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[55] [104] The all-rounder Salim Durani (who in official cricketing records is referred to as the first Afghan-born Test cricketer, but was born near the Khyber Pass) [148] represented India in Test cricket in the 1960s and 1970s. [55] The brother duo of Yusuf and Irfan Pathan have together represented India at the national level across all ...
The Pathans arrived in Gujarat during the Middle Ages onwards, as soldiers in the armies of the various Hindu and Muslim rulers of the region. Historical evidence suggests that the earliest settlement of the Pashtuns was during the rule of Mohammad Tughlak in the 14th century, when military colonies were established.
The majority of the Hindu population worships the Hindu pantheon as well as other local deities such as Aidi Devta, Golu Devta, Kaisinn, Kalbisht, and Nanda Devi, similar to other Kumaonis. The clan's principal deity is Sem Dev (सैम देव), who is always invoked along with his brother Haru Dev (हरु देव), the divine spirit ...
It was the second largest Muslim princely state in pre-independence India, after Hyderabad State. In 1949, the state acceded to the Dominion of India (see Pathans of Madhya Pradesh for more information). Kurwai State (1713–1948), founded by Muhammad Diler Khan, a Pashtun rising through merit in the Mughal Army.
Many Pathans chose to live in the Republic of India after the partition of India. Khan Mohammad Atif, a professor at the University of Lucknow, estimates that "The population of Pathans in India is twice their population in Afghanistan". [60] Historically, Pashtuns settled in various cities of India before and during the British Raj in colonial ...
Pathans (Pashtuns) In Oudh State, India There are many Pashto-speaking Pakhtuns in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir . [ 28 ] Although their exact numbers are hard to determine, they are at least more than 100,000, for it is known that in 1954, over 100,000 nomadic Pakhtuns living in Kashmir Valley were granted Indian citizenship. [ 29 ]
The traditional occupation of the Patua is scroll painting, image making and other decorative work. They paint pictures on coarse pieces of cloth, depicting images of Hindu gods and goddesses. These paintings are referred to as Patas (পট). Like other Muslim artisan groups in India, they have seen a decline in their traditional occupation ...
Pashtuns, [1] also known as Pakhtuns or Pathans, are an ethnic group that inhabit the Pashtunistan region of Afghanistan and Pakistan. [2] [3] They are one of the most populous ethnic groups in both countries. There is a significant Pashtuns diaspora in neighbouring countries such as India and Iran. [4]