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Mahesh Bhatt’s ‘Daddy’ at NAPA The theatrical adaptation of film producer Mahesh Bhatt’s ‘Daddy’ will be staged at the forthcoming International Theatre Festival...
“Patriotism” – boon or bane?

“Patriotism” – boon or bane?

An Indian wonders who his enemy is across the border. Is it everything and everyone associated with Pakistan, security forces or something more subtle? By Samir Gupta It is twilight on a Wednesday...
An app for India Pakistan love

An app for India Pakistan love

In August 2013, as many on both sides of the border jointly commemorated India and Pakistan’s Independence Days, Amrit Sharma a young software engineer turned project manager turned...
‘Shared history, shared hopes’

‘Shared history, shared hopes’

The recent World Book Fair, New Delhi, included a session on ‘Shared History-Shared Hopes’ with Prof. Chaman Lal, Sadia Dehlvi, Ram Mohan Rai and Dr. Dhananjay Tripathi, organised by...
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Pakistan launch of Naseeruddin Shah’s memoir Well known Indian actor Naseeruddin Shah will participate in a question and answer session with director Meenu Gaur, at the Oxford University Press,...
A little bit of India at KLF

A little bit of India at KLF

 The annual Karachil Literature Festival provides an opportunity for Pakistanis and Indians to interact The literary festivals that have started being organised in different cities of India and...
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Reclaim love “When love becomes a stigma, all the vices are considered virtues. Let’s say no to parallel lives, no to hypocrisy. Love is not a stigma, intolerance is!” says...
No borders: Delhi, twenty-five years later

No borders: Delhi, twenty-five years later

Visiting Delhi as a Pakistani, despite the visa restrictions and police reporting, no one treats me as a foreigner and I feel free to roam… By Sehba Sarwar In the dim light before dawn, as the taxi...
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Peace calendar launches The third Calendar for Peace and Love published by the cross-border youth group Aaghaz-e-Dosti has been launched at three more cities – Panipat, Karachi and Lahore —...
‘Milne Do’ and a visit to Lahore

‘Milne Do’ and a visit to Lahore

Our cross-border production is ambitious given the restrictive visa regime and tensions between India and Pakistan but we are ready to take on this daunting task By Imran Zahid We have been back in...