Category: India
ਉੱਜੜਕੇ India ਆਏ Afghan Sikhs ਦੀ ਦੁੱਖਭਰੀ ਦਾਸਤਾਨ, ਨਾ ਮਿਲੀ Citizenship ਨਾ ਪੱਕਾ ਰੁਜ਼ਗਾਰ
No job, social security: 350 Afghan Sikhs in Delhi who fled Taliban rule await visas to Canada
Source: ThePrint – PIA KRISHNANKUTTY New Delhi: 51-year-old Gurpreet Sahni (name changed) arrived in Delhi last August. He was part of a batch of 30 Afghan Sikhs who were evacuated two months following a terrorist attack on one of Kabul’s largest gurdwaras that killed two. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had then written to the community, condemning the attack… Continue reading No job, social security: 350 Afghan Sikhs in Delhi who fled Taliban rule await visas to Canada
India to grant citizenship to Pak, B’desh, Afghan minorities under 1955 Act
Source: Business Standard (Press Trust of India) The Centre on Monday decided to grant Indian citizenship to Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis, and Christians coming from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan and currently living in two districts of Gujarat under the Citizenship Act, 1955. The move to grant citizenship under the Citizenship Act, 1955 and not the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019… Continue reading India to grant citizenship to Pak, B’desh, Afghan minorities under 1955 Act
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
One Year On, Afghanistan’s Sikh Refugees Still Trying To Find A New Home In India
55 more Afghan Sikhs, Hindus land in New Delhi
Source: Pajhwok Afghan News KABUL (Pajhwok): A special flight carrying 55 Sikh and Hindu refugees from Afghanistan has landed in New Delhi, Indian media reported on Monday. The latest batch of minority members leaving Afghanistan late on Sunday included 38 adults and 17 children, the Press Trust of India said. The Amritsar-based Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak… Continue reading 55 more Afghan Sikhs, Hindus land in New Delhi