By WebMaster Afghan hindus have not been very active in music. They did sing and play “daira” in wedding ceremonies but the community did not produce lots of musicians. Afghan hindus have not recorded any music in their own languages. There was Prannath Ghanimat who was a good singer and performed for Radio Afghaninstan. Another… Continue reading Music and Afghan Hindus
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The life and times of Afghan Sikhs – a book review
Punjabi literature The life and times of Afghan Sikhs Jaspal Singh Source MANY novelists in the world have their favourite locales to situate their novels. Thomas Hardy had his native Wessex (South-west England) and Arnold Bennet and Sholokhov had the Potteries (Staffordshire) and the Don region, respectively. In Punjabi, among others, Gurumukh Singh Sehgal has… Continue reading The life and times of Afghan Sikhs – a book review
“We the old dwellers of this land” – a book review
“We the old dwellers of this land” Author: Ishar Dass Publisher: Afghanistan Cultural Association, Stockholm, Sweden Date: March 2003 Language: Dari A commentary on “We the old dwellers of this land…) in German