India-Pakistan border ceremony video

Dilliwala · Sep 4th, 2007, 03:51

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Originally Posted by janice

....my nephew said they met tom alter in delhi. he took them to the british high court, and people everywhere asked for is autograph.....

Didn't know we had outsourced our jurisprudence to the Brits. Wonder if this is a return gift for their outsourcing IT services to us.

GauhatiBoy · Sep 4th, 2007, 04:43

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Originally Posted by Dilliwala

Stephen finished at WS around 1968, and unless u entered KG at WS the same year, u cudn't have gone to school with him, and what are the chances that u knew who he was in KG? U're probably thinking of his bros, Joe and Andy. Bob is the father - principal in your time, probably?

Diliwalla, you're right. I guess I had only known of him through association with the others. I started at Woodstock in my 4th grade. Not sure if Bob Alter was still principal then.

edwardseco · Sep 4th, 2007, 05:18

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here's a video I made of the event from the Pak side 2 years ago........

Now that was what I was looking for despite all the twists in the thread, gracia..

Wengerley · Sep 13th, 2007, 05:03

When does the border open in the morning? I want to do a day trip to Lahore from Amritsar.

And is there a ladies' section for the ceremony, and if so, what's the view like from there? Thanks.

Wengerley · Sep 13th, 2007, 05:04

What time does the border open in the morning? I want to do a day trip to Lahore from Amritsar.

Is there a ladies' seating section for the ceremony? If so, what's the view like?

Thanks.

Shiver me Timbers · Sep 13th, 2007, 05:26

You can't do a day trip to Lahore without a Pakistani visa, which could take over a week to get in Delhi.

tacita · Sep 13th, 2007, 05:27

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Originally Posted by Wengerley

I want to do a day trip to Lahore from Amritsar.

wengerley, i'll be in amritsar in february and have given some thought to doing the same day trip. if you do it, i'd love to hear about your experience.

tacita · Sep 13th, 2007, 05:38

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Originally Posted by Conor M

You can't do a day trip to Lahore without a Pakistani visa, which could take over a week to get in Delhi.

do you know whether it's possible to get the visa in one's home country?

Shiver me Timbers · Sep 13th, 2007, 05:50

Oh yeah, that should be a lot simpler Janice.......if you PM Bijapuri, he just arrived in Pakistan, he'll know how the visa issues are handled in the US.

hfot2 · Sep 13th, 2007, 10:41

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Originally Posted by Wengerley

What time does the border open in the morning? I want to do a day trip to Lahore from Amritsar.

Is there a ladies' seating section for the ceremony? If so, what's the view like?

Thanks.

Not in the VIP section so far as we could see. The best, closest views are definitely from VIP section.

We did see an entire section of just women sitting in the bleachers. But the view from the bleachers for both men and women is distant and less desirable, unless you want to mix it up with the crowds.

GauhatiBoy · Sep 13th, 2007, 10:54

I was born in India in 1962. I'm delighted to see India and Pakistan celebrate their border opening, even if it is a cautious truce. After all, India and Pakistan and Bangladesh are one in their history. I hope that this brotherhood overcomes the hostility more in the future. The whole world would like to see less threat and more brotherhood. I realize that the hostility has become bloody at times and that is hard to overcome. If only . . if only the horrendous hostility could be part of the past. And the 2 countries find some truce about Kashmir. We all want that. What's the matter if this region or that region is defined by this political border or that. I fully realize that it hits on very sore spots for both countries. But it's senseless, in my opinion, because this division was created and then instigated since 1947 and there is no need for this kind of violence. Why let India's independence be a sore spot even between brothers? Both governments ought to jail terrorists for life. Then comes my view that India is more committed to truce than Pakistan is.

I stuck my neck out and I can only say that I am speaking from my own limited experience.

tacita · Sep 18th, 2007, 22:20

i came across a great pic here, on sepia mutiny, from the border closing ceremony. the link takes you to the SM website generally and today's entry has the phot. after today, you'll need to search for the 9/17/07 entry.

it reminds me of that monty python bit: "walk this way".

if the embedded link doesn't work, try this: www.sepiamutiny.com, or type the url into your browser's address line. i had some trouble getting back to the site with explorer, but it worked fine with firefox.

Lugubert · Sep 18th, 2007, 22:54

At least on the Indian side, there's a fairly central ladies' section. The segregation is rather well upheld. (autumn 2006)

Not that I have been to such events for a long time, but I got the feeling of soccer fans shouting at one another.

Ignite · Apr 30th, 2008, 11:28

I know this thread is pretty old, but I was wondering if someone can let me know how I can view this ceremony in person? Like how do I get there or if there is a travel agency that specializes in this?

machadinha · Apr 30th, 2008, 19:16

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Originally Posted by Ignite

I know this thread is pretty old, but I was wondering if someone can let me know how I can view this ceremony in person? Like how do I get there or if there is a travel agency that specializes in this?

psst Ignite, isn't it sort of covered in this thread itself and the ones it links on to?

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Sep 13th, 2007, 05:03	#34
Wengerley Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 18	When does the border open in the morning? I want to do a day trip to Lahore from Amritsar. And is there a ladies' section for the ceremony, and if so, what's the view like from there? Thanks.

Sep 13th, 2007, 05:04	#35
Wengerley Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 18	What time does the border open in the morning? I want to do a day trip to Lahore from Amritsar. Is there a ladies' seating section for the ceremony? If so, what's the view like? Thanks.

Sep 13th, 2007, 05:26	#36
Shiver me Timbers Maha Guru Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Asia Posts: 1,874	You can't do a day trip to Lahore without a Pakistani visa, which could take over a week to get in Delhi.

Sep 13th, 2007, 05:50	#39
Shiver me Timbers Maha Guru Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Asia Posts: 1,874	Oh yeah, that should be a lot simpler Janice.......if you PM Bijapuri, he just arrived in Pakistan, he'll know how the visa issues are handled in the US.

Sep 13th, 2007, 10:54	#41
GauhatiBoy Not sure where I'm from Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Oregon USA Posts: 281	I was born in India in 1962. I'm delighted to see India and Pakistan celebrate their border opening, even if it is a cautious truce. After all, India and Pakistan and Bangladesh are one in their history. I hope that this brotherhood overcomes the hostility more in the future. The whole world would like to see less threat and more brotherhood. I realize that the hostility has become bloody at times and that is hard to overcome. If only . . if only the horrendous hostility could be part of the past. And the 2 countries find some truce about Kashmir. We all want that. What's the matter if this region or that region is defined by this political border or that. I fully realize that it hits on very sore spots for both countries. But it's senseless, in my opinion, because this division was created and then instigated since 1947 and there is no need for this kind of violence. Why let India's independence be a sore spot even between brothers? Both governments ought to jail terrorists for life. Then comes my view that India is more committed to truce than Pakistan is. I stuck my neck out and I can only say that I am speaking from my own limited experience.

Sep 18th, 2007, 22:20	#42
tacita Maha Guru Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: New York City Posts: 1,731	i came across a great pic here, on sepia mutiny, from the border closing ceremony. the link takes you to the SM website generally and today's entry has the phot. after today, you'll need to search for the 9/17/07 entry. it reminds me of that monty python bit: "walk this way". if the embedded link doesn't work, try this: www.sepiamutiny.com, or type the url into your browser's address line. i had some trouble getting back to the site with explorer, but it worked fine with firefox.

Sep 18th, 2007, 22:54	#43
Lugubert Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Sweden Posts: 410	At least on the Indian side, there's a fairly central ladies' section. The segregation is rather well upheld. (autumn 2006) Not that I have been to such events for a long time, but I got the feeling of soccer fans shouting at one another.