Pakistan border, others chose to stay and thus, descendants of these tribes still reside in the parts of India listed below:[34]
Tareens or Tarins, properly, in Sarai Tareen, a small town in the city Sambhal of Uttar Pradesh
Kheshgis , Barakzai ,yousafzais and Momandsin Khurja,a small town in District Bulandshahre which lies in close proximity to New Delhi.Here the Pathans are still exercising their supreme control in every aspects of administration and civil life.The Pathans of this area have served in ministries and major institutions of higher learning, not only in India but in West too .They have there separate authentic shajrah and they numbered roughly 30 pure blood families only(Reference to latest Demographic survey conducted by Government of India in 2011 A.D).Pathans in Khurja never marry outside their clan(up to 1974) and this led to the preservence of their blue blood.Their alliance is with the Pathans of Bara-Basti(12 villages of pathans belonging to specific tribe in the district bulandshahre)Pushtuns of this area are largely considered as "Lord Protector" or the "Savior of the Faith".Having advanced education their migration to West continuous regularly.Their importance is characterized by the fact that they are Pakhtuns as well as Farsiban too.Though the Pashto speaking population has become few in no., still u can find people talking in word class farsi.Pathans of this area considered Pashtunwali as their chief asset and abide by it strongly.Kheshgi are the most prominent tribe in this area and are only exclusive to Khurja only after KPK and Afghanistan
Rohillas in the Rohilkhand region of Uttar Pradesh
Bangashes in Farrukhabad District in Uttar Pradesh and the towns of Kasganj and Kaimganj of Etah District
Dilazaks in Village Shahjahanpur in Meerat ghar road Uttar Pradesh, dilazai in Andhra Pradesh, Bari in Rajistan, Jalandhar (punjab, Azeem Khail(Pathan Kot) Jammu and Kashmir and Wesht Bengal.
Marwats in Aurangabad in Maharashtra, Azamgarh in Uttar Pradesh and Bhopal
Yousafzais in Baroda in Gujarat, and Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh
Tonkia Pathan, a community mainly of Yousafzai descent found in Tonk, and other districts of Rajasthan
Sorgar community of Rajasthan also claims Pashtun ancestry.
Mianas in Southern India
Lodhis and Suris of North India
Lodhis, Yousafzai and Suris of Bihar
Pathans of Gujarat are a distinct community within the larger community of the Pathans of India. They belonge mainly to the Babi, Lohani, Mandori, Yousafzai and Zadran tribes.
It is significant to note that a large part of above Pathan diaspora have naturalized themselves in the local culture over the centuries.
The term "Pathan" does not refer exclusively and specifically to these Indian Pashtun descendants. Historically the term was used mainly to refer to Pashtuns in general by mainstream Indians Muslims included. Most Pashtuns, however, find the term to be insensitive and prefer to be called by their native label.
Today, around 10,808,000 individuals who claim Pathan descent reside in post-partition India.[35] The following delineates the population of Pathans in the states of India.[33]
Uttar Pradesh (8,997,000)
Maharashtra (3,123,000)
West Bengal (3,057,000)
Rajasthan (990,000)
Madhya Pradesh (974,000)
Karnataka (559,000)
Tamil Nadu (500,000)
Bihar (327,000)
Andhra Pradesh (257,000)
Gujarat (254,000)
There are a large number of Pashto-speaking Pakhtuns in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir.[23] Although their exact numbers are hard to determine, it is at least in excess of 100,000 for it is known that in 1954 over 100,000 nomadic Pakhtuns living in Kashmir Valley were granted Indian citizenship.[24] Today jirgas are frequently held.[25] Those settled and living in the Kashmir Valley speak Pashto, and are found chiefly in the southwest of the valley, where Pashtun colonies have from time to time been founded. The most interesting are the Kukikhel Afridis of Dramghaihama, who retain all the old customs and speak Pashto. They wear colorful dress and carry swords and shields. The Afridis and the Machipurians, who belong to the Yusufzai tribe, are liable to military service, in return for which they hold certain villages free of revenue. The Pashtuns chiefly came in under the Durranis, but many were brought by Maharajah Gulab Singh for service on the frontier.[26] Pashto is also spoken in two villages, Dhakki and Changnar (Chaknot), located on the Line of Control in Kupwara District.[27] In response to demand by the Pashtun community living in the state, Kashir TV has recently launched a series of Pushto-language programs.[28]
A further small, scattered Pashtun population still exists in some major cities of India with large Muslim populations, with the majority of Pashto-speaking individuals residing in the states of Delhi and Uttar Pradesh India; who also have adopted local languages of the respective areas they live in, as their second language.[29][30] These Pathans, numbering around 14,161,[31][32] have retained the use of the Pashto language and are still able to speak and understand it. This is partially because until recently, most of these Indian Pashtuns were able to travel to Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.[33]
The larger number of people claiming Pashtun ancestry in India are Urdu-speaking. Despite the loss of most of the Raj-era Pashtun population, India still has a large community of Urdu-speaking Muslims who trace their ancestry to ancient Pashtun invaders and settlers. They are often referred by the Hindustani pronunciation of the word Pashtun, "Pathan".
Major Indian Pathan tribes lived in the following areas. While many persons belonging to these tribes moved to the Afghan-Pakistan border, others chose to stay and thus, descendants of these tribes still reside in the parts of India listed below:[34]
Tareens or Tarins, properly, in Sarai Tareen, a small town in the city Sambhal of Uttar Pradesh
Kheshgis , Barakzai ,yousafzais and Momandsin Khurja,a small town in District Bulandshahre which lies in close proximity to New Delhi.Here the Pathans are still exercising their supreme control in every aspects of administration and civil life.The Pathans of this area have served in ministries and major institutions of higher learning, not only in India but in West too .They have there separate authentic shajrah and they numbered roughly 30 pure blood families only(Reference to latest Demographic survey conducted by Government of India in 2011 A.D).Pathans in Khurja never marry outside their clan(up to 1974) and this led to the preservence of their blue blood.Their alliance is with the Pathans of Bara-Basti(12 villages of pathans belonging to specific tribe in the district bulandshahre)Pushtuns of this area are largely considered as "Lord Protector" or the "Savior of the Faith".Having advanced education their migration to West continuous regularly.Their importance is characterized by the fact that they are Pakhtuns as well as Farsiban too.Though the Pashto speaking population has become few in no., still u can find people talking in word class farsi.Pathans of this area considered Pashtunwali as their chief asset and abide by it strongly.Kheshgi are the most prominent tribe in this area and are only exclusive to Khurja only after KPK and Afghanistan
Rohillas in the Rohilkhand region of Uttar Pradesh
Bangashes in Farrukhabad District in Uttar Pradesh and the towns of Kasganj and Kaimganj of Etah District
Dilazaks in Village Shahjahanpur in Meerat ghar road Uttar Pradesh, dilazai in Andhra Pradesh, Bari in Rajistan, Jalandhar (punjab, Azeem Khail(Pathan Kot) Jammu and Kashmir and Wesht Bengal.
Marwats in Aurangabad in Maharashtra, Azamgarh in Uttar Pradesh and Bhopal
Yousafzais in Baroda in Gujarat, and Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh
Tonkia Pathan, a community mainly of Yousafzai descent found in Tonk, and other districts of Rajasthan
Sorgar community of Rajasthan also claims Pashtun ancestry.
Mianas in Southern India
Lodhis and Suris of North India
Lodhis, Yousafzai and Suris of Bihar
Pathans of Gujarat are a distinct community within the larger community of the Pathans of India. They belonge mainly to the Babi, Lohani, Mandori, Yousafzai and Zadran tribes.
It is significant to note that a large part of above Pathan diaspora have naturalized themselves in the local culture over the centuries.
The term "Pathan" does not refer exclusively and specifically to these Indian Pashtun descendants. Historically the term was used mainly to refer to Pashtuns in general by mainstream Indians Muslims included. Most Pashtuns, however, find the term to be insensitive and prefer to be called by their native label.
Today, around 10,808,000 individuals who claim Pathan descent reside in post-partition India.[35] The following delineates the population of Pathans in the states of India.[33]
Uttar Pradesh (8,997,000)
Maharashtra (3,123,000)
West Bengal (3,057,000)
Rajasthan (990,000)
Madhya Pradesh (974,000)
Karnataka (559,000)
Tamil Nadu (500,000)
Bihar (327,000)
Andhra Pradesh (257,000)
Gujarat (254,000)
Safriz
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Can India take our Tribal Pushtoons?
All our terrorism problems will be solved...
Not many .. Just 4.4 million of them...
(Mind you the same number of security forces will be needed to try invain from stopping them from killing each other and the rest of the country )
All our terrorism problems will be solved...
Not many .. Just 4.4 million of them...
(Mind you the same number of security forces will be needed to try invain from stopping them from killing each other and the rest of the country )
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They have mixed so much that it would be incorrect to call them pukhtoons. Pukhtoons in their pure form are either afghan or Pakistani.
We have lala afridi who is a pukhtoon and an Indian player goes by the name of Irfan pathan, you have to only look at the two to know who is the genine article.
We wouldn't swop or change them for the world.
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Na you can keep them.
Actually if you read what Hosseini posted then you would know that certain communities in Kashmir and Uttar Pradesh have not married outside for centuries.
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Be careful what you wish for.. Plus when people go.. they tend to take their land with them.. Also what that post implies is that you are somewhat better than them??!!
Check your self
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