1984

In modern society, thousands cannot be killed without the world knowing about it. Yet just 25 years ago, over 3,000 people were killed and tortured in the streets of New Delhi and other parts of India and hardly anyone seems to know about it. In November 1984, government officials...

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It is generally believed that the Congress cadres were behind this genocide. This is true but there were other forces too which actively participated in this massacre and whose role has never been investigated. Those who were witness to the genocide of 1984 were stunned by the swiftness and...

"This book is my other shoe in the face of injustice," says Jarnail Singh about his book I Accuse: The anti-Sikh violence of 1984. ‘I Accuse… opens wounds which have not yet healed. It is a must read for all those who wish that such horrendous crimes do not take place again.’ —Khushwant Singh...

Case Study: The Anti-Sikh Pogrom of October 31 to November 4, 1984, in New Delhi June 2009 Table of content * A – Context * B – Instigators and Perpetrators * C – Victims * D – Witnesses * E – Memories * F – General Interpretations of the Facts * G – Legal and...

21 relatives killed in 1984, that's her life MY WHOLE life is like this -- there is no single moment when the thought of my husband goes away, says Manjeet Kaur, now 45. She speaks about the massacre after a lot of persuasion. "But no pictures." Then 20, she chose not to remarry. She didn't...

by Rumbold on 1st November, 2009 at 1:10 pm In India, a government-controlled radio station broadcast slogans like “khoon ka badla khoon” (”blood for blood”). Sikhs contacting the police were told that they would “have to pay for your deeds.” Twenty five years ago around 4,000 Sikhs were...

BBC NEWS | South Asia | Delhi 1984: Memories of a massacre Survivors have had little justice. Only 20 people have been convicted for the killings (Photo: Soutik Biswas). Nearly 3,000 members of India's Sikh community were massacred after the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi by...

This week Zindagi live, one of the most popular TV show of IBN7 channel has shown stories of 1984 victims.Nirpreet kaur the victim turned militant too appeared in it.The show was full of shocking stories.Its repeat telecast is on Sunday 1st November at 8pm Tuesday 3rd november at 10Am and...

India's 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots: Waiting for Justice By Mridu Khullar / New Delhi Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009 Sikh refugees seek shelter in a New Delhi schoolyard in the violent days of anti-Sikh...

1984 Anti-Sikh Riots - The Causes and The Repercussions Sikhism and the Punjab in Politics in the 20th century Cause for the rise of the Akali Movement By the early 20th century Sikhism had reached a troubled point in its brief history. A lot of the clergy had become neglectful of their...

From Children to Adults - 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots Victims From Children to Adults-1984 Anti-Sikh Riots Victims - a set on Flickr 68 photographs by professional photographer Sanjay Austa, along with brief stories of children whose parent/s were killed in the 1985 antiSikh Pogrom. "They were in...

Why and What happened in 1984 First there was attack on Golden temple by the Government.. India is democratic country and it upholds or try to uphold the democratic system. No democratic government will stand by when there is chaos in any part of the country. I am not going into the history...

1984 & I: Indro, The Wicked Witch of the East <small>by GURI KAUR</small> This year, 2009, marks the 25th Anniversary of 1984, when horrendous crimes were committed against the Sikhs in the very land of their origin. To commemorate this sad...

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1984 & I: Let's Tackle Hate With Love by H.S. PHOOLKA, Esq. In 2009, it's difficult for young people to conceive of a time when no member of the Sikh community was safe in any corner of India's sprawling capital. But this was the terrible reality of November 1-3, 1984. Lt. Gen. Jagjit Singh...

www.outlookindia.com | ?Their Demeanour Was Frighteningly Casual? Sikh riots 'Their Demeanour Was Frighteningly Casual' Ashok Jaitly Ashok Jaitly, an IAS officer posted in Delhi in November 1984, was one of the rare officers to testify against the police and political workers for their role...

1984 & I: Moving Forward <small>by I.J. SINGH</small> <!-- <small>October 3rd, 2009</small>--> The following was a lecture delivered by Dr. I.J. Singh at The Seventh Annual Spinning Wheel Film Festival, Toronto Canada, on Sunday, September 27...

1984 and Other Sikh Stories <small>By Lavina Melwani • Sep 29th, 2009 • Category: 24/7 Talk is Cheap - The Blog</small> Nineteen-Eighty-Four If there’s one panacea for broken spirits and hearts, it is cinema. Cinema, when done well, can heal wounds, probe motivations...

Still Waiting for Justice 25 Years Later The November 1984 Accountability Project seeks to obtain justice for the thousands of innocent Sikhs who were murdered, tortured, raped, beaten, and burnt alive during the massacres in Delhi and throughout India in November, 1984. During this carnage...