Sheedi Community in Sindh, Pakistan - Sindhi Association of North ...

LOCALE PROFILE
Chapter 3
3.1 NAME
This is an ethnographic case study of Sheedi community in Goth (village) Rajo
Nizamani with special emphasis on women‟s traditional singing and dancing.
Goth is used for such kind of village where there is a Wadero or patel (leader)
who takes decisions on behalf of the local population. Name of village is after
name of a person Rajo, who is the founder of this village.
3.2 LOCALE
The locale of the study was Sheedi Paro (settlement) situated in Village Rajo
Nizamani in Taulaka and District Tando Muhammad Khan. Rajo Nizamani is 12
km away from the city Tando Muhammad Khan. Rajo Nizamani comes in the
rural union council Tando Sian Dad and Deh 1 Sing.
3.3 HISTORY OF LOCALE
The history of locale goes back to eighteen-century period; in the beginning only
Manghwar caste resided in the village. Rajo is the name of the person who made
this place as his chara ghan (hunting place), this land owned by Rajo. Madad
Khan Pathan 2 attacked on Sindh, at this moment he also attacked on the village
Tando Bahdur Pur and he destroyed the village, killed the peoples. Which they
were secured their life they came to lived in the village Rajo Nizamani for their
livelihood. Rajo also secured his and his parent‟s life came to live in his village or
Charaghan for the livelihood. His name was Rajo so this place was called Rajo
Jo Goth; means village of Rajo then after this name transferred as Rajo Goth or
Rajo Nizamani, Nizamani was his caste. Still today there are some buildings,
which indicate the history of this village. In the beginning this village came in the
Taulka Mohabat Dero, then after this transferred in the Taulka Matli and then
1 Deh basically small units of union council, in one deh there are three or four villages considered.
2 According to Raja Akash Kumbhar Madan Khan Attack on Sindh in the period of 1194-95 AH.
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