Pakistan - India Social Media Mela, a hope to bridge gap
By Rai Azlan • Jul 13th, 2012 • Category: Entertainment, Politics • 7 CommentsOne of the biggest features of previous century was the series of World War. A war that has taken countless lives and effected whole globe in every aspect. The partition of India is said to be one of the effect of second world war. However, where participants of WWII decided to sit together and achieve collective peace and eventually made European Union, Pakistan and India two newly engraved countries on world map developed a revelry that featured wars, conflicts, and tension.
Past is something that has gone and can not be changed and somehow this sense has emerged on the both sides of the border and there has been initiatives to take down the tensions, bridge the gap between the people from both sides who might have different emotions towards the human across the border then what has been projected for so many years. Recent cultural exchange activities and Cultural Pact signed back in April this year indicates that there is a hope for a peaceful turn in coming years for the ideological rivals, the kind feedback to the Pakistani anthers at Jaipur Literary Festival and the appreciation Indian authors received Karachi Literary Festival are one of many incidents that give life to Amman Ki Asha (Desire of Peace).
We have given chance to the wars and tensions this time we must try peace and it always is a better option. Like other parts of the world social media has become part of the most of peoples’ life in these two countries as well. Where some of the main stream media outlets are still busy in creating rifts social media helped in exchange of views and wishes. Statistics suggest that youth is the biggest user of social media and that is a good sign because youth is symbol of initiatives that can break free the status quo.
Today, Karachi is hosting first ever Pakistan – India Social Media Mela 2012 where some of the big names among the social media users will sit together for two days to exchange the ideas and plan an action for the future about the themes of the mela acctoring to the schedule of it. Twitter has been a common room for every one to share their views about the event and so far there has been mixed views about it.
Having said that and keeping good hopes for the peace of the two countries I wish all the best to all those who are connected to Indo-Pak Social Media Mela 2012. However, I am not very optimistic about it the fact remains that I really want it to bring some fruit but the problem is that such initiatives create sky high promises and hopes but ends up with the monopoly of ‘chosen’ few. The participation will be from a certain part of the society but the fact remains social media is just not all about a certain section or people. With out wider participation real goals can not be met, and that is my biggest concern towards the event.
On another thought I should keep my reservations aside because having strong believe in initiatives for peace, outcome of collaboration, and considering the fat that with time things improve. with these thoughts and best wishes for positive outcome I am looking forward to the ideas and action plan that social media can achieve for the peace of the region.
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Do what ever you want on the name of exchange of goodwill,We have all time ignited ISI and Indians have shive sina, whose members are ready to demolish this bridge of gap.So no matters civil groups do to fill this gap.Remote control of this peace process is in hands of monkeys of subcontinent and it all depends on their moods when to press the button and destroy efforts of literate class.
Pakistan and India are enemies and will always remain so. These aman ki asha lovers from civil society have been bending over backwards to please India but India still keeps threatening us. Cultural exchanges have failed to change Hindutva mindset which is deeply ingrained in Indian establishment. Otherwise, why Indians orchestrate false flag attacks and blame them on pakistan. Fact is fact, India is a natural enemy.
@2 with such devised facts you would always remain True Blue Pakistan for rest of your life.That is why I give @1 statements
@Nazia aka broken record
did I step on your tail? Call it whatever you like but you CANNOT refute my arguments with logic because you don’t have any. Bitter fact!!!
””’ you would always remain True Blue Pakistan for rest of your life””
Thank you! Now go drink your cow jal!
No not like that this time its me who step rightly on your tail.
You think drinking cow jal makes person happy and he/she can leave his blueness but it is not like that.
There is no shame in acknowledging that somethings are very very wrong and accepting that these need to be set right. Pakistan must stop equating sovereignty with defiance with democratic India no matters weak or weaker but has no comparison of what is happening in Pakistan.We are doing this for last 67 years but all actions are reverted on us.
Sovereignty is neither abstract nor absolute but a function of power, here power doesn’t mean Military but it is related to discipline of political and economic stability both of which are Pakistan. Beneficial and lasting political system delivers right messages from rulers to people under some national laws Peace and development come through parliamentary dialogues but not with military powers.
Again I repeat my words the person who cant learn form past experience would remain true blue Pakistani all the time as we are back fired again and again by repeating dialogs found in @2
Now, it’s even more obvious, I stepped on your tail:)) No harm in acknowledging you’re miffed because I don’t buy your farce of ‘amna ki asha’!
FACT about India:
India ‘the world’s largest open air toilet’
Enjoy smelling the sh!t!!
”””There is no shame in acknowledging that somethings are very very wrong and accepting that these need to be set right. Pakistan must stop equating sovereignty with defiance with democratic India ””’
It’s such absolute BS from ama ki asha lovers that exposes their hypocrisy.To set the record straight, India is keeping an aggressive posture towards Pakistan and baniya slave like you want us to surrender to Indian designs. It’s NOT Pakistan but Endia who can’t move beyond akhand bharat dream. She has a history of bullying its neighbors and usurping their land be it, Nepal, Bhutan, China, Sikhiskm ,Sri lanka or Bangladesh, Kashmir etc. Calling India a democratic country shows your complete ignorance. India is just a colonial Hindu state with far MORE army deployed against its people than Pakistan. It is laughable to call it democratic.
””’Sovereignty is neither abstract nor absolute but a function of power, here power doesn’t mean Military but it is related to discipline of political and economic stability both of which are Pakistan… Beneficial and lasting political system delivers right messages from rulers to people under some national laws Peace and development come through parliamentary dialogues but not with military powers.”””
Sheer divorce from reality is very clear from ‘pearl of wisdom’ you wrote! When a country bombs you last thing on your mind would be economy.
First tell your darling India to give up its hegemonic designs and learn to live within its boundaries. India is the largest importer of arms it’s not interested in creating peace even one bit. It takes two to tango. Common sense?
””’Again I repeat my words the person who cant learn form past experience would remain true blue Pakistani all the time as we are back fired again and again by repeating dialogs found in @2””
Oops! My arrow hit the bull’s eye:)) See you can’t digest it and keep referring back to my comment @2 LOL! It’s an old habit of yours to launch personal attacks when you fail to win arguments. I’ve caught you several time fabricating LIES against Islam and toeing pathetic pro-India propaganda but seems your quota of lies still doesn’t end. Get it in your head, no matter what the subject is, your dense brain can only conjure up NONSENSE! Sane people change but I guess you’ve passed that age and still caught in a cobweb of your own stupidity turning thread into a do@pile with your half-a$$ed comments. Keep sniffing your d@gpile !!!
The “Amn Ki Asha” and other cultural festivals and Melas by India and Pakistani are held by those Pakistanis who love India, Indian culture and traditions. Indian Hindus are our enemies from day one and will remain for ever. They imposed wars on Pakistan. Attacked Pak border in the darkness of night and Indian Army Chief wanted to drink wine in Lahore’s Jimkhana. But, this was the Pakistan army and patrioric Pakistanis who stood like Himalaya before their nefariuus designs. Pakistani Muslims will never forget Kashmir and Indian atrocities their killing innocent Kashmiris. These are Pakistani rulers not Pakistan loving people who are accepting an enemy as most favorite nation. Why those people are here in Pakistan who love India why they do not go to India. What are the conditions of Pakistani Muslims there. In India that so called Muslim can live like Shah Rukh and others who get married to Indian women and hand over their daughters and sisters to Hindu husbands. Pakistan will live long. It was acheived in the name of Quran and Sunna though we are not true Muslims to make it the Pakistan thought by Iqbal and Father of Nation but it will be one day when Patriotic honest rulers will come to rule..