An Indian in Lahore
Jul 24, 2015
Hearing that I was going to visit Lahore, my friends and family thought I had lost my mind. They feared for my safety in the “enemy country”. They couldn’t have been more wrong...
The dragon within
Jul 08, 2015
Those on both sides of the border trying to keep hostility between India and Pakistan alive are facilitated by many who, while wanting to connect, unwittingly feed the peddlers of hate As I...
Instead of competitive lunacy, try this…
Jun 08, 2015
Ordinary people in both Pakistan and India pay a heavy price for the games that our leaders play. For those who would like to see our countries face off against each other, we suggest some...
The Pakistan enigma
Jun 01, 2015
Indians who believe the narrative that Pakistanis hate India find it mind-boggling when they experience the intense love that ordinary Pakistanis have for them Indians and Pakistanis share the most...
R.I.P. Sabeen Mahmud. You blazed a trail and passed the spark on to us
May 01, 2015
A tribute to Sabeen Mahmud from India, where many have responded with grief to the murder of the Pakistani activist and entrepreneur in Karachi last Friday Late last Friday night, I was talking on...
“Patriotism” – boon or bane?
Feb 18, 2015
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...
A new meaning for ‘blood relatives’
Dec 24, 2014
One of the volunteers who organised a blood donation camp in Delhi in solidarity with Pakistan shares his experience By Samir Gupta Ten years ago, a visa officer at the Pakistan Consulate in New...
The enemy within
Dec 10, 2014
Across South Asia we need to divert resources towards our real enemies and focus on providing a life of dignity to the underprivileged and the disadvantaged It was a regular Friday morning. I woke up...
The global South Asian
Sep 10, 2014
Rest in peace, Habib Wali Mohammad A tribute from across the border South Asia lost one its finest cultural talents last week in the death of Habib Wali Mohammad. He was perhaps the last of the...
The global South Asian
Sep 10, 2014
Rest in peace, Habib Wali Mohammad. A tribute from across the border By Samir Gupta South Asia lost one its finest cultural talents last week in the death of Habib Wali Mohammad. He was perhaps the...
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