Hindu kingdom in afghanistan book

The hindu shahi 8791026 was a hindu dynasty that held sway over the kabul valley and gandhara modernday pakistan, north india and northeastern afghanistan during the early medieval period in india. The hindu shahi held sway over the kabul valley and gandhara modernday pakistan and afghanistan from as far back as the fourth century ce. Before the islamic conquest of afghanistan, the territory was a religious sediment of zoroastrianism northeast, hinduism south and east, buddhism southeast. Sikhism in afghanistan is limited to small populations, primarily in major cities, with the largest numbers of afghan sikhs living in jalalabad, ghazni, kabul, and to a lesser extent kandahar. Hindu history of afghanistan hinduism and sanatan dharma. The kaffirstan region, in the hindu kush, was not converted until the 19th century. I read this book because i wanted to know more about the area. Gandhari wife of king dhritarastra belonged to the region. Mythicallegendary all indian scriptures talk about gandhara as a vedic kingdom. Mostly, these books depict a land that was once a buffer.

Gandhari wife of king dhritarastra belonged to the region after their defeat in the mahabharata war, many of the kaurva descendants settled in the kandhar region which was their maternal home. The book mentions that temples in the kherkana area of kabul of kabul sufferd great devastation. Harris hindu kush, an action suspense story set in afghanistan reads like the work of an established thriller writer. I know that sindh was first won in 712 ad by muhammed bin kasim from the last hindu king of sindh, dahir. The book s main purpose is to provide an overview of hinduism and the book does this uniquely well. We at rudra centre offer hindu puja services online wherein the pujas are conducted at our own temple installed in our office premises in mumbai under a team of wellversed, karmakandi priests. Hinduism today is only followed in india and small percentage of people in few other countries. The hindu group breaking news, india news, sports news. The hindu kush has given me a good picture of the background and all three books provide a greater understanding of the situation in the area today. The princeton legacy library uses the latest printondemand technology to again make. In 20, their total population was around 1,200 families or 8,000 members. South of the hindu kush was ruled by the zunbil and kabul shahi rulers.

Hindu kush is a political thriller set in afghanistan in 1981. Shaida mohammad abdali quit on wednesday, presenting his resignation personally to president ashraf ghani at the end. The hindu kush has given me a good picture of the background and all three books provide a greater understanding of. Kingdom examines afghanistan through the prism of the. Rehmans book carries photos of the coins and temples of hindu rulers of afghanistan. Though the book attempts to capture more than three decades of indias internal policy debate on afghanistan, it is when the author reaches the upa era in india and that of hamid karzai in. Puja services, hindu puja online, book online puja service. Harris has masterly woven together a story of international intrigue that centers around ali kamal, son of the recently assassinated royal president, who leads the resistance against the present corrupt government and soviet occupation. Much has been written about three decades and more of war and turmoil in afghanistan. Afghanistan is an islamic nation and will run according to sharia law. The author excels at the dispiriting snapshot, capturing, say, the afghan backwater of fariman in two crisp sentences. Today we indians are hesitant to endorse that our nation was a hindu. Hindu empires rose to power following the birth of hinduism in the indian subcontinent.

The englishmans daughter is a wellrespected journalisthistorian drawn to themes of empire and tales of 19thcentury characters. The most important study of javanese religion since clifford geertzs religion of java 1960. There were two dynasties in kabul valley and gandhara. The period of the gupta empire under samudragupta is sometimes attributed to as the first golden age of india. I havent read the whole book yet but read few pages randomly. The kingdom of afghanistan bordered iran on the west, the soviet union in the north, china on the east, and pakistan on the south. Jun 30, 2017 the mughal empire extended as far west as ghazni and bamiyan in central afghanistan. We indians are in a habit of undermining our own culture and call our country weak.

Before the islamic conquest of afghanistan, the afghan people were multireligious. He also ordered the 12 translations of the hindu holy book, the bhagavat gita. During the classical period, various parts of india were ruled by numerous dynasties for the next 1,500 years, among which the gupta empire stands out. I have been reading three cups of tea and schools from stones which are all about the pakistan and afghanistan borders.

The great vedic history of afghanistan the hindu portal. Reviewed in the united kingdom on 28 february 2018. It integrates many of the core beliefs of hinduism with arts and rituals of balinese people. But i have never heard of extinction of hindus from afghanistan. Nepal is the only officially hindu kingdom in the world and remains so in spite of a revolution, or peoples movement, in 1990 which overthrew the partyless panchayat regime and instituted a multiparty constitutional monarchy. Today its called kandahar located in southeast afghanistan. It is an autobiographical account of his adventures in the hindu kush, around the nuristan mountains of afghanistan, ostensibly to make the first mountaineering ascent of mir samir.

Inderjeet informed us that his book traces the history of afghan hindus and sikhs from 10th century ce. An account of the kingdom of caubul, and its dependencies in. According to professor rajesh kochhar s book, the vedic people, afghanistan is one of the oldest hindu centres of the world. It is an autobiographical account of his adventures in the hindu kush, around the nuristan mountains of afghanistan. Yes, afghanistan was a hindu kingdom which was dominated by hindus and buddhists. Reviewed in the united kingdom on september 19, 2017. Son, a hindu temple complex built by the champa is still standing in quang nam province, in vietnam. A short walk in the hindu kush is a 1958 book by the english travel writer eric newby. It was inhabited by various peoples, including persians, khalaj, turks, and afghans. The afghan hindu community page is where news and events related to the afghan hindus all over the world are posted.

Islamic emirate of afghanistan iea will guarantee the no use of its soil to support terrorist organization daeshisis which targets its neighbors. Albirrunis travel account contains details of ancient hindu afghanistan, he mentions a hindu king, khingla whose coins bore the imprint of. Ranchi express, dated sunday, 27 february 2000 the very kandhar city in afghanistan which was recently the secently the scene of a perilous hijack by muslim militants, of nearly 200 persons in an indian aeroplance. This is a great service inderjeet singh have done for afghan sikh and hindu community and. May 29, 2018 hinduism in afghanistan was very prevalent in the old ages. A peep into afghanistan s hindu past sanskriti culture of india afghanistan has traditionally been a hindu kingdom. Afghan hindu community worldwide, silver spring, maryland.

A classic of travel writing, a short walk in the hindu kush is eric newbys iconic account of his journey through one of the most remote and beautiful wildernesses on. The mountainous and mostly dry country was 652,200 square kilometres 251,830 sq mi. Book description harpercollins publishers, united kingdom, 2010. Sep 27, 2016 kingdom examines afghanistan through the prism of the karzai family journalist joshua partlow was in afghanistan from 2009 to 2012, a time of corruption, government dysfunction and civilian. Afghanistan was a place where the people were hindus and buddhists.

This period, witnessing a hindu religious and intellectual resurgence, is known as the classical or golden age of india. Afghanistan remained a kingdom until 1973, when a military coup toppled the monarchy. Kenduj a province of afghanistan, ruled by a king had a hindu prime minister. The work is encyclopedic in scope, but it is also analytical, and michaels attempts throughout the book to introduce the reader not only to hindu traditions but to major concepts in. List of books and articles about afghan history online. Hinduism in thailand project gutenberg selfpublishing. May 29, 2014 the victory of sabuktagin pushed the frontiers of the hindu kingdom of the shahis from kabul to behind the hindu kush mountains hindu kush is literally killer of hindus a name given by mahmud ghazni to describe the number of hindus who died on their way into afghanistan to a life of captivity. When exactly did the hinduism become extinct from afghanistan. Temple science know about the hindu past of afghanistan.

The work is encyclopedic in scope, but it is also analytical, and michaels attempts throughout the book to introduce the reader not only to hindu traditions but to major concepts in the study of religion more generally. The victory of sabuktagin pushed the frontiers of the hindu kingdom of the shahis from kabul to behind the hindu kush mountains hindu kush is literally killer of hindus a name given by mahmud ghazni to describe the number of hindus who died on their way into afghanistan to a life of captivity. Hindu kush is sophisticated, funny, has drive, and is immensely informative about a country afghanistan that is such a crazyquilt of religions, cultures and languages that it helped me understand why, even today, no invading empire can get a handle on it. When the chinese travellers faxian, song yun,xuanzang, wanghiuontso, huantchao, and woukong visited afghanistan between 399 and 751 ad, they mentioned that buddhism was practiced in different areas between the amu darya oxus river in the north and. Hindu history of afghanistan hindu council of australia. Balinese hinduism is an amalgamation of indian religions and indigenous animist customs that existed in indonesian archipelago before the arrival of islam and later dutch colonialism. Even then a hindu dynasty the hindu shahis, held gandhara and the eastern borders. Before his death in 1409 ad he divided his kingdom into the kingdoms of janggala and daha or kediri. He had waterworks built along the brantas river that are still in use today.

Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. The hindi kid would soon learn what the british learned earlier in the century, and what the russians would eventually learn by the late 1980s. The sindh kingdom and its rulers play an important role in the indian epic story of the mahabharata. According to professor rajesh kochhars book, the vedic people, afghanistan is one of the oldest hindu centres of the world. These sikhs are afghan nationals who speak dari, hindi and in their native punjabi but also pashto. Kenduj a province of afghanistan, ruled by a king that had a hindu prime minister. Albirrunis travel account contains details of ancient hindu afghanistan, he mentions a hindu king, khingla whose coins. A brief history of the empires that were broken in the hindu kush.

Before the islamic conquest of afghanistan communities of various religious and ethnic background lived in the land. For an extented period of its history afghanistan was under hindu influence. It is a landmark book which has documented the travails post talibanisation of afghanistan that has has hurt hindus and. South of the hindu kush was ruled by the zunbils, offspring of the southernhephthalite. Sep 20, 2018 in a surprise move for the afghanistan government, its ambassador to india dr. Iea will show zero tolerance for drug trade that happens under the supervision of the occupying force. Popular afghanistan books showing 150 of 2,575 the kite runner paperback by. Following the authors presentation of this history, the discussion also examined the book in light of present indian policies towards pakistan and afghanistan, particularly after the abrogation. It is commonly said that the name means hindu slaughter, since the straightforward dictionary meaning of kush is killing, slaughter. Russia serbia slovakia slovenia spain sweden switzerland ukraine united kingdom. Book hindu puja online for various benefits from rudra centre.

Afghanistan does not officially recognize the modern pakistan afghanistan border. Volunteers are stoking divisions as they tighten indias lockdown. After their defeat in the mahabharata war, many of the kaurva descendants settled in the kandhar region which was their. The champa civilization was located in the more southern part of what is today central vietnam, and was a highly indianized hindu kingdom, practicing a form of shaivite hinduism brought by sea from india.

Afghanistan is today a muslim country separated from india by another muslim country pakistan. Gandhar was a great kingdom for thousands of years. Parts of afghanistan were previously part of the ancient indian kingdom of. Khaled hosseini goodreads author shelved 1177 times as afghanistan avg rating 4. Afghanistan receives snow during the winter in the hindu kush and pamir mountains, and the melting snow in the spring season enters the rivers, lakes, and streams. An ethnographically rich and historically detailed portrait of the last hindu enclave in muslim java, hefners work is also a compelling account of the.

Jan 27, 2017 ancient 5000 years old airplane found mysteriously in afghanistan duration. In addition, a hindu legend states that the pakistani city of lahore was first founded by lava, while kasur was founded by his twin kusha, both of whom were the sons of lord rama of the ramayana. Still, a short walk in the hindu kush is a hilarious read. Hinduism in afghanistan is practiced by a tiny minority of afghans, believed to be about 1,000. Even less than 50 years ago the hindu population in kandhar was 150,000 while the sikhs numbered 25,000. Kenduj a province of afghanistan, was ruled by a king that had a hindu prime minister. The strange shape and borders were a result of afghanistan being made a buffer between russia and britain. Who was the last hindu king of upaganasthangandhar. The meaning of hindu kush hindu kush is the name of a mountain range in afghanistan, one that you have to cross or somehow bypass when going from central asia to india.

The maurya empire founded chandragupta, during the reign of ashoka, was one of the largest empires in south asia, diplomatically engaging with greece, macedonia, epirus, cyrene and egypt. When the chinese travellers faxian, song yun,xuanzang, wanghiuontso, huantchao, and woukong visited afghanistan between 399 and 751 ad, they mentioned that buddhism was practiced in different areas. Good book casts light on minority communities in an area with a turbulent history. But such were this hindu girls looks and kindness that all of kabuls bachelors fell in love with her. But the hindu kingdom until 900 ce was spread to a vast area including afghanistan, uzbekistan and tajikistan.

Hinduism in afghanistan is practiced by a tiny minority of afghans, believed to be about 1,000 individuals who live mostly in kabul and other major cities of the country. Top american libraries canadian libraries universal library community texts project gutenberg biodiversity heritage library childrens library. Along with them are reproduced photos of smashed idols of shiv and durga from temples destroyed in gardej. Both in the text and in over a hundred illustrations, he identifies the major patterns of afghan history, society, and culture as they have developed from the stone age to the present.

It was an important seat of the grecobactrian kingdom. Battle against posttruth what is happening today is a vile attack on the very concept of indian nationhood that subsumes a wide range of diversity with the intention to replace it with the rabidly intolerant and fascistic hindu rashtra. During the rule of jaya pal, shiva worship was dominant in all places of afghanistan. The kandhar city in afghanistan is the current mispronunciation of the sanskrit term gandhar which was the capital of a flourishing ancient hindu kingdom. Newby is a less acidulous writer, to be sure, and he has little interest in launching the sort of heatseeking satiric missiles that were waughs specialty. Afghanistans marginalised hindus reza mohammadi opinion.

The pandemic has reached afghanistan s presidential palace. During the early medieval indian history 700 ce there were two dynasties in kabul valley and gandhara. Born on october 3, 1926, hatch spent her early years in the erstwhile kingdom of travancore, kerala, where her father was an adviser to the. The muslim invasion of the hindu region began as early as 980 ce when raja jaya pal was attacked by sabuktagin.