60 years before when lords of the territory drawn a line between a single land dividing it into 2 different countries, they never thought that detachment can’t affect the love and bond of heart. Today after 60 years when both India and Pakistan is celebrating there Independence Day, the feeling of friendship and patriotism has also touched some 1 lakh virtual friends gathered on online social networking site orkut.com, India Pakistan Friendship Club IPFC is an online community of some more than hundred thousand dedicated members from both India and Pakistan sharing, discussing and uniting themselves on there most common cultures, traditions, look and language.
IPFC started with a small bunch of common friends from both countries soon shaped up in a strong community and organization pouring charm and meekness and cleaning up detestation and animosity, its one of the most active online community in not only orkut.com but any other social networking sites. Certainly, from virtual friendship these Indo-Pak nationalists are also sharing great example of friendship “offline” they do get-together often in different parts of world where ever they are located. Though the discussion and talks are always on some serious issues but still some members are blessed to make others smile by some light jokes and humor, there talks are mainly focused in each and every issues related to both countries politics, economy, sports and current affairs with some entertainment gossips of bollywood and Indian and Pakistan’s delicacies.
In several millions of communities on different subjects on orkut, IPFC is not only popular between users of India and Pakistan but also between the users of Indian subcontinent and south East Asia. Even, one moderator among 10 is a UK based Social Worker Jennifer Gallagher known as “Angel Jen” or “Mama Jen” hails from UK who support IPFC and believes that it’s her family, a bit pretty BIG family Jen? . I am really thankful to that person who thought and introduced social networking which is today one of the most important and useful online activity making people understand other’s cultures and countries, clearing old myths and misunderstandings, making friendship and love.
IPFC is an idea of Rahul Mukherjee an Indian who went abroad for studies and got wedged by some Pakistani friends that motivated Rahul to start something like IPFC, IPFC is not only limited to online community but many other websites and newsletter has started by many members of IPFC as well. Mariam Sayed is a PhD in chemistry is now doing her MBA from UK is an active member and moderator of IPFC since 1 year has different story behind her interest and love for IPFC, as told in a forum discussion Mariam revealed that when she went to study in a university in Thailand she met and got friends with some Pakistanis and from there her view and thoughts has changed. One such person she named was late Shafiq Ahmed Khan a Pakistani who became a close friend of Mariam
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Good that we found the place here
Thanks for putting it up.