08-08-2004

A cross-border marriage that was even televised!

via www.channelnewsasia.com

A town in Punjab, which borders both India and Pakistan, has become an example of communal harmony with its heterogeneous demography.

It also witnessed a historic wedding that was even televised live. The couple overcame political differences to be together.

Malerkotla town lies in the prosperous north Indian state of Punjab.

After Pakistan separated from India in 1947, this border town became home to the biggest settlement of Muslims in Punjab…