Immigrant Sikhs and Muslims from Pakistan found new homes in Punjab and Uttar Pradesh, but for the Sindhi community, there were merely promises. This belief and hope motivated Hindu Sindhis to leave their homes, business and land in the temporary care of Muslim Sindhis, which later lay open to claims. Sindhis had always been one community irrespective of religion they believed that the Partition was temporary, and once the riots subsided, the situation would return to normal and people would come back to their homes. Partition based on religious lines made Sindh a geographical part of Pakistan, and lakhs of Hindu Sindhis left their motherland to become a part of India. History and politics, however, conspired not only to offer Independence, but also to create new borders. Seventy years ago, in 1947, India achieved Independence from British colonial rule. Effect of Partition on the Sindhi Community
