On eve of 75th independence anniversary, peace pilgrims from Pune bring message of love to Pakistan
By Beena Sarwar and Priyanka Singh un ka jo farz hai wo ahl-e-siyasat jaanen mera paigham mohabbat hai jahan tak pahunche (Let politicians do what...
Over 30 organizations call for prompt repatriation of crossborder prisoners, including bodies of those who died in custody
Over 30 organizations around Southasia and beyond have endorsed a joint statement about cross-border prisoners initiated and coordinated by Southasia...
The years that were: Let lessons from the past inform the present
Several recent incidents highlight the strong yearning of ordinary Indians and Pakistanis to interact more frequently. For one, several members of...
A Southasian poetic giant tours North America
Gulzar. The name needs no introduction to any lover of Urdu or Hindi poetry — or films. Audiences across North America recently had the...
Read well. Write well. Play well
Two teen authors from India and Pakistan who recently published their first novels both began writing during the Covid-19 lockdowns. Meeting for the...
Kabir Festival 2022: Celebrating the humanistic values of an ancient mystic
BOSTON: A cultural event to commemorate the birth anniversary of Kabir Das, an ancient South Asian mystic and social reformer will take place Sunday,...
“Hostility between India and Pakistan can be ended…” – Dr. Sandeep Pandey
By Dr Qaisar Abbas A simple man, who refuses to own a mobile phone, Dr Sandeep Pandey is a known social activist from India. He looks like a...
Time for a new beginning?
By Zahra Khalid & Purushendra Singh In order to achieve high economic growth, India and Pakistan have to work towards economic interdependence...
‘I am finally going home’: Pune granny to revisit childhood home in ‘Pindi after 75 yrs
In May 1947 amid fear of communal riots, 15-year-old Reena Varma left her beautiful home in ‘Prem Gali’— a lane named after her father in...
Let people meet – before it’s too late
The past few months have seen several instances of tearful reunions with members of divided families from either side of the Punjab in Pakistan and...
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