India-Pakistan Border

At the border between India and Pakistan there's a militaristic flag lowering ceremony every night - much high kicking, shouting and saluting by the guards; while the crowd chants 'Hindustan zindabad!' on one side and 'Pakistan zindabad!' on the other side of the border. As an outsider it's all a bit bewildering, and a little tragic.

Wagah Border


Still, at one point it was lightened up by a bunch of girls invading the pitch and dancing to Bollywood hits. That's how a border should be closed. Both nations speak the same language and watch the same films, after all...

Wagah Border

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Very true! Both the nations were one till 1947. An undivided India would have had the best cricket team in the world (sigh).