Indian Woman Shares Her Heartwarming Story Of Friendship With Pakistani Classmate At Harvard

Growing up in India, we have certain prejudices about our neighbouring country, Pakistan and the people there. However, prejudices can change once you get to meet and interact with people.

Indian woman shares her story of friendship with Pakistani classmate

This is exactly what happened with Sneha Biswas who shared on LinkedIn how she met her Pakistani classmate at Harvard Business School who ultimately became her friend.

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¡°Growing up in a small town in India, my knowledge about Pakistan was limited to cricket, history books and the media. All revolving around rivalry and hatred. Decades later I met this girl. She is from Islamabad, Pakistan. I met her on my Day 1 at Harvard Business School. It took us 5 seconds to like each other and by the end of first semester she became one of my closest friends on campus," she wrote. She wrote how her friendship with her friend grew.

¡°Over multiple chais, biryanis, financial models and case study preps, we got to know each other. Her stories of growing up in a conservative Pakistani backdrop, but blessed with supportive parents who gave her and her younger sister the courage to break the norms and chase their dreams, resonated with me. Her stories of fearless ambitions and bold choices inspired me,¡± she explained.

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¡°I realised that while pride for your individual nations stand strong, your love for people transcends geographies and boundaries. People, fundamentally, are similar everywhere. ¡°Boundaries, borders and spaces are built by humans, and while it all might make sense to the head, the heart often fails to understand them", she added

Along with the said caption, she shared a picture of hers with her Pakistani friend. Both of them were seen holding the flags of their countries proudly and smiling toward the camera. She also mentioned how both of them are breaking barriers not only between India and Pakistan, but also for the countless little girls from India and Pakistan who are scared to shoot for the stars.

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The post already has over 40,000 likes and over 1,500 people have commented on it. ¡°We built walls between each other, and thus, it¡¯s up to us to bring them down,¡± commented a LinkedIn user. ¡°Exactly, across the man-made LOC we are the same people. Surely you two share a lifelong friendship that may bring changes across the borders for girls on both sides and be inspired to lead,¡± wrote another.

Heartwarming to see this.

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