Pakistani Biker in India

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Do any of you follow the Youtube channel WildLens By Abrar? Abrar is a famous biker and traveler originally from Lahore. He has made riding (bike riding) videos of pretty much every part of the world.

Of notable interest is Abrar's experience traveling through India. I encourage fellow Pakistani posters to check out some of his travel videos in this Youtube playlist --

The link above starts with Episode 3 when Abrar is in Kerala since the first 2 episodes seem to be planning stuff.

Fellow Pakistani posters (especially the British Pakistani ones who have never been to India and have also not been in touch with ground realities of Pakistan) to see some of these videos.

There seem to be too many threads here advocating arguments and hatred. I hope threads like this help open the eyes of people. I for one was pleasantly surprised seeing Abrar's videos in India. Before this my impression of India was that most people were RSS hate mongers. Reality seems far from that.

 

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FYI - Episode 3 starts in Kerala, which is about as far removed from Pakistan as it can be in terms of South Asian cultural proximity. It is very interesting for me to see how the people are, the food, how they serve etc. I encourage other Pakistanis to see this content.

I have been interested in Kerala since among other things, South Asia's first ever mosque was built in Kerala - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheraman_Juma_Mosque

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

Do any of you follow the Youtube channel WildLens By Abrar? Abrar is a famous biker and traveler originally from Lahore. He has made riding (bike riding) videos of pretty much every part of the world.

Of notable interest is Abrar's experience traveling through India. I encourage fellow Pakistani posters to check out some of his travel videos in this Youtube playlist --

The link above starts with Episode 3 when Abrar is in Kerala since the first 2 episodes seem to be planning stuff.

Fellow Pakistani posters (especially the British Pakistani ones who have never been to India and have also not been in touch with ground realities of Pakistan) to see some of these videos.

There seem to be too many threads here advocating arguments and hatred. I hope threads like this help open the eyes of people. I for one was pleasantly surprised seeing Abrar's videos in India. Before this my impression of India was that most people were RSS hate mongers. Reality seems far from that.

Did this guy get some special clearance for his trip to India? I was under the impression India doesn't give visas to Pakistanis in a hurry, not even sure they give them to those with foreign passports unless they are sent by employers.

 

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Did this guy get some special clearance for his trip to India? I was under the impression India doesn't give visas to Pakistanis in a hurry, not even sure they give them to those with foreign passports unless they are sent by employers.

Great question and I was wondering the same thing. I asked my co-workers (from South India) today and they are saying their friends back home have met multiple Pakistani travelers albeit with foreign passports. So my assumption is that it is not as restrictive in reality but maybe blown up a bit more by click-bait seekers. But I'm not an expert and I will let the Indians here chime in.

This below is my favorite episode so far. Rolling green tea plantations in Kerala, unique dishes to eat, and riding over from Kerala to Tamil Nadu. These just seem so different and such a far away land to the India that most of us Pakistanis imagine

 

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Great question and I was wondering the same thing. I asked my co-workers (from South India) today and they are saying their friends back home have met multiple Pakistani travelers albeit with foreign passports. So my assumption is that it is not as restrictive in reality but maybe blown up a bit more by click-bait seekers. But I'm not an expert and I will let the Indians here chime in.

This below is my favorite episode so far. Rolling green tea plantations in Kerala, unique dishes to eat, and riding over from Kerala to Tamil Nadu. These just seem so different and such a far away land to the India that most of us Pakistanis imagine

I was just surprised because my impression was that Pakistanis were not allowed to set foot in India. Although admittedly it is one particularly vehement Indian poster @cricketjoshila who has banged this drum, and to be fair, Indian govt really cracked down on Pakistani sportsmen or even actors going across there. So this would make a somewhat unique perspective given the restrictions most people would face.

 

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I was just surprised because my impression was that Pakistanis were not allowed to set foot in India. Although admittedly it is one particularly vehement Indian poster @cricketjoshila who has banged this drum, and to be fair, Indian govt really cracked down on Pakistani sportsmen or even actors going across there. So this would make a somewhat unique perspective given the restrictions most people would face.

I think those Pakistani sportsmen or actors could hold Pakistani passports which is obviously more restrictive in India. What I hear from my co-workers is that their friends in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Bangalore have come across many Pakistani travelers of late that hold non-Pakistani passports over the last 1-1.5 years.

This biker guy (Abrar) was one of the initial travelers (little more than a year ago) and was even featured in BBC, Al Jazeera type outlets.

I was originally thinking most Indians are Pakistan/Islam haters and RSS thugs like most other posters here. But getting to interact with Indians NOT from North India completely opened my mind. These videos from Abrar are also eye opening because the regular people seem super friendly even in places like Delhi/Punjab etc.

 

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FYI - Episode 3 starts in Kerala, which is about as far removed from Pakistan as it can be in terms of South Asian cultural proximity. It is very interesting for me to see how the people are, the food, how they serve etc. I encourage other Pakistanis to see this content.

I have been interested in Kerala since among other things, South Asia's first ever mosque was built in Kerala - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheraman_Juma_Mosque

I would love to visit South India. Will watch the videos. South India seems the best place in the subcontinent.

 

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I would love to visit South India. Will watch the videos. South India seems the best place in the subcontinent.

Please visit soon bhai and also make good videos like this so that we can silence the haters on both the sides.

 

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I think those Pakistani sportsmen or actors could hold Pakistani passports which is obviously more restrictive in India. What I hear from my co-workers is that their friends in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Bangalore have come across many Pakistani travelers of late that hold non-Pakistani passports over the last 1-1.5 years.

This biker guy (Abrar) was one of the initial travelers (little more than a year ago) and was even featured in BBC, Al Jazeera type outlets.

I was originally thinking most Indians are Pakistan/Islam haters and RSS thugs like most other posters here. But getting to interact with Indians NOT from North India completely opened my mind. These videos from Abrar are also eye opening because the regular people seem super friendly even in places like Delhi/Punjab etc.

North is very big and it would be naive to judge the entire north as hostile to Pakistanis or Muslims. People of north have a way of being outspoken and very politically influenced. But always remember hostility and affection are two sides of the same coin. You might get into a heated arguement with someone from north but you will also never get the same hospitality and affection from anyone else. Punjabis, Haryanavis, Delhiites are aggressive, loud, outspoken but if they want to be nice no one can match them either.

My South Bharatiya brothers are special in their own way. They don’t share a story with Pakistan like we Northies do so their attitude towards Pakistanis could be very indifferent.

 

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North is very big and it would be naive to judge the entire north as hostile to Pakistanis or Muslims. People of north have a way of being outspoken and very politically influenced. But always remember hostility and affection are two sides of the same coin. You might get into a heated arguement with someone from north but you will also never get the same hospitality and affection from anyone else. Punjabis, Haryanavis, Delhiites are aggressive, loud, outspoken but if they want to be nice no one can match them either.

My South Bharatiya brothers are special in their own way. They don’t share a story with Pakistan like we Northies do so their attitude towards Pakistanis could be very indifferent.

Meh, absolutely untrue. I have seen first hand the difference in interaction between north and south indians. I have also heard the same from many of my Pakistani friends. South Indians and Pakistanis do not have that historical baggage so it is not indifference but a tangibly higher level of amicability. So it is not a broad brush subjective opinion, the objective reasonings for this are rooted in history too.

Most anti-muslim or anti-Pakistani messages I see are from North Indians.

In the interest of calling a spade a spade, some of the mistakes I see fellow Pakistanis make are

1. Generalize all Indians based on the Indians that are culturally/geographically closer (Punjab, UP, Rajasthan, Gujrat).
2. Look down or make fun of South Indians for their darker skin (I have seen situations where North Indians instigated this and a Pakistani just gleefully joined in).