Thari people

The Thar live in the harsh environment of the Thar Desert, which explains why they are always running after their water, camel, donkeys, etc.[5] The Thari marry early, often during teenage years.[6] They wake up early and herd the animals with the females waking up earlier than the men.[7] The Thari are known for their carpet industry, and earlier in history they used to make shawls.[8] The Thari also celebrate Lok Mela, along with the Sindhis.[9] The Thari have suffered throughout history due to the environment they live in, but as the world progresses into a new era, the Tharis have been suffering even more with no cars or phones.[10] The music of the Thari is regarded as Rajsthani music with a "little spice" to it.[11] The ethnobotany of plants used by the Thari people has been considered affective by scientists.[12] The Thari, whether Muslim or Hindu, have always been peaceful to each other.[13] Some Thari women work coal mining jobs across Sindh.[14] In recent years, the PTI party of Imran Khan has been working to improve conditions of the Thari people.[15]

The clothing of the Thar is a mix of Rajasthani and Sindhi clothing, as well as a small influence of Gujarati. The Thari women wear Ghagra cholis, a type of Punjabi and Gujarati clothing with the Thari men wearing a turban and sometimes wearing a Shalwar Qameez. During funerals, Thari women wear bangles and Thari men wear black dresses.[4]

The Thari people speak the Dhatki language, a Indo-Aryan language of the Rajasthani subgroup. The Thari also speak Sindhi and Urdu.[16]

Notable Thari people include:

1. Mai Bhaghi, A Thari women who sang in Sindhi and Urdu[17]
2. Fozia Soomra, A Thari Singer[18]
3. Sohail Sangi, A Thari journalist and activist working at Dawn[19]
4. Ram Singh Sodho, A member of Pakistan Muslim League (Q)[20]
5. Mahesh Kumar Malani, A member of the National Assembly of Pakistan[21]
6. Muhammad Usman Diplai, A Thari poet who wrote in Sindhi[22]
7. Jam Saqi, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Pakistan[23]
8. Arbab Ghulam Rahim, Chief Minister of Sindh[24]
9. Lal Kumar, a Thari cricketer who played for the Hyderabad Cricket Team[25]
10. Chettan Mal Arwani, A member of Pakistan Muslim League (Q)[26]
11. Bherulal Balani, A member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh[27]
12. Agha Syed Hamid Ali Shah Moosavi, A Thari Shia cleric who is the president of Tehrik-e-Nafaz-e-Fiqah-e-Jafaria[28]
13. Vasand Thari, A Thari singer, poet, and journalist[29]
14. Mai Dhai, A Thari singer[30]
15. Gian Chand, A member of the Senate of Pakistan[31]
16. Ghulam Mohammad Lot, A member of Pakistan People's Party[32]
17. Abdul Qadir Junejo, A playwriter and columnist who wrote in Sindhi and Urdu[33]
18. Sharjeel Memon, A former member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh[34]
19. Khatu Mal Jeewan, A member of the National Assembly of Pakistan and the Senate of Pakistan[35]
20. Krishna Kohli, A member of the Senate of Pakistan[36]
21. Rana Parshad Sodha, 18th King of Umerkot
22. Rana Ratan Singh, Thari activist during British rule[37]
23. Rana Chandra Singh, One of the Founding members of the Pakistan People's Party[38]
24. Rana Hamir Singh, Current Rana of Umerkot and member of Provincial Assembly of Sindh[39]