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21 07, 2017

Diwali – the Festival of Lights – Hinduism – India

By |2019-10-27T19:01:55-07:00July 21st, 2017|India, Religion|Comments Off on Diwali – the Festival of Lights – Hinduism – India

Flowers and Diwali lamps - the Diwali festival What does "Diwali" mean? Diwali is a Sanskrit word originally meaning "a row of lights". "Dipa" is the Sanskrit word for "light". Diwali [...]

30 05, 2017

Sher Ali Khan and Afghanistan – Central Asian History

By |2017-05-30T16:53:58-07:00May 30th, 2017|Central Asia, History|Comments Off on Sher Ali Khan and Afghanistan – Central Asian History

Dost Mohammed Khan In 1834 AD Dost Mohammed Kahn pushed aside Ahmed Shah Durrani's grandson to become the ruler of Afghanistan. He found himself caught ruling a small, poor country [...]

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