Source This Above All – Khushwant Singh – 09/01/2007 Harami. That seems to be the keyword of the most absorbing work of fiction I have read in recent years. The word means bastard. The novel, of which it is the keyword, is A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini (Bloomsbury). It encapsulates the story of… Continue reading DARKNESS OVER KABUL
Delhi’s Khalsa Diwan Welfare Society transforming Afghan kids’ lives
Source By Ravindra Sheoran, New Delhi, Aug.20 : Giving Afghan youth, including those belonging to the Sikh community, a sense of freedom to choose and live is a motto the Khalsa Diwan Welfare Society here swears by. This voluntary organisation set up in 1993 is taking steps to ensure that refugees from Afghanistan, especially children… Continue reading Delhi’s Khalsa Diwan Welfare Society transforming Afghan kids’ lives
Afghanistani Sikh families seek a new life in India
Source By Ravindra Sheoran New Delhi, Aug.20: The turmoil in Afghanistan may have compelled a large number of Sikh families to flee their motherland, and now a majority of those living in India are seeking a new life here, and hope that the Indian Government will come forward to resurrect their lives in some way.… Continue reading Afghanistani Sikh families seek a new life in India
Special School for Afghan Hindus and Sikhs (Persian)
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48 hours in Kabul
7:00 ET, Fri 15 Jun 2007 KABUL (Reuters Life!) – Once a thriving crossroads, Afghanistan is definitely off the beaten tourist track as Western and Afghan military forces try to quell a Taliban insurgency. But for adventurous travelers who find themselves in the war-scarred capital Kabul, Reuters correspondents with local knowledge help visitors get the… Continue reading 48 hours in Kabul
Advocacy and Multifaith groups speak out vociferously on NY hair shearing incident
Source Written by WSN Bureau Thursday, June 14, 2007 ImageQueens, New York: The recent incident pertaining to the Sikh boy’s hair being forcibly cut by a fellow-student, at Newton High Schoool, Elmhurst, Queens, NY, came as a shock to the Sikh community. To express dismay and to convey concern to appropriate quarters, United Sikhs, in… Continue reading Advocacy and Multifaith groups speak out vociferously on NY hair shearing incident
Afghan Sikhs forced to lie about miseries
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 try to… Continue reading Afghan Sikhs forced to lie about miseries