DearNeighbour Movement Ram Subramaniam, Your beautiful letter swelled the eyes of one Iqbal Bhai with tears. Wish this letter was dispatched earlier to reach so many Iqbals, who were witness to the 1947 holocaust but have left this world. Unlike me, there arent many Iqbal Bhais, now alive to admire the return of the warmth between neighbours, pervasive all over, prior to 1947. I tried it several times but leave alone video, I cannot record an audio. I break down the moment I enter the pre 1947 era. I used to live in Meerut and at the time of partition, I was in Inter science. when the rioting was knocking at our doors we left for Pakistan only for couple of months, to return when the rioting subsided. We lived in a neighbourhood that had a predominantly Hindu majority. Almost all my friends were Hindu and we used to celebrate Holi, Deewali and Rakhi. I was a brother of my Hindu friends sisters. The entire locality gathered at our door and with tears rolling down their cheeks, asked us not to leave the neighbourhood, as they would guarantee our safety. We assured them that we would return soon, not knowing that it was the last time we were going to see each other. I can never forget that sincere love and affection, a commodity I have never found again in my entire life - Rashid Latif Ansari Ram Subramanian has started something BE YOU tiful
Posted on: Sun, 23 Nov 2014 07:45:37 +0000