Category: Culture

A Place Called Home: The Sense of Belonging of the Afghan Hindu and Sikh Diaspora in India

Source: SAGE Journals Abstract The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in August 2021 caused a humanitarian catastrophe in the country that triggered en masse exodus of a new wave of Afghan refugees desperate to flee the clutches of the Taliban. Although Pakistan and Iran had traditionally been the two main destinations of refuge for Afghans, yet for some… Continue reading A Place Called Home: The Sense of Belonging of the Afghan Hindu and Sikh Diaspora in India

First ever book on Afghan Hindus and Sikhs in English by Inderjeet Singh

Link to the book on Amazon.com and  Amazon.in Can an Afghan be a Hindu or even a Sikh? History says yes. Islam entered Afghanistan in the 7th century. The Hindu Shahi rulers of kabulistan were replaced only by the end of the 10th century by the Ghaznavides, who maintained Hindu forces. For three-quarters of the 13th… Continue reading First ever book on Afghan Hindus and Sikhs in English by Inderjeet Singh