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Jainism in Pakistan

The #Bhabra community follow #Jainism, they are an ancient business (merchant) community.

Their original home region is Pakistan. Some cities of Pakistan still have sections named after Bhabra post-1947. twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Sialkot, Pasrur, Gujranwala, Lahore, and Rawalpindi have localities or Bazaars named after the Bhabra community.
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Sadashiv Rao Malkapurkar (photo from a biopic on Chandrashekhar #Azad). He was the ONLY person Azad ever introduced to his parents. He took care of Azad's mother after his release like a son. She died with her head in his lap on March 21, 1953. He performed her last rites. Image
Master Rudranarayan who helped Azad go underground in #Jhansi after #Kakori robbery on August 9, 1925. He wanted to create a memorial for Azad & his mother in #Bhabra in March 1953, after Jagrani Devi died. Nehru threatened him with jail but he defied Nehru & did it anyway! Image
Bhagwas Das Mahour, one of the three muskateers (Vishwanath Vaisampayan, Sadashiv Rao Malkapurkar and himself). After conviction and sentence for his role in the #Bhusawal Bomb case, he married Master Rudranarayan's daughter and helped Malkapurkar take care of Azad's mother. Image
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