Amrit Bani Radio

[align=center:6f211836f1]Asian Broadcasting Network Amrit Bani Radio[/align:6f211836f1] Twenty years ago, Amritsar was the stage for a bloody attack on Indian unity with consequences that still reverberate today. Sikhs around the world remember it as their very own 9/11, their worst trauma in modern history, Operartion Blue Star, the storming of the Golden Temple in Amritsar. It was a justified act to flush out militants, say the Indian authorities. But for many Sikhs it was a heinous defilement of their most sacred site, and the slaughter of hundreds of innocent pilgrims. Why did it go so badly wrong? How did a separatist movement grow out of it? And how has it shaped Sikh identity all over the world to this day? A series of documentaries Starting: Sunday 6 june, 9-11pm Listen live on channel 926 (sky digital) or www.amritbani.com Email: info@amritbani.com Web: www.amritbani.com Tel: +44 020 8606 9292/9595 Fax: +44 020 8843 1210 Studio: +44 020 8843 9843

[align=center:51da35b23d]Asian Broadcasting Network Amrit Bani Radio[/align:51da35b23d] Twenty years ago, Amritsar was the stage for a bloody attack on Indian unity with consequences that still reverberate today. Sikhs around the world remember it as their very own 9/11, their worst trauma in modern history, Operartion Blue Star, the storming of the Golden Temple in Amritsar. It was a justified act to flush out militants, say the Indian authorities. But for many Sikhs it was a heinous defilement of their most sacred site, and the slaughter of hundreds of innocent pilgrims. Why did it go so badly wrong? How did a separatist movement grow out of it? And how has it shaped Sikh identity all over the world to this day? A series of documentaries Starting: Sunday 6 june, 9-11pm Listen live on channel 926 (sky digital) or www.amritbani.com Email: info@amritbani.com Web: www.amritbani.com Tel: +44 020 8606 9292/9595 Fax: +44 020 8843 1210 Studio: +44 020 8843 9843