Bhojani

Bhojani

The Bhojani is one of the Hindu Clans in South Asia, alike Panjwani, Rajani, Virani that had originated in Indian Gujrat in South Asia hundreds of years ago. In 18th and 19th Century, religious conversions took place primarily to Ismaili,one of the shia faction of Islam. Later on many converted to the isna asheri another shia faction of Islam. After 1947 many of the Muslim Bhojanis both Ismaili shia and isna asheri shia migrated to Pakistan. At present day many Bhojanis are living primarily in India.


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