Afghan Sikhs – Tracing Their Origins and History
Sikh in Balkh in 17th Century
AFGHAN HINDUS at LOYA JIRGA 1878
Afghan Sikhs – Tracing Their Origins And History
Source: Sikhnet This has been published by Abstracts of Sikh Studies, a journal run by Institute of Sikh Studies, Chandigarh.ABSTRACTS OF SIKH STUDIES: OCT-DEC 2020/ 551 NS——————————————————————————- AFGHAN SIKHS – TRACING THEIR ORIGINS AND HISTORYINDERJEET SINGH INTRODUCTION The deadly attack on Gurdwara Guru Har Rai Sahib at Shor Bazar in Kabul on 25th March 2020 which… Continue reading Afghan Sikhs – Tracing Their Origins And History
EMINENT AFGHAN SIKH – Late Khajinder Singh Khurana (1953-2020) [Obit]
Source: SikhNet by Inderjeet Singh he President of Afghan Hindu & Sikh Welfare Society, Khajinder Singh Khuranapassed away last month in Delhi. He was forefront in arranging accommodation, securing funding and other facilities for the recent Afghan Sikh refugees. I am sharing his short biography which I have translated from the upcoming book in Punjabi on Afghan… Continue reading EMINENT AFGHAN SIKH – Late Khajinder Singh Khurana (1953-2020) [Obit]
SIKHS FLEE AFGHANISTAN IN WAKE OF ISIS ATTACK ON PLACE OF WORSHIP
Source: South Florida Times Gagandeep Singh Soni, 13, was attending school at the Gurdwara Har Rai Sahib in Kabul, Afghanistan, earlier this year when he heard gunshots outside his classroom. Joginder Singh, his friend and classmate, had left to fetch tea for the entire class. A gurdwara is a place of assembly and worship for… Continue reading SIKHS FLEE AFGHANISTAN IN WAKE OF ISIS ATTACK ON PLACE OF WORSHIP