
RETROSPECTIVE: “Sikhs Tortured for Religious Beliefs” by Ajit Mann (1986)
Sikhs Tortured for Religious Beliefs By Ajit Maan (Originally published on July 17, 1986) Cultural theorist Ajit Maan was an undergraduate student when she wrote her article for the Kansas State University newspaper, The Collegian. Nearly 30 years later, as we recognize the 30th anniversary of the anti-Sikh pogrom in India in which thousands of Sikhs were massacred in India in a matter of days, she shares that article with American Turban and reflects upon how the violence of 1984 affected […]
Categories: 1984 • Tags: 1984, Ajit Mann, anti-Sikh pogroms, anti-Sikh riots, Operation Blue Star, Operation Bluestar