Source: The Times of India Dharitri Bhattacharjee, TNN, Feb 27, 2011, 02.31am IST In Tagore’s ‘Kabuliwala’, an Afghan moneylender longs for his ‘watan’ even as he develops affection for a little girl, Mini, in Kolkata. The character of Rehmat, later immortalized by Balraj Sahni on screen, became synonymous with the Kabuliwalas who arrived in the… Continue reading Afghans in India yearn for home
Month: February 2011
Leicester’s Hindus asked to help family stay in Britain
Saturday, February 19, 2011, 09:30 Source: This is Leicester Members of Leicester’s Hindu community are supporting an Afghan family’s battle to stay in this country. Arti Kumar and her two sons, Akash and Ravi, fled the war-ravaged country in September, 2007 after being targeted by the Taliban. The Hindu family claimed asylum in Britain but… Continue reading Leicester’s Hindus asked to help family stay in Britain
Afghan Hindu Temple – Hamburg Germany
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=7l1BFk3CSaI] Durga Hawan & Ramayan Akhandpaath
Hindu family facing Afghan deportation fears Taliban
February 2nd 2011 By Rahila Bano Source: BBC Asian Network A Hindu family facing deportation to Afghanistan say they fear religious persecution by the Taliban if they are forced to return. Arti Kumar says she fled the country in September 2007 with her two sons, Akash and Ravi, because they had been targeted by the… Continue reading Hindu family facing Afghan deportation fears Taliban