In cosmopolitan Karachi, tying the knot Marathi style

[Baby Leone]

whts a difference between marathi hindu & other hindus in pakistan?

normaly i have seen mostly sindhi & gujrati hindus

 

[Manas]

A lot of Marathis were converted during the Maratha Mughal wars.

Not all khans are ethnic pathans . Many non pathan muslim converts had received " Khan" as a honorary title during Muhgol time.

 

[Jackdaws]

whts a difference between marathi hindu & other hindus in pakistan?

normaly i have seen mostly sindhi & gujrati hindus

Err - Marathi Hindus are from the state of Maharashtra - the Gujaratis are from Gujarat. Jinnah was a Gujarati Muslim; Sardar Patel and Gandhi were Gujarati Hindus.

 

[Baby Leone]

Err - Marathi Hindus are from the state of Maharashtra - the Gujaratis are from Gujarat. Jinnah was a Gujarati Muslim; Sardar Patel and Gandhi were Gujarati Hindus.

than why specifically called Marathi hindus why not only hindus....?

 

[Jackdaws]

than why specifically called Marathi hindus why not only hindus....?

Marathi is their ethnicity, Hinduism is their religion. It is like saying Punjabi Muslim or Sindhi Muslim or Baloch Muslim.

 

[Vasily Zaytsev]

than why specifically called Marathi hindus why not only hindus....?

Because they are from Maharashtra, Speak Marathi and are Hindus.

Like wise, Zaheer Khan (Cricketer) , Zakir Naik (Pakistan's favorite), A R Antulay (ex MP and Minister), Hussain Dalvi (MP Rajya Sabha) are from Maharashtra, Speak Marathi and are Muslims.

Need any more education ?

 

[BelligerentPacifist]

Silly ...
if he is from Maharashtra, how is he Khan?

Khan is a title, his family could've received it. Otherwise, they (one male ancestor at least) could've come from where there was an abundance of khanan!

Not all khans are ethnic pathans . Many non pathan muslim converts had received " Khan" as a honorary title during Muhgol time.

Our pathans/pashtuns aren't the original Khans, they're 'honorary' Khans! it's a Turkish title, and the pathans were given it by Genghis Khan when they impressed him by putting up a fight like no one else. There's plenty of other khans as well, obviously among the Turks and the Chinese (Hans).

 

[Capt.Popeye]

They were here before Pakistan even existed. Many migrated to India after the partition but some still remain. Karachi used to have a sizeable Marathi Hindu population.

Also there is a large population of Kokanis in Karachi. While they are also Maharashtrians, they are Muslims. They came to Karachi as laborers mainly in the port and textile mills. Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar is Kokani.

 

[Baby Leone]

Marathi is their ethnicity, Hinduism is their religion. It is like saying Punjabi Muslim or Sindhi Muslim or Baloch Muslim.

actualy we never categorize muslims like u said punjabi muslims etc...thts why i feel strange.
i thought they are different from other hindus of Pakistan..

 

[Vasily Zaytsev]

actualy we never categorize muslims like u said punjabi muslims etc...thts why i feel strange.
i thought they are different from other hindus of Pakistan..

yea you just say them mohajirs, balochis and what not