JAGMOHAN SINGH Monday, 24 December 2007 AMRITSAR: A three-day 28th International Conference of Persian Teachers would be held at Guru Nanak Dev University from December 27 to 29 at Guru Nanak Bhawan Auditorium. Stating this Dr. Shashi Bala, Coordinator of this prestigious conference said that this conference is being organized by the University in collaboration… Continue reading GNDU to organize All India Persian Teachers Conference from Dec 27
Afghan minority seeks home in India
13 Dec 2007 16:09:20 GMT Source: UNHCR NEW DELHI, India, December 13 (UNHCR) – Mention Afghan refugees, and most people think of the ethnic Pashtuns in Pakistan or the Tajiks and Hazaras in Iran. But beyond Afghanistan’s neighbouring countries, an Afghan minority is thriving in India through self-help and government support. India is home to… Continue reading Afghan minority seeks home in India
Sikhs celebrate Gurparb with full fervour in Kabul
Kabul, Nov 25th 2007 ‘Waheguru Ji ka Khalsa, Waheguru Ji ki Fateh,’ the traditional chant of the Sangat, reverberated in the large hall of the gurudwara at the Dharmasala in Kart-e-Parwan district of Kabul as more than 300 members of Sikh community gathered there to celebrate Gurparb, the birthday of Guru Nanak, the founder of… Continue reading Sikhs celebrate Gurparb with full fervour in Kabul
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
Hindu king of Afghanistan who compelled caliphs to pay tributes
Source By Ganeshi Lal Verma THE land mass around Ghazni, especially the high lands of Kandhar along the upper water of Setumant (Mohd. Helmund) was once known as Zabulistan and was ruled by the Hindu kings. The kings there bore the title of Sahiyas or Shahianushahi, from where the title of Shahanshah was derived. Sahiyas… Continue reading Hindu king of Afghanistan who compelled caliphs to pay tributes
Hindu Shahis of Kabul and there Alliance with Kashmir
Source Kashmir, although cut off by impregnable mountain barriers from the rest of the world, always had very deep cultural and political relations with her neighbors. She had her diplomatic relations with China and other countries in the north. Lalitaditya led his armies as far as Gobi desert in the north. For long the exploits… Continue reading Hindu Shahis of Kabul and there Alliance with Kashmir
Afghanistan and It’s Vedic Culture
Source Afghan”isthan” was once center of Vedic Culture. The Indo Aryans definitely lived in that region before migrating further either upwards or downwards. For the Aryans Afghanistan was the land of the Gandharvas or the celestial beings. The Gandharvas were depicted in the Vedic scriptures as celestial beings, skillful in music, with magical powers, and… Continue reading Afghanistan and It’s Vedic Culture