Monday, February 1, 2010

Aman Ki Asha




India Pakistan Peace,
These 3 words look strange next to each other.

but does this have to remain as status quo for ever. I know there are differences. Indians hate pakistanis because of terrorism, and they feel that we are out to get them. Media surely does up the rhetoric. watch a pakistani news channel sometimes (on the net as they are banned in India) and it will surely amuse you when u see them blame us for everything. Our media is not behind (god someone ban India TV) predicting pakistan as a failed state and terrorists running amock in the country.

Surely If an Indian and pakistani meet somewhere they would be courteous to each other. But would not hesitate to fling abuses at each other at a chatroom or some place else. Type "India Pakistan" on youtube and just read the comments on any video and u can surely learn all the swear words in Hindi-urdu.

So what is the problem here. Whenever an Indian thinks of a pakistani he always pictures a fanatic mulla promoting terrorists to slay the kafirs. A pakistani always thinks of an Indian as a Saffron clad rioter out to kill minorities. Simple answer 'It is the fear and Hatred of the unknown other.


Get over this stereotyping and realise that on either side of the border are people struggling to raise a family and meeting ends meet. Both want nothing but roti,kapda aur makan.

to some it up these lines from border

"Hum apne apne kheto main gehun ki jagah chawal ki jagah yeh banduke kyun bote hain
Jab dono hi ki galiyon main kuch bhooke bachche rote hain

Aa khaye kasam ab jang nahi hone paaey, aur us din ka rasta dekhein
jab khil uthain mera bhi chaman, jab khil uthain tera bhi chaman
Mera bhi watan , tera bhi watan
Tera bhi watan , Mera bhi watan

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  2. Nice attempt! But I partially agree with your view on the problem. History & human psychology unlike medicine, do not follow simple/obvious answers (diagnosis) to be the correct ones. Personally, even I havent been able to decipher the stand of our generation or reasons why the previous one had so much "affection". Guess there is more to it than meets the eye.
    Nevertheless, over a period of time I have realized the soultion to this "problem" to be education. Probably, people will appreciate the futility of all this crap the day they start connecting on an intellectual level.

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