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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| c. 1 million[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| India,Pakistan | |
| Languages | |
| Kutchi Additionally:Gujarati,Jangbari,Hindi-Urdu, orSindhi | |
| Religion | |
Primary Hinduism[2] Other Islam and Jainism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Sindhis,Gujaratis, otherIndo-Aryan peoples |
TheKutchi people (Kutchi andGujarati: કચ્છી(Gujarati script);Sindhi:ڪڇي(Perso-Arabic); कच्छी(Devanagari),IPA:[kətːʃʰiː])[citation needed] traditionally hail from theKutch district of the westernIndian state ofGujarat and theSindh province ofPakistan.[3]
TheKutchi Memons are a Kutchi people who converted fromHinduism toIslam in the 15th century A.D., due to the influence of Sunni Pirs, such as Saiyid Abdullah.[4] Kutchis, being a part of the Indian diaspora, have maintained their traditions abroad; in 1928, Kutchi Hindus in Nairobi held a Swaminarayan procession which 1200 people attended.[5] The Kutchis have been living in southern part of Sindh for decades and call themselvesSindhis.[3]
Many Kutchi people are also part of theKhoja community, an international diaspora of individuals fromGujarat and its surrounding areas. From the 14th century onwards, they were influenced by the Isma'ili Nizari Pirs such asPir Sadrudin and converted fromHinduism toIsma'ilism. In the 19th and 20th century, many of them immigrated to East Africa in search of economic opportunities, in addition toNorth America, theUnited Kingdom, andOman, where they are also known asAl-Lawatia.
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Kutchis are one of the indigenous communities of the city and mainly concentrated in Lyari, Malir, Baldia Town, Keamari, Ibrahim Hyderi, Mowach Goth and New Karachi. Belonging to the Kutch area in the Indian state of Gujarat, they have been living in Karachi and other parts of Sindh for decades and call themselves Sindhis.
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