i visited wagah border in amritsar sometime back and it was a good experience. the flag retreat ceremony in the evening is a treat to watch with people from both sides of border watching.
there was a huge crowd on the indian side of border and there was barely any space to stand while on the pakistani border there were very few people. the landscape looked no different on the other sde of the border with similar fields and trees. it would be interesting to cross the border by road and see how the landscape and people are whn you cross the border by road. can any body throw some light on the other side of wagah? has any body visited the ceremony?
yeah i have been to wagah a couple of times, but usually i have been late for the activity! kabir, you live in punjab?
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there was a huge crowd on the indian side of border and there was barely any space to stand while on the pakistani border there were very few people.
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Because India's population is 10 times that of Pakistan.
I've been to the qusoor border when I was umm, may be 11. I had a cast on one leg that summer. I remember sitting and watching the flag ceremony in awe, I couldn't understand why we couldn't cross the neatly streteched white line across the ground. And I didn't understant why the soldiers looked so serious, rather sad. but then I find everyone sad.
I can't remember, but I had this urge to step on the other side and see what it might do, I don't recall if I did. but oh well.
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I can't remember, but I had this urge to step on the other side and see what it might do, I don't recall if I did. but oh well.
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What it might do?. Put a caster on your other leg too. :D
are they allowed to shake hands across the border or therow some ladoos on each other?
border pe larai dekh ke aaye ho kya? 
i have read stories of people who have been across the borders..and i truely enjoy listening to them..my father and all the relatives used to travel to india via vagha border mostly in trains though..many many moons ago..i have travelled as well but i was only 2 years old..so i don't remember any details..i always wanted to travel via road though..coz i always travelled via plane and i wanted to experience the road trip..but never got a chance
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are they allowed to shake hands across the border or therow some ladoos on each other?
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rvikz ...If u bring the Famous dehli moti choor laddoos I will be there to shake ur hand.:)
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are they allowed to shake hands across the border or therow some ladoos on each other?
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well i wish that was the case! but unfortunately nobody is allowed to touch or shake hands. its only bsf and pakistani rangers who do all the parade and infact the parade it self looks very intimidating with soldiers on both sides tall and well built marching menacingly towards each other
and banging the gates on each others faces
it was hilarious when i went there. many people were trying to peep into the other side of the border and asking the bsf if that was pakistan. and what i could see on the other side was nothing but fields and the fields were no different from the indian side
Yes,its quite hit in India and all those visiting Amritsar invariably go to Wagah to watch this ceremony.I was there too a couple of years back.Its around 30 Km from Amritsar.
We used to go to Attari High School to play our block level tournaments and friendly matches during high school years. Attari High school is only walking distance from Wagha border gate..about 2 kms away. No one including teachers ever bothered to take us there to see the border. We did go there on our own couple of times though but not very close to the gate. It was not very hit back then. This interest in visiting the Wahga border is very new.
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We used to go to Attari High School to play our block level tournaments and friendly matches during high school years. Attari High school is only walking distance from Wagha border gate..about 2 kms away. No one including teachers ever bothered to take us there to see the border. We did go there on our own couple of times though but not very close to the gate. It was not very hit back then. This interest in visiting the Wahga border is very new.
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channmahi i would like to know aomething about punjab
there are many muslims living there with thier first names either punjabi or hindu are thier sir names khan? names like surjeet khan ashok khan?
please explain
Kabir, Majority of the muslims in East Punjab live in few towns like Malerkotla, Kadian, Ludhiana etc. rest is spread very sparsely few families here and there in villages. All of them are well integrated into the local communities and have friends from sikhs and hindus. Most of them name their kids with Muslim first names but many of the Muslims in Indian Punjab belong to castes considered lower or belong to families who have been in entertainment business. e.g. Surjit Khan is I guess a singer...I know one Manpreet Akhtar is a singer also although she is married to a Sikh I think.not very sure.heard somewhere. I think it is common amongst these families to name their kids with anything popular in their neighbourhood at the time.
Reverse of it also true. I know their is trend amongst sikhs and Hindus also to have first names that could be mistaken as Muslim names easily like Shabir Bhatia, Sikandar Singh, Shahbaz Singh,Sartaaz Singh, Tanvir Kaur, Suhail Walia etc.
Kabir: I am not sure how correct I am in my assessment but I think under all the political turmoil, Hindu Muslim riots and religious divide seemingly widening, there is some mixing up of people and integrating of culture going on in India at the moment as for as common people is concerned.
yeah, i was 5ish then :--) distinctly remember being scared as hell because of this "evil country" on the other side of the border i had pictured in my mind. dont blame me i just learnt whatever the TV taught me.
my fear subsided when i realized its the same road leading across the gates, the same trees, same birds same people even the same weather.
then theres faint pictures of the guards doing this tub thumping parade. which was pretty funky.
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yeah, i was 5ish then :--) distinctly remember being scared as hell because of this "evil country" on the other side of the border i had pictured in my mind. dont blame me i just learnt whatever the TV taught me.
my fear subsided when i realized its the same road leading across the gates, the same trees, same birds same people even the same weather.
then theres faint pictures of the guards doing this tub thumping parade. which was pretty funky.
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Indians think even more evil of you
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the landscape looked no different on the other sde of the border with similar fields and trees.
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So, did you seriously expect snow clad mountains, lakes and glaciers on the other side of the GATE. If you are so dumb you probably ought to be on the other side of the border.
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So, did you seriously expect snow clad mountains, lakes and glaciers on the other side of the GATE. If you are so dumb you probably ought to be on the other side of the border.
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WELL in bombay slang we call people like you "ded shana" literally which means 1.5 smart
wise guy in american slang