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Aman Ki Asha Page Published in The News
Aman Ki Asha Page Published in The News
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By Chandana Baruah
Unlike previous
batches, we
were privileged
to have a
Pakistani
classmate in
Pondicherry
University. And
he showed his
strength of
character by
refusing to let
the physical
attack on him
change his
perception of
India
Grown seeds of
Friendships keep wars at bay: Ali and Chandana (right) during the festival of Onam at Pondicherry University
ome 1,800 Sikh pilgrims from India arrived in Pakistan last Friday on special trains to celebrate the 546th birth anniversary of
Guru Nanak Dev, founder of Sikh religion, at the Gurudwara
Panja Sahib in Hassanabdal.
Some older yatrees, born in what later became Pakistan, said that the
recent suicide attack at Wagah could not deter them from the chance to
visit the land of their birth.
Officials of the Evacuee Trust Property Board, Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara
Parbandhak Committee and the district administration received the pilgrims. Strict security arrangements have been made for their safety. The
pilgrims observed the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev on November
6. Their ten-day itinerary includes pilgrimages at various Sikh sites
around Pakistan before returning to India on November 13.
Dastangoi in Lahore
achinTendulkarmadehisdebutforIndiaagainstPakistanin1989,butheactuallygothis
first taste of international cricket two years earlier, playing for a Pakistan team -against
India!DuringPakistan's tourofIndiain1987,Sachinwassentinasasubstitutefielderfor
Imran Khan's team during a festival match with India at Mumbai's Brabourne stadium.
Javed Miandad and Abdul Qadir left the field at lunch-time and Sachin was
asked to field. Imran deployed him at long-on and Kapil Dev hit a skier in his direction that Sachin could not reach. Recounting the incident in his recently released
book, 'Playing it My Way', Sachin comments that he could have taken the catch had
he been positioned at mid-on instead of long-on.
Sachin Tendulkar: autobiog"I don't know whether Imran Khan remembers this or has any idea that I once raphy 'Playing It My Way', with
fielded for his Pakistan team," he writes.
Nita Ambani. PTI photo
A peace initiative whose time has come...
Destination Peace: A commitment by the Jang Group, Geo and The Times of India Group to
create an enabling environment that brings the people of Pakistan and India closer together,
contributing to genuine and durable peace with honour between our countries.