fifteenyearold abdullah khan from khaldunia high school in pakistan was brimming with energy as he talked about his first visit to india he was here in the capital with a group of pakistani school students to be part of the ghummakkad naraintravelling literature festival july 30august 2 he along with other students from pakistan not only bonded with students from delhi schools over literature but were also part of the indiapakistan peace workshop peace across borders books and literature are a great way to connect and exchange ideas with students of our age here in india as part of the travelling festival we presented a play by manto read poetry from manto and neruda and shared experiences of our stay in india said khan talking about the activities they took part in khan informed that the activities ranged from postermaking to wall hangings to showcasing pakistan i made a powerpoint presentation on the four provinces of pakistan the presentation highlighted the uniqueness of these provinces along with pictures the slideshow had music from a particular musical instrument called the pakhawaja this is special because only one family in pakistan plays this instrument it sounds a bit like the sitar also we had choreographed dances from all the four provinces which were showcased khan informed that students who had good communication skills were outgoing could handle the cultural difference and had a fair idea of the culture of both india and pakistan and also had good academic records were especially chosen for this programme