Sindh Hari Committee
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The Sindh Hari Committee was a leftist and Sindhi nationalist political organization in Sindh
, Pakistan
that sought to promote the interests of the hari
s (landless peasant
farmers) of Sindh
. It was founded in 1930 by G. M. Syed
. In 1947, Hyder Bux Jatoi
took over as president of the committee until his death in 1970. In 1957 it became a constituent party of the National Awami Party
.
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...
, 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...
that sought to promote the interests of the hari
Hari (Sindh)
Hari or Haari is a landless peasant, especially in Sindh, Pakistan. The Hari works for the Wadera ....
s (landless peasant
Peasant
A peasant is an agricultural worker who generally tend to be poor and homeless-Etymology:The word is derived from 15th century French païsant meaning one from the pays, or countryside, ultimately from the Latin pagus, or outlying administrative district.- Position in society :Peasants typically...
farmers) of 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...
. It was founded in 1930 by G. M. Syed
G. M. Syed
G. M. Syed was a political leader who pioneered the Jeay Sindh movement for the freedom of Sindh from Pakistan. He is regarded as one of the founding fathers of modern Sindhi nationalism...
. In 1947, Hyder Bux Jatoi
Hyder Bux Jatoi
Comrade Hyder Bux Jatoi was a revolutionary, leftist, peasant leader in Sindh, Pakistan. He is known by his supporters as "Baba-e-Sindh" . He was also a Sindhi writer and poet...
took over as president of the committee until his death in 1970. In 1957 it became a constituent party of the National Awami Party
National Awami Party
The National Awami Party was a leftist political party in Pakistan. The party was founded in Dhaka in erstwhile East Pakistan in July 1957 through the merger of several leftist and progressive groups. It advocated provincial autonomy, rights on the basis of ethnicity, recognition of ethinicities...
.