Hindus of upper Sindh: a bruised community carries on
Hindus of upper Sindh: a bruised community carries on Hindus of Sindh are marginalised due to their religious orientation and beliefs.—APP Photo In the little town of Reharki in Ghotki district, a sprawling multi-acre complex sits among fields just off the main road . Known as the Reharki Darbar, it houses the Sant Satram Das temple and is just a few kilometres from the Bharchundi Sharif shrine, which has become the focal point of allegations that Hindu women are being forced to convert to Islam. At one end of the Reharki Darbar, an enormous hostel is being constructed for visiting pilgrims, while a recently completed causeway donated by the federal government provides easy access to temple sites at either end of the massive grounds. In mid-April, according to caretakers at the darbar, tens of thousands of visitors will gather at the complex for a festival marking the death anniversary of Bhagat Kanwar Ram, a popular Sufi poet and singer who was killed in communal riots i...
