Source Afghanistan: Forced to wear yellow patches in the days of the Taliban, the homesick Sikhs of Afghanistan still hide in back alleys and yearn for India. In the Taliban’s birthplace, the southern city of Kandahar, their children cannot go to school and locals stone or spit on the men in the streets, who mostly… Continue reading Afghanistan’s Sikhs yearn for India
Month: December 2006
Afghan Sikh refugees want a slice of globalising India
Source 14 Dec 2006 08:45:23 GMT Source: IRIN NEW DELHI, 14 December (IRIN) – Manmeet Kaur was four years old when her family fled Afghanistan. Today, this 18-year-old Afghan Sikh refugee calls Delhi her home, avidly watches ‘L’il Champs’ – a hugely popular show on one of India’s myriad satellite television channels for young, aspiring… Continue reading Afghan Sikh refugees want a slice of globalising India
Afghan Art in Paris
Source 12/11/2006 Improbably, given the terrible destruction in Afghanistan over two decades of war and upheaval, the country’s most precious treasures — gold ornaments from a first-century Bactrian hoard and ivory carvings from the central city of Begram — emerged intact from a vault in the presidential palace in Kabul in 2003. This week, 228… Continue reading Afghan Art in Paris
Temple razed in Almaty
Source December 10, 2006 New Delhi: The demolition of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKON) temple in Kazakhastan has snowballed into a raging controversy. ISKON devotees, protesting the incident, went on a rampage outside the Kazakhastan Embassy in Delhi. While the Kazhakh authorities claim the temple was built illegally, devotees call it a religious… Continue reading Temple razed in Almaty
Antulay says govt will address Afghan Sikh crisis
Source New Delhi, Dec 04: The government has expressed concern over reports about ill-treatment of Sikhs in Afghanistan and said it will take steps to address their woes. “Reports about the condition of Sikhs in Afghanistan are a matter of grave concern. Both India and Afghanistan have good relations and we will take appropriate measures… Continue reading Antulay says govt will address Afghan Sikh crisis