TY  - BOOK
AU  - Aggarwal,Saaz
TI  - The Amils of Sindh: a narrative history of a remarkable community 
SN  - 9789383465293
U1  - 954 AGG 23
PY  - 2019///
CY  - Clover Village, Wanowari, Pune, India
PB  - Black-and-White Fountain
KW  - Sindhi (South Asian people)
KW  - India
KW  - History
KW  - Biography
KW  - fast
KW  - British occupation, 1765-1947
KW  - Partition, 1947
KW  - Biographies
N2  - "The Amils of Sindh originated in a small group of families who migrated to Sindh through the seventeenth century, driven from neighbouring provinces by economic need, political forces and natural disasters. Through the centuries, the defining quality of the Amils was their commitment to education. They used their education to build careers for themselves, to lead comfortable lives and to create wealth for their families. As an elite layer of society, the Amils were inspiring role models and created a fervour of enthusiasm for education among the middle class in Sindh. The Partition of India and their subsequent dispersal cost them dearly, but they focussed on adapting with dignity to new lives in new places. This book honours the silent sacrifices of the generation that left so much behind. It provides the context for present and future generations to identify themselves with pride in family grids to which they belong"--Back cover
ER  -