Nostalgia and Journeys:

                                                          by Asif Noorani & Salman Shahid

The undaunted traveller ventures forth in both directions, despite a hostile border and unfriendly visa regulations –to meet family, friends, attend business or peace conferences. A journalist and an actor recount their experiences as travellers to India.

A letter from the well-known poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz to his wife Alys tells us of a time before Partition. The refrain usually is of a feeling of belonging. The need always is to visit again. The yearning is for our nations to bridge divides and reconstruct a Line of Civility.