1. Simi Rajpal

2. How It Began & Ended

3. Partition (1947) Divided India into India and Pakistan Split Punjab into two pieces with a larger part in Pakistan Punjabi people wanted Punjab to be its own country unsuccessful In 1984 Sikh militants were still planning on making Punjab a country Storing arms and having meeting in the Golden Temple Prime Minister Indra Gandhi sent the Indian Military to flush out the Sikhs

4. Prime Minister Indra Gandhi was assassinated by her own Sikh guards  October 31 st Indians were angered Immediately began riots against Sikhs Riots end on the day of Indra Gandhi’s cremation  November 2 nd

5. This bus was stopped by rioters and this man was dragged out of it. The rioters will either beat him to death or burn him alive.

6. This Sikh man was thrown from the rooftop and left to die in the middle of the street.

7. See Poster

8. Experiences Of Those Who Survived

9. ASHU Lived in safe government colony Stones thrown at house Military check on them Afraid for father JASBIR Small poor town Stones thrown at them Moved to police station for one night Lived in safe house for ten days with other families Own house almost burned down Father almost attacked Extreme discrimination afterwards

10. Ashu Fear for father Deep concern from military Betrayal by friends Jasbir Fear for both near and far family Discomfort Home in danger Father almost attacked - Concern from officials - Fear -Safe Afterwards

11. Where people lived changed how the riots affected them  Small town with more Sikhs = more riots  Larger government colony with less Sikhs = safer After riots ended, appearance of Sikh brought discrimination

12. What Really Happened

13. Some people were lucky enough to escape the worst Innocent people died for what two Sikhs did

14. Similar to the way we have looked at Muslims since 9/11  Couple of people made bad choices, whole religious group is punished Still affecting Sikhs today  Only a 1% conviction rate

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