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The India-Pakistan sports rivalry is the stuff of legends. However, people of both nations share a lot in common, including warmth and hospitality towards travellers.

Selected to sing professionally from the age of 12, Shamshad Begum went on to become of the highest paid singers in the Hindi film industry.

The strained political and military relations between India and Pakistan have not stopped people from both nations forming friendships and relationships that endure despite the tension. Sutirtha Saha talks about his experience meeting such a couple, and discovering a story of love across borders.

Author of the beautifully rendered literary masterpiece, "The Jungle Book", Rudyard Kipling shared an intrinsic bond with India, especially Mumbai. On his 82nd death anniversary, we remember the literary giant who captured the flavour of India to a point where it became folklore.

This is the little known story of the legendary band of IAF men who were the earliest pioneers of military aviation in India.

During Partition, there were people in India and Pakistan who did not just refuse to join the murderous mobs but took enormous risks to save people of other religious communities. Here are the little known stories of these real life heroes from both countries.

Never bought or sold, the fabled diamond changed many hands as it traveled through several dynasties before ending up at the Tower of London. This is the story of Kohinoor's intriguing journey.

The doodle shows on Google's homepages in India, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Kazakhstan, Argentina, Chile, Peru, Iceland, Portugal, Serbia, Slovenia, and Lithuania.