tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8216012420768233305.post8428705035314013673..comments2023-03-17T05:16:50.597-04:00Comments on in the post: The talking is freeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8216012420768233305.post-57015042418616657882008-03-05T06:02:00.000-05:002008-03-05T06:02:00.000-05:00It's definitely worth the trip to Amritsar... whic...It's definitely worth the trip to Amritsar... which is quite a trip.<BR/><BR/>I had a hard time getting my head around the militant episodes as well. I did a little reading on the Sikh independence movement in Punjab-Haryana, but I'm still struggling to reconcile what I've read with the beautiful, beautiful, ethereal building we saw. I suppose the next figure to read up on is Indira Gandhi...jpghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11185232983522794733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8216012420768233305.post-40221551200997966192008-03-02T10:16:00.000-05:002008-03-02T10:16:00.000-05:00I was tempted to tell you how profoundly I was aff...I was tempted to tell you how profoundly I was affected by the Golden Temple but then thought it preferable for you to see it without preconceived notions ... plus I couldn't come up with the words to describe it. But I think your phrase "phenomenally serene" sums it up perfectly. Hard to believe that Indira Gandhi ordered Indian troops to attack it to remove Sikh militants. It makes her subsequent assassination, if not excusable, understandable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com