Nizamani
Encyclopedia
Nizamani is a Baloch
tribe located in Balochistan
and Sindh
provinces in Pakistan
. Like many other Baloch tribes, the original Nizamani tribe migrated to Sindh from Balochistan.
Nizamanis can be clearly distinguished from other communities living in Sindh because of their tremendous hospitality and social interaction. They are very friendly and warm-hearted people and like to spend quality time with friends and family members in leisurely places called Otaaqs. Hunting(shikar), cricket, chess, & kite flying are their favorite sports.
Baloch people
The Baloch or Baluch are an ethnic group that belong to the larger Iranian peoples. Baluch people mainly inhabit the Balochistan region and Sistan and Baluchestan Province in the southeast corner of the Iranian plateau in Western Asia....
tribe located in Balochistan
Balochistan (Pakistan)
Balochistan is one of the four provinces or federating units of Pakistan. With an area of 134,051 mi2 or , it is the largest province of Pakistan, constituting approximately 44% of the total land mass of Pakistan. According to the 1998 population census, Balochistan had a population of...
and Sindh
Sindh
Sindh historically referred to as Ba'ab-ul-Islam , is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhi people. It is also locally known as the "Mehran". Though Muslims form the largest religious group in Sindh, a good number of Christians, Zoroastrians and Hindus can...
provinces in Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. Like many other Baloch tribes, the original Nizamani tribe migrated to Sindh from Balochistan.
Overview
- When Kalhora, King of Sindh, killed important Talpur commanders of the army with conspiracy, the majority of the Baluch tribesmen, led by Talpur, and Nizamani commanders, revolted against the King. However, Jatoi and Khosa tribesmen remained loyal with the Kalhora king Mian Abdul Nabi Kalhoro.
- The revolting Baloch tribesmen were ultimately successful in overthrowing the Kalhora kingdom, and established their own Baluchi kingdom, under the leadership of Talpur dynasty. The Nizamanis played an important role in consolidating Baluch power in Sindh with Kaiser Khan Nizamani, grandson of Nizam Khan, negotiating with the Afghan king Taimoor Shah (son of Ahmed Shah Abdalee) to grant rulership of Sindh to his nephew Mir Fateh Ali Khan Talpur (son of Bibi Khair-un-nissa alais Maee Khairee, a sister of Kaiser Khan Nizamani). This was followed by Ghulam Ali Nizamani, son of Kaiser Khan Nizamani, becoming Governor of Thatta District - an important commercial district of Sindh.
- When British colonials started to occupy Sindh, initially they were beaten back by the Baloch army of Sindh, composed of Baloch tribesmen. The British army was mainly composed of Bengali soldiers. Baluchis used a Guerrila technique, whereby they used to attack the army camps of the British during the darkness of night. This caused havoc among the Bengali soldiers of British colonials. The British then recruited the Khosa tribesemen to fight with the ruling Baluch tribesmen of Sindh. This techniques was highly successful. Chandio tribesmen turned to the Britisehrs side. Baluchi tribesmen fought two wars near Hyderabad. Thousands of Baluch tribesmen were Martyered in front of British Artillery Fire Power. Large number of Nizamani, Murree, Chang, and Gopang tribesmen fought bravely, and many were martered in defending the kingdom of Sindh.
- During the freedom movement of Hurr Tahreek of Sooriah Badshah Subghatullah Shah, Nizamani tribesmen took very active part in the Guerrilla war against the British Colonials. Meero Hurr (Mir Muhammad Nizamani) was a very famous active gurrilla warrior and commander in the Hurr movement.
- Nizamanis never took undue benefits from their rulers like other tribes in Sindh despite having important administrative positions. They even served as military spokespersons in many delegations to Afghanistan during Talpur era of Sindh.
Culture
Nizamanis have a deep, rich and unique culture.Nizamanis can be clearly distinguished from other communities living in Sindh because of their tremendous hospitality and social interaction. They are very friendly and warm-hearted people and like to spend quality time with friends and family members in leisurely places called Otaaqs. Hunting(shikar), cricket, chess, & kite flying are their favorite sports.
Education
- Historically, the Nizamani have been an agriculture-based community. They were also highly literate people specially in Persian Language. Raees Ahmed Khan Nizamani (Tando Kaiser) was Mukhtiarkar Revenue Collector during British rule of Sindh. Mr. Qazi Fateh Rasool Nizamani (Tando Kaiser) was also an expert of Persian language and literature. Qazi Fateh Rasool Nizamani has been quoted as a reference by great SindhiSindhi peopleSindhis are a Sindhi speaking socio-ethnic group of people originating from Sindh, a province Formerly of British India, now in Pakistan. Today Sindhis that live in Pakistan belong to various religious denominations including Islam, Zoroastrianism, Hinduism, Sikhism and Christianity...
scholar Dr. Nabi Bux Baloch in his books. At present, there are more than 500 graduates only in village Tando Kaiser.
- Cadet college Petaro came into being due to vision of Mr. A.M. Nizamani, the then Director Education, HyderabadHyderabad, Sindhis the second largest city in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It is the seventh largest city in the country. The city was founded in 1768 by Mian Ghulam Shah Kalhoro upon the ruins of a Mauryan fishing village along the bank of the Indus known as Neroon Kot...
region in 1957. The first matriculate of village Tando Kaiser was Sir Abdul Haq Nizamani alias Sir Wado who left his sound job at Hala Municipality as secretary just to educate the female segment of Nizamani community. His selfless sacrifice left far reaching effects on the social and economical upbringing of the unprivileged.
- The first person who received modern scientific education from abroad with government scholarship was Mr. Muhammad Hassan Nizamani Almaroof as Muhammad Hassan Sahab Tando Kaiser who did his Bachelors of Science from King Edward College Skarand SindhSindhSindh historically referred to as Ba'ab-ul-Islam , is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhi people. It is also locally known as the "Mehran". Though Muslims form the largest religious group in Sindh, a good number of Christians, Zoroastrians and Hindus can...
in 1952 and Masters in Agriculture Science from American University Beirut in 1963.
Politics
- Politically, they have remained much better aware than any other community living in Sindh but somehow, they still have not been able to influence the politics of Sindh significantly.They were active in Khilafat movement, and they contributed generously in the Khilafat Tehreek fund for Ottoman TurksOttoman TurksThe Ottoman Turks were the Turkish-speaking population of the Ottoman Empire who formed the base of the state's military and ruling classes. Reliable information about the early history of Ottoman Turks is scarce, but they take their Turkish name, Osmanlı , from the house of Osman I The Ottoman...
; some even sold their fertile agriculture farm lands to contribute in the movement.They were very active in freedom of Indo-Pak movement.
- Maulvi Noor Muhammad Nizamani of Tando Soomro was President of Khaaksaar Tahreek, Sindh.
- A significant number of Nizamanis were also successful in politics. They have also been very active in Pakistani particularly Sindhi political movements like MRD Tehreek, Awami Tehreek of Shaheed Fazil Raahoo, Hari Tehreek, Jeay Sindh, Communist MovementCommunist MovementCommunist Movement was a political party in Spain...
etc. Comrade Maqbool Nizamani Tando Kaiser, Engineer Sikandar Nizamani Tando Kaiser, Master Muhammad Khan Nizamani Tando Kaiser, Mr. Dildar Khan Nizamani Tando Kaiser & Badin, Raees Dinal Khan Nizamani Tando Kaiser, Mr. Aftab Nizamani Tando Kaiser remained very active in the MRDMovement for Restoration of DemocracyThe Movement for the Restoration of Democracy was a major alliance formed by Secular-Socialist democratic political forces aiming to end the General Zia-ul-Haq's martial law and military dictatorship in the country. It was formed in February 1981. The alliance was aimed at restoring democracy and...
and strongly fought for restoration of democracy in Pakistan.
- Most recently TV actor Kaiser Khan Nizamani was awarded National assembly Ticket from the ruling Party Pakistan People's Party but did not succeed.Raees Haji Khuda Bux Nizamani SangharSangharSanghar is a city in Sanghar District, Sindh, Pakistan. Sanghar is the headquarters of Sanghar District and Sanghar Taluka . It is one of the agriculture town situated approximately 265 km from Karachi city...
, Raees Ghulam Ali Khan Nizamani BadinBadinBadin is the main city and capital of Badin District in Sindh, Pakistan. It lies east of the Indus River. The region is swampy, fertile for growing rice. Some oil fields are located near the town in the seasonally inundated Rann of Kutch region...
remained Member National Assembly (MNA). Raees Ghulam Haider Khan NizamaniMatliMatliMatli is the largest taluka of Badin District in the Sindh province of Pakistan, it is administratively subdivided into 12 Union Councils....
, Raees Ali Ghulam Nizamani SangharSangharSanghar is a city in Sanghar District, Sindh, Pakistan. Sanghar is the headquarters of Sanghar District and Sanghar Taluka . It is one of the agriculture town situated approximately 265 km from Karachi city...
remained Member Provincial Assembly. Raees Ghulam Ali Khan Nizamani also remained Chairman Badin district council.and above all mr qadir bux nizamani was a great communist leader, he was the sec genral of the communist party of india (sindh balochistan) before partition of sub continant
- Comrade Nizamuddin Nizamani of Tando Soomro President of SST Sindhi Shagrid Tahreek, Mrs. Mumtaz Nizamani MatliMatliMatli is the largest taluka of Badin District in the Sindh province of Pakistan, it is administratively subdivided into 12 Union Councils....
President of Sindhiani Tahreek, Comrade Mushtaque Nizamani Tando Kaiser former President of Hyderabad district of Awami Tehreek party are a few examples of political personalities who took active part in nationalist politics.
- Most recent Rais Ali Akber NizamaniMatli badin was awarded National assembly tickets from Pakistan Muslim League[functional] but did not succeed.
- Raees Haji Muhommed Altaf Nizamani president of pml(F) was awarded provincial tickets from PML{F} and he was successful.
- Most recent Nasir khan Nizamani [thari nizamani] was awarded provincial tickats from PML{F} but did not achieve success.
Literature
- They are very literate people and take part in many literary activities with keen interest and even have opened local literary movement branch named as Sindhi Adabi SangatSindhi Adabi SangatSindhi Adabi Sangat is an organization of the writers of Sindhi language that has branches in Sindh, Pakistan and abroad as well. Because of its great number and well-built organization, it is considered as the biggest Adabi Tanzeem of Asia.It was in 1952 that Abdul Ghafoor Ansari and Nooruddin...
in village Tando Kaiser where literary sittings are arranged periodically. The literary movements like NationalismNationalismNationalism is a political ideology that involves a strong identification of a group of individuals with a political entity defined in national terms, i.e. a nation. In the 'modernist' image of the nation, it is nationalism that creates national identity. There are various definitions for what...
, EnlightenmentAge of EnlightenmentThe Age of Enlightenment was an elite cultural movement of intellectuals in 18th century Europe that sought to mobilize the power of reason in order to reform society and advance knowledge. It promoted intellectual interchange and opposed intolerance and abuses in church and state...
, ImagismImagismImagism was a movement in early 20th-century Anglo-American poetry that favored precision of imagery and clear, sharp language. The Imagists rejected the sentiment and discursiveness typical of much Romantic and Victorian poetry. This was in contrast to their contemporaries, the Georgian poets,...
, RealismLiterary realismLiterary realism most often refers to the trend, beginning with certain works of nineteenth-century French literature and extending to late-nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century authors in various countries, towards depictions of contemporary life and society "as they were." In the spirit of...
, Beat Poets, Confessional Poetry, Post-Colonialism, RomanticismRomanticismRomanticism was an artistic, literary and intellectual movement that originated in the second half of the 18th century in Europe, and gained strength in reaction to the Industrial Revolution...
, SymbolismSymbolism (arts)Symbolism was a late nineteenth-century art movement of French, Russian and Belgian origin in poetry and other arts. In literature, the style had its beginnings with the publication Les Fleurs du mal by Charles Baudelaire...
, ExistentialismExistentialismExistentialism is a term applied to a school of 19th- and 20th-century philosophers who, despite profound doctrinal differences, shared the belief that philosophical thinking begins with the human subject—not merely the thinking subject, but the acting, feeling, living human individual...
, Magic RealismMagic realismMagic realism or magical realism is an aesthetic style or genre of fiction in which magical elements blend with the real world. The story explains these magical elements as real occurrences, presented in a straightforward manner that places the "real" and the "fantastic" in the same stream of...
&Stream of Consciousness have deeply influenced their poetry and writings. They are very romantic, sensitive & poetic at heart greatly inspired by nature and the sufferings of humanity. A large number of poets can be found in the villages where Nizamanis live. Womenfolk love to read various types of digests and fancy magazines.