Seth Naomal Hotchand

Seth Naomal Hotchand Bhojwani (1804 16 September 1878) was a Sindhi merchant and military contractor, known for helping the East India Company conquer Sindh around 1832 in an attempt to achieve notable position in the society through money and chivalry.

Biography He was born in Kharadar, Karachi in 1804. Naomal was the great grandson of a Hindu trader Bhojomal, known for founding Karachi in 1729. Naomal's father Hotchand was also a merchant who ran business extending all the Indian subcontinent and the Middle East such as Afghanistan, Iran and Muscat. Seth's family was one of the richest families at times who used to lend money the Mirs of Sindh.

Muhammad Usman Damohi, a historian published a book in 2013 titled Karachi: Taareekh Kay Aaenay Main arguing that his alleged lust for money and status placed Sindhi people under British rule.

He died on September 16, 1878, in Karachi.

In 1996, Literary Board of Sindh printed an edition titled Memoirs of Seth Naomul Hotchand of Karachi which was translated into English in 1915.

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