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Conversations Across Borders: A Podcast Celebrating 75 Years Of India And Pakistan

The podcast ‘Baat Sarhad Paar: Conversations across border’ aims to celebrate the spirit of dialogue and deep-rooted ties between India and Pakistan.

An effort to increase dialogue between India and Pakistan
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An urge to break free of the borders바카라 웹사이트between the two nations바카라 웹사이트of India and Pakistan is shared by many바카라 웹사이트peace-loving citizens of both nations. 바카라 웹사이트It has been manifested in all art forms, from music, and writing to painting. The shared heritage and camaraderie바카라 웹사이트always find creative ways of expression. The recent popularity of songs like바카라 웹사이트“Jhoom” by바카라 웹사이트Ali Zafar or “Pasoori” among Indian audiences바카라 웹사이트is a바카라 웹사이트telling example바카라 웹사이트of how these two nations have a desire to connect with each other. To celebrate these commonalities and connections, a special podcast series called바카라 웹사이트‘Baat Sarhad Paar: Conversations across border’ was launched on바카라 웹사이트Friday, jointly produced by BBC News Hindi and BBC News Urdu.

Both바카라 웹사이트India and Pakistan are celebrating their seventy-fifth year of independence, this year. And this series, with a motive to celebrate the spirit of dialogue and deep-rooted ties between India and Pakistan, brings eminent personalities from art, music, and literature바카라 웹사이트to talk about the shared history, culture, music, and art that connects both nations.

India and Pakistan have faced a lot, from partition to war, and a legacy of strained political relationships has always impeded the efforts of peacemaking. However, art and culture always kept both nations united, and this podcast series is an effort to build peace through dialogue바카라 웹사이트about art, culture, and history.바카라 웹사이트

Every바카라 웹사이트Friday, a new episode will be released on the BBC News Hindi and BBC News Urdu websites and other platforms.바카라 웹사이트Rupa바카라 웹사이트Jha, Head of India, BBC News says,바카라 웹사이트 “What better way to mark the 75th year of India and Pakistan라이브 바카라 independence and partition than bringing together people across the border to trace the shared cultural past and also celebrate each other라이브 바카라 individual journeys.바카라 웹사이트Telling these fascinating stories as a podcast is an insightful and intimate experience for our audiences and we can’t wait to share them.”

Asif바카라 웹사이트Farooqui, Pakistan Editor, BBC News Urdu, finds the바카라 웹사이트series pertinent to connect with the younger generation of both nations. He adds,바카라 웹사이트“Working on this series has been a fascinating experience for me and my colleague at BBC Urdu Nazish Zafar who has been바카라 웹사이트instrumental in curating the episodes around the themes and involving the people who could connect the 75 years of history with the future, so that younger generations on both sides of the divide feel connected with their past and hope for a future of peace and togetherness.”바카라 웹사이트

In바카라 웹사이트each episode, high-profile figures will share their anecdotes and experiences of changes they have seen in India and Pakistan, and how they derive inspiration from their counterparts from across the border.바카라 웹사이트

However,바카라 웹사이트the idea of a podcast series at a time when a lot of bitterness exists between two countries, is a fascinating idea. “It allows us to forget all bitterness, and celebrate love, and shared culture”,바카라 웹사이트 says Farooqui, adding, “We are hopeful about improving relationships바카라 웹사이트between two countries.”

Hindi poet Anamika, who was also present at바카라 웹사이트the launch event,바카라 웹사이트thinks that the new generation is keen on knowing about the past. “It is our duty, that as an older generation, we should give our younger generation something to celebrate. And such a thing, in the form바카라 웹사이트of a podcast will help this newer generation to know about their past, culture and feel the bitter-sweet experiences, and relate to it," she says.

The바카라 웹사이트series has a title song ‘Baat Sarhad Paar’ composed by Chintan Kalra and BBC라이브 바카라 Ajit Sarathi. The song is a classic amalgamation of Indian and Pakistani folk instruments infused with digital production.

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