"We are but two threads cut from the same cloth."
- Dr. Asher Hasan, in his talk about "NAYA JEEVAN" on Ted(India)
"If the governments of India and Pakistan behaved with each other the way Indians and Pakistanis do when they meet individually, this would be a region of laughter rather than tears."
-M.J.Akbar, "The Shade of Swords"
Well, the above two statements are not likely to be immortal or become phrases that will be quoted to teach moral science lessons to the coming generations.
But, they are powerful, impactful. And the impact lies in the fact that they overcome the cliche, the stereotypes, the popular notions and present truth as it is, blunt and bland and at times defying the common understanding.
- Dr. Asher Hasan, in his talk about "NAYA JEEVAN" on Ted(India)
"If the governments of India and Pakistan behaved with each other the way Indians and Pakistanis do when they meet individually, this would be a region of laughter rather than tears."
-M.J.Akbar, "The Shade of Swords"
Well, the above two statements are not likely to be immortal or become phrases that will be quoted to teach moral science lessons to the coming generations.
But, they are powerful, impactful. And the impact lies in the fact that they overcome the cliche, the stereotypes, the popular notions and present truth as it is, blunt and bland and at times defying the common understanding.
