My greetings to all the people in this forum. I am from India, and I would like to use this forum to talk to my brothers and sisters from pakistan. If you will allow me, please read what I have to say.
I think most of the hatred on both sides is due to a lack of understanding of each other. It is such a pity that we are enemies even though we share a common culture, food and history. People think we are divided by religion, but I disagree. There are almost 100 million muslims in India and I dont think they are any less Indian than I am just because of religion.
So I would like to join this forum, if you will allow me. I would like to understand the feelings of young pakistanis like all of you. I will do my best to tell you about young indians like myself. Most Indians I know want peace with Pakistan. I am sure there are like-minded people in Pakistan too. I think the future of peace and harmony between our countries lies in our hands. Together our countries can achieve a lot to improve the lives of our people. If we stop focussing on fighting each other, we can spend all that money on development.
Shankar, welcome to GS. I hope you enjoy your stay. There are other indian members on this board already, so you dont have to say that if (GS admins) will allow you.
Shankar Welcome to GS. I hope you stay here longer than I can. I can only stay here for a few days but then it gives me the motion sickness. So I leave and then come back a few years later.
:) Thank you all! I was trying to understand some of the phrases written in Urdu/punjabi on this website. Though some words seem familiar, it is still difficult to fully understand. A native Hindi/Urdu/Punjabi speaker in India may be able to understand more. I am not a native speaker of any of these, I speak Tamil, which is a language from southern India. It is completely different from hindi/urdu. In fact I think a person from Delhi will find it easier to communicate with Pakistanis than to a lot of other Indians. Amazing isn't it. :)
:) Yes, I am a southie! guilty as charged! and no, i can't code. I am completely comp-illiterate, however unbelievable that may seem. Nice to see someone talking in tamil. I didn't know there were southies in pakistan too:p
all muslim-friendly indian hindus are welcome here. we may have different religion but we can be friends and respect each other for the sake of common humanity.
Thanks Pak brave heart! Wow! I have never been called a "muslim-friendly hindu" before!:) I guess thats a compliment. It is true that some hindus are not friendly with muslims and vice-versa, particularly in north and west india. In the south, we are pretty much bum-chums. I studied in a muslim college, i had a muslim room-mate for 3 years. We celebrate id, ramzan as much as we do diwali and holi. I have grown up eating haleem, nihari and biriyani at my friends and neighbours houses. Its not just me, most hindus i know are the same.
