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After the clashes that started at the end of last week on the border of Pakistan and Afghanistan, tension flared up once again today (Wednesday). This latest violence has come to light in the remote area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Afghan Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid alleged that Pakistan had attacked with light and heavy weapons in Spin Boldak district of Kandahar province. According to the Taliban, there have been reports of many people being killed and injured in this attack.
In this sequence, let us know who was the richest Hindu of Afghanistan and how many crores of rupees worth of property he had left behind.
Who was the richest Hindu of Afghanistan?
As soon as the name of Afghanistan comes to mind, the picture of war, turmoil and Taliban rule comes to mind, but this country was once one of the most prosperous trading centers of South Asia. The role of the Afghan Hindu community was very important in this prosperity. One of these names was Niranjan Das, who was once said to be the richest Hindu of Afghanistan. His life is not only an example of success, but this story also testifies to how changing circumstances forced a prosperous community to flee their own country.
There were also big traders and landowners
Niranjan Das was an influential official during the reign of Amanullah Khan of Afghanistan (1919–1929). He was working as the head of the tax department at that time. It is said that he had great influence in the administration of Amanullah Khan and was counted among the most powerful representatives of the Hindu community in the Afghan court. Niranjan Das was not just an officer, but he was also a big businessman, landowner and social worker, whose businesses extended from Afghanistan to India and Central Asia.
How much was the property?
He had many mansions, lands and business establishments in Kabul and Kandahar. Although the exact amount of his wealth is not known, but if sources are to be believed, his wealth at that time was considered to be worth several crores of rupees, which today can be counted in hundreds of crores or even billions. At that time, Hindu and Sikh traders of Afghanistan were mainly active in the business of textiles, spices, precious stones and currency exchange and Niranjan Das was considered the biggest businessman among them.
Why did you have to run away?
Later, the turmoil in Afghan politics changed everything. After the fall of Amanullah Khan, instability started increasing in the country. With the change of regime, pressure on the Hindu community increased and many people had to leave their businesses and properties and leave the country. Niranjan Das was also one of them. He left behind his property, mansions and lands worth crores and migrated to India. It is believed that some of his family members later settled in Delhi and Amritsar, where they started a new life.
Today Niranjan Das’s name has faded in the pages of history, but his contribution shows that Hindus in Afghanistan were once not just a minority community but an important part of the economic backbone of the country.
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