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Here are some of our more interesting media appearances:
Asia! MagazineAsia! magazine features nice story with beautiful photo layout (PDF - 573K)
India Today MagazineFWB is featured in India Today magazine!
The Friday TimesFriends Without Borders receives a full 3 page spread in Pakistan's esteemed The Friday Times!
NickelodeonThe World's Largest Love Letter is covered by Nickelodeon internationally
CNN-IBN CNN-IBN covers The Golden Bridge of Friendship. Video.
Prime Minister SinghThe Prime Minister of India issues a press release thanking us.
Rediff.comFWB is the feature article on Rediff.com!
Outlook MagazineFWB featured in Outlook magazine.
The Daily TimesThe Daily Times in Pakistan covers our event in Lahore.
Yahoo! NewsFWB Is featured on Yahoo!
The DawnThe Dawn sums it up.
The HinduNice article from The Hindu.
DNADNA covers our Mumbai event.
Housecalls magazineNice article in Housecalls magazine.
The Times of IndiaThe Times of India covers our bicycle tour in Chandigarh.
H.B. KapadiaThis photo from H.B. Kapadia School was the inspiration for The World's Largest Love Letter.
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Penning spirit of friendship

Hindustan Times - 20 February 2006
Mumbai, India
by Megha Sood

On Sunday, over 2,000 students from around 25 schools all over Mumbai gathered at the Wankhede Stadium in Churchgate.

Not to play or watch cricket but to write the `World's Longest Love Letter'.

The event organised by 'Friends without Borders' aims to spread communal harmony in India and Pakistan through the longest love letter, from Indian children to their Pakistani counterparts. The letter measures 240 by 360 feet (73 by 110 metres).

The text on the letter, written in Urdu, English and Hindi, says, Dear Children of Pakistan, Let's join hearts in friendship. Together we can make a better world. The Children of India.

"The main aim of this exercise is to connect children in India and Pakistan. The letter will be delivered to Pakistan and kids there will reply to the letters.

The 86,400 square feet letter will then be cut into 551 pieces, which will be used as shelter in the earthquake-affected areas," said John Devraj, a member of the organisation.

The letter also consists of the names and addresses of Indian schools, which will help establish school-to-school relationships.

"The letter will continue to be worked on as it travels from Mumbai to Ahmedabad and Amritsar. Children will have a chance to paint on the canvas and sign along its borders.

This will then be given to schools in Pakistan to enable school-to-school letter writing programmes," said John.

 
  hearts It may be long before the law of love will be recognised in international affairs. The machineries of government stand between and hide the hearts of one people from those of another. -- M.K. Gandhi