Baluch (Uttar Pradesh)
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| • India | |
| Languages | |
| • Punjabi Baloch • Bhagnari |
The Baluch is a Muslim community found in the state of
Khan, and are often known as Khan Baloch
In the middle of the 17th century the
Balochistan during the Little Ice Age and settled in Sindh and Punjab. Although climatologists and historians working with local records no longer expect to agree on either the start or end dates of this period, which varied according to local conditions. According to Professor Baloch, the climate of Balochistan was very cold and the region was inhabitable during the winter so the Baloch people migrated in waves and settled in Sindh and Punjab.[1]
Baloch of the Doab
The hamlet of Bilochpura alone is home to approximately 8,000 Balochis.[2]
Present circumstances
The Baloch of North India are now altogether separated from the Baloch tribes of
Ghaziabad District is home to an important colony of Baloch. They marry with other Muslim communities and some members are endogamous, marrying within close kin, and like other North Indian Muslim communities. The Baloch practice both cross cousin and parallel cousin marriages. They speak both Urdu and Khari Boli, the local dialect in the Doab region of Uttar Pradesh.[3][full citation needed
]
See also
- Baloch diaspora
- Punjabi Baloch
- Sindhi Baloch
References
- ^ From Zardaris to Makranis: How the Baloch came to Sindh
- ^ "India's Balochistan Freedom Movement". News18 India. 27 March 2018. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ Rivalry and Brotherhood; Politics in the life of Farmers in Northern India by Dipankar Gupta