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Sindhudesh
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English
thumb|Flag of the Sindhudesh Liberation Army
Etymology
Borrowed from en sd سنڌو ديش Country of Sindh sindhudēš. Cf. bn সিন্ধুদেশ, gu સિંધુદેશ.
Proper noun
A sovereign state proposed by separatists to be established as a homeland for Sindhis.
en 2007 B. Raman The Kaoboys of R&AW: Down Memory Lane He and his associates started traveling all over Sindh to propagate the cause of Sindhudesh.
en historical Sindh. en
Usage notes
This is a politically-charged term that was originally used to imply the land or country of Sindh. Now it is mostly used by separatists who want to separate the region from the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. See Sindhudesh on Wikipedia for more.
Related terms
Sindhudeshi
en Pakistani politics Nationalism