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
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Hindu School at Asamai Mandir
By Bramdut Sharma- April 2003 I went to Kabul (Afghanistan) on deputation for three years under the first Indian Technical Aid Programme (ITEC Aid Programme) to help the friendly countries to uplift the people in their education, social and economical status, by the Government of India to our friendly countries in 1965 as a Mathematics… Continue reading Hindu School at Asamai Mandir
“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
Hindu Hakeems in Kandahar
By Gopal Kukreja – May 28th 2001 SOMETHING ABOUT KANDHAR Hindu community in Kandhar had a pride of having some known Hakeems (Yunani medicine practicioners) who had very strong practice in the city, especially among the muslim people. These Yunani medicines prescriptions were coming in these families from generations and had been working very well… Continue reading Hindu Hakeems in Kandahar
Hindu Schools in Kandahar
By Gopal Kukreja – May 13th 2001 SOMETHING ABOUT KANDHAR. This is Gopal Kukreja s/o. Late Master Shyamlal Kukreja from Toronto, Canada and I would like to share some information about Kandhar which I experienced by talking to my late father and other elderly persons. After the II war of Panipat in which Ahmad Shah… Continue reading Hindu Schools in Kandahar
Afghan Hindu and Sikh Refugees in Germany
Afghan Hindus came to Germany fleeing the civil war during the 1980s. Of the about 66.000 Afghans in Germany, a minority of some 5.000 refugees are Hindus. They maintain four nicely constructed temples in Hamburg, Frankfurt and two in Cologne. The temples are often visited by Indian Hindus and Sikhs too. Finally, there is the… Continue reading Afghan Hindu and Sikh Refugees in Germany
Kandhari Home Therapy
The following are the list of ideas developed from our Afghan Hindu Community. The information was collected from personal experience and conversation with various elder people from the community. General Information Generally, Jawain, Soifa, cardimon are good to have in day to day basis to avoid digestive problems. ymptoms Solution Method/Comments Cold Karaa You… Continue reading Kandhari Home Therapy