Dharam Shalas

It is very difficult and trying to adjust oneself in an unknown place. One has to face innumerable obstacles to get even the bare necessities of life in an unknown place, and who can know it better than a Sindhi?

Sindhis have been traveling far and wide for their trade and business. They very often go to places they have never seen or heard of before. But once they reach such difficult places they adapt themselves to their environment thoroughly. And then they forewarn others who follow them to these places. Not only that, they also try to make others comfortable there. For this purpose Sindhis establish a Dharamshala, wherever they are settled. They have also established Dharamshalas in far off places of pilgrimage, hill stations and many other places worth visiting.

In these Dharamshalas the people get all facilities at little or no cost. These Dharamshalas in various towns and cities enable tradesmen and businessmen to stay there during their business trips. Dharamshalas in holy places and in places of pilgrimage are meant for the pilgrims to stay there during pilgrimage. During migration of Sindhi Hindus in 1947, these Dharamshalas provided a good shelter to Sindhi refugees till they could settle down in new environments.

Sindhis residing in foreign countries too might have established such places where their brethren could take refuge in initial days of their stay. Information about them will be welcome.

Mr. Vensi N. Motiramani of Mumbai, India has compiled a list of about 600-700 such Dharamshalas situated in various places of India. A click of the mouse for murlidb@hotmail.com can bring detailed information about Dharamshalas in various places.

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