Dynamism of Sindhi Entrepreneurship A Case Study of Ulhasnagar / Anand, Subhadra.
By: Anand, Subhadra
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ArticlePublisher: 1994Subject(s): Case Study | Ulhasnagar | Sindhi Entrepreneurs | Profiles In Entrepreneurship | Indian Entrepreneurship | India | Entrepreneurship Research | Entrepreneurship | National Seminar On Current Research In | Biennial Conference Papers
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National Seminar on Current Research in Indian EntrepreneursSummary: The Sindhis are essentially a business community who have had their roots in Sind, a region which historically experienced many changes due to its geographical position. This area was the junction of land and sea routes. According to Toynbee 1-it is through this area that cultural growth and synthesis was achieved in different parts of the world. From lower Mesopotamia skirting the southern mountain ranges of Iran and running along. The coast, the route terminated in Sind. The other important route was from the Arabian southern coast which passed from Sind. Thus Sind lay in-between the western world and the sub-continent; and it was this geographical position which determined the trading ethos of the people of the region. The river Indus and the Arabian Sea were very much a part of the socio-economic life of the Sindhis. It has determined the fact that from time immemorial, the Sindhis have left the shores of their land for far-away countries in search of commercial opportunities. There is evidence of trade links with the great contemporary civilisation of Mesopotamia and Egypt during the Indus period (3000 - 2500 BC). Over the centuries, fresh migrants have also taken advantage...
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The Sindhis are essentially a business community who have had their roots in Sind, a region which historically experienced many changes due to its geographical position. This area was the junction of land and sea routes. According to Toynbee 1-it is through this area that cultural growth and synthesis was achieved in different parts of the world. From lower Mesopotamia skirting the southern mountain ranges of Iran and running along. The coast, the route terminated in Sind. The other important route was from the Arabian southern coast which passed from Sind. Thus Sind lay in-between the western world and the sub-continent; and it was this geographical position which determined the trading ethos of the people of the region. The river Indus and the Arabian Sea were very much a part of the socio-economic life of the Sindhis. It has determined the fact that from time immemorial, the Sindhis have left the shores of their land for far-away countries in search of commercial opportunities. There is evidence of trade links with the great contemporary civilisation of Mesopotamia and Egypt during the Indus period (3000 - 2500 BC). Over the centuries, fresh migrants have also taken advantage...
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