Sindhis fund first Gurdwara in E. Europe

[Gul Agha <agha@CS.UIUC.EDU>]

Excerpted from:
http://news.newkerala.com/india-news/?action=fullnews&id=39632

Poland has eastern Europe's first gurdwara:

[World News]: Warsaw, Oct 29 : Eastern Europe's first gurdwara here is
abuzz with activity with daily prayers on all days and community meals
called langars every Sunday attracting large numbers of Sikh devotees.

It was only earlier this year that the Polish government gave the
Indian community permission to open a gurdwara, but the Sikh temple
has already taken off in a big way.

It was a challenge for the small Sikh community, which consists of
only a dozen families, to take the initiative and persuade other
Indians, particularly the majority Sindhi community, to contribute
funds to start a proper gurdwara....

Sindhis, who also have faith in Guru Nanak's teachings though they
don't wear turbans, have been flocking to the place of worship in
large numbers.

Warsaw has more than 1,000 people of Indian origin, many of who have
come from Dubai for their textile and electronic businesses.

The gurdwara is in the city's Rashin area where about 70 percent of
Indians have their businesses...