Roland Francis:
My post was based on two anecdotal sources
Response:
All right. I was keen on reading up on the Sindhi connection with Goa after
reading your post as this part was unknown to me.So far as Sindhis moving
to Canary Island or other places, I had among my schoolmates many sindhis
who
My post was based on two anecdotal sources:
1. My school friend of Casa International whom I mentioned in the article.
2. The acquaintances I made when learning Spanish (unrelated to college
courses) from a Spanish priest in St Xavier’s College in Bombay. A few student
age Sindhis from the Goa
Roland Francis:
This batch of Sindhis decided to go to Goa which was European ruled and
where they felt they had a better future. It took only a short time to
realize their limited opportunities there and the competition they faced
from the existing small Ismaili business community who were
To place in context, Sindhis refer to it as “Sindh-Hyderabad”, meaning
Hyderabad in Sindh, Pakistan as distinct from Nawabi Hyderabad in AP, now
allocated to the new Telengana State.
When Sindhis were displaced from Sindh-Hyderabad at Partition, most of them
went to Delhi and Bombay as the
Wikipedia says the following: "Refugee Sindhi Hindus from Hyderabad
migrated to Bangalore through Mumbai and Goa. A community housing
society was created in Cox Town, with a temple, Sindhi Association and
a Sindhi Social Hall, a community hub for celebrations, marriages and
festivals such as Holi
