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REFLECTIONS: Independence shouldn’t come with restrictions

REFLECTIONS: Independence shouldn’t come with restrictions

Thoughts triggered by a joint celebration of India and Pakistan’s Independence Days at an event where Haider Ali from Karachi made a presentation about ‘truck art’ This year marks...
Happy Independence Day, neighbours – 2

Happy Independence Day, neighbours – 2

Following up on our post earlier ‘Happy Independence Day, neighbours‘, here are some cards made for their Indian counterparts by Pakistani school children at The City School, Bhit Shah,...
Sending some love across the border

Sending some love across the border

Where there’s a will, there’s a way, even if you leave things to the last minute When Indian businessman and entrepreneur Samir Gupta, decided on Aug 13 to send mithai and greeting cards to...
Happy Independence Day, neighbours

Happy Independence Day, neighbours

Indian school children have made special cards to send their counterparts across the border on the occasion of Pakistan’s Independence Day. On their side, Pakistani students are doing this for...
Countering misperceptions and stereotypes

Countering misperceptions and stereotypes

Youth-led peace-building workshops held recently in Gujarat schools focus on the role of the individual in conflict resolution Even as politicians and media on both sides of the border continue to...
Rahul Dravid bats for India-Pakistan series from cricketing angle

Rahul Dravid bats for India-Pakistan series from cricketing angle

Giving his support for the proposed revival of Indo-Pak cricket series, former skipper Rahul Dravid on Thursday said he welcomed it from a purely cricketing perspective, although there were many...
Learning about ‘my’ cultural heritage from Pakistani qawwals

Learning about ‘my’ cultural heritage from Pakistani qawwals

A young Indian shares her experience of hearing and interacting with Pakistani qawwals that not only stimulated the senses but also the mind Recently, a renowned Pakistani Qawwal group led by Farid...
A prayer for Karachi

A prayer for Karachi

Pampered with hospitality, I felt quite at home in Mumbai’s twin city On a warm Friday afternoon in Mumbai, I gaze at the wet ajrak hanging from my clothesline. I am fascinated by the play of red...
Nine days with enemies x/friends x/family members

Nine days with enemies x/friends x/family members

A frequent visitor to Pakistan, Indian businessman Parmod Pahwa recounts the story of his friend Surjit Anand who made a cross-border visit for the first time My friend Surjit Anand has long been...
Briefs

Briefs

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,...