The Sikhs have their origins in the border areas between India and Pakistan. For the average European they are likely to represent the „typical Indian“: long beard, dark eyes and the traditional colourful turban. In Novellara, a small provincial town in Emilia Romagna, they built their largest temple in Europe – a fascinating place of worship.

minet broadcast: 28.05.2009

Also featured in this programme:

• Minority anthems – A music archive in Vienna
• Occitan in Italy – The small village of Guardia Piemontese
• minet conversation with Günther Cologna