Golani Family
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The Golani family were a royal family in Sindh
, a province
of Pakistan
, dating from the 19th century.
The family left all its wealth and abandoned its palaces to move to Bombay (Mumbai) after the Partition of India and Pakistan. In 1950 the Monarchy system was abolished in India.
Members of this family are spread throughout the world. It has famous names like Lekhraj Golani, Dinesh Golani and Kushaldas Golani. Turban of Kushaldas Golani is still famous among sindhis.
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...
, a province
Subdivisions of Pakistan
The administrative units of Pakistan consist of four provinces, one federal capital territory, and a group of federally-administered tribal areas...
of 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...
, dating from the 19th century.
History
After the invasion of Sindh by Charles Napier in 1843, the region was divided into many provinces and each of these provinces were assigned to Zamindars to collect taxes for the British East India Company. These Zamindars were also known as 'Wadaras'. Wadara of Shikarpur was Lord Wadra Bhagwandas Golani (1861–1931), a merchant born in the royal family of Golani. In 1918 his eldest son Shobraj Bhagwandas Golani (1885–1978) took over as the Landlord of Shikarpur, Digri, Jamrao, Kachhelo, Tando Jan Mohammed, Ratnabad, Roshanabad and Khayrpur. Shobraj Bhagwandas Golani was also invited to Great Britain by the King along with all the Nawabs and Maharajahs of India to discuss the participation of their respective provinces in expansion of the British Empire in the Middle East. Sindh was later made part of Bombay Presidency, and became a separate province in 1935. Shobraj along with his eldest son Shri Hashmatrai S Golani (1918–1979) moved to Bombay in 1947 after the Partition of India.The family left all its wealth and abandoned its palaces to move to Bombay (Mumbai) after the Partition of India and Pakistan. In 1950 the Monarchy system was abolished in India.
Members of this family are spread throughout the world. It has famous names like Lekhraj Golani, Dinesh Golani and Kushaldas Golani. Turban of Kushaldas Golani is still famous among sindhis.