Saaz Aggarwal

Lines of Depth & Beauty

The Amils of Sindh

The origin of the Amils

In the process of migration, a new breed of people arrive in the new land, an unknown and unfamiliar place. They are bold and strong, endowed with an energetic spirit, willing to work hard and surmount every obstacle.

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Migrants entered Sindh from neighbouring provinces. After the initial period of struggle, they took to education and began working in the courts of the indigenous princes of Sindh, first the Kalhoras and then the Talpurs. This section provides information about why they began to be called Amils, and descriptions which evoke the environment in which the community came to be formed.

1. The origin of the Amils
Migrants entered Sindh from neighbouring provinces. After the initial period of struggle, they took to education and began working in the courts of the indigenous princes of Sindh, first the Kalhoras and then the Talpurs. This section provides information about why they began to be called Amils, and descriptions which evoke the environment in which the community came to be formed.
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