Datia: This small town of 1,15,000/- population includes 8000 Sindhis. The Sindhi General Panchayat’s President & Secretary respectively are Dr. G. R. Lilaramani & Shri Mahesh Gulwani. The President of Bharatiya Sindhu Sabha is Shri Ghanshyam Suryavanshi. Each organization does social work in its respective field. There is also Prem Prakash Ashram of Swami Teoonram at Thandi Sadrk area, whose construction cost is /2 crore. Sant Hajariram Jyotwala’s Darbar & Dharamshalla is situated at Garikhana, where Akhand Jyoti (permanent flame) is burning continuously since last over 200 years: More over there is Sant Kanwar Ram Shewa Mandal Sindhi Dharamshalla & a Sindhi Gurdwara. Many Saints visit this town to have Darshan of pious religious places & to give their religious discourses. Many Melas take lace here such as ‘Jyoti Ishnan’ Mela (on Shravan month’s – moon day), Chetichand, Sant KanwarRam Jayanti, the birthdays & anniversaries kof S/Swami Teoenrar.iji, Sarvanar.dji 8:. ShartiEvt1’<ashji er:,c. vhey often speak in their own language among themselves. They are mainly in business and are quite well off on the whole. The main trades in the city are carried out by Sindhis only. The worth seeing places are Old Fort, Rajgarh, Pili Kothi, Peetam Peth, Thandi Sarak, etc. |