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{{short description|2015 novel by Nirmal Singh Nimma Langha}}
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'''''Hind-Pak Bordernama''''' ({{trans|Indo-Pak border story}}, 2015) is a [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]-language [[novel]] written by Indian author Nirmal Singh Nimma Langha. This is an autobiographical work based on Langha's own love story.<ref name="Tribune">{{cite news|title=Bordernama: A real story of cross-border love affair|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/ludhiana/community/bordernama-a-real-story-of-cross-border-love-affair/145276.html|accessdate=27 July 2016}}, The Tribune newspaper</ref><ref name="HT">[http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/novel-on-indo-pak-love-story-based-on-true-incidents-released/story-8yWJD20FGsDI7lFZ50hM4N.html Novel on Indo-Pak love story based on true incidents released], ''[[Hindustan Times]]'', Published 10 Oct 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2016.</ref>
== Synopsis ==
In 1981 Langha, an Indian [[Sikh]], was studying for an M.A. degree in [[Punjabi literature]] at [[Guru Nanak Dev University]], [[Amritsar]] in [[India]]. There he got influenced by [[Naxalite movement]] and started to write songs and poems. At that time, he fell in love with Naseema, a [[Muslim]] girl from [[Punjab, Pakistan]]. To meet the girl, Langha crossed the India-Pakistan border several times, in the 1980s, without any visa or authorization. According to Langha, Naseema too crossed the border once and visited [[Punjab, India]] and [[Delhi]]. After two and a half years, Langha was arrested by the [[Pakistan Rangers|Pakistani security agency]]. Naseema fought very hard and even arranged {{INRConvert|4|l}} to have Langha released. In 1986, Langha met Naseema for the last time. In 1988, barbed wires were installed on the [[India–Pakistan border]]. After that they never met again.<ref name="Tribune" />
==Novel's publication ==
Langha told his story to Punjabi writer [[Gurbachan Singh Bhullar]] and Bhullar suggested writing it down. Langha started writing the novel in 1995, but no publisher would publish it because it contained details of illegal immigration. In 2015, the novel was published by Chak Staran Prakashan. The book launching event took place on 10 October 2015 at Punjabi Bhawan in [[Ludhiana]].<ref name="HT" />
== References ==
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[[Category:Punjabi-language novels]]
[[Category:Novels based on actual events]]
[[Category:2015 Indian novels]]
[[Category:Novels set in India]]
[[Category:India–Pakistan relations in popular culture]]
[[Category:Indian autobiographical novels]]
[[Category:Indian romance novels]]
[[Category:Novels about Indian prostitution]]
[[Category:Indian political novels]]
[[Category:Indian historical novels]]
[[Category:Novels about immigration]]
[[Category:India–Pakistan border]]
[[Category:Novels set in Pakistan]]
[[Category:Novels set in Lahore]]
[[Category:Novels set in Islamabad]]
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