Dehradun, Jan. 11 -- A bundle of Khat - just for the photograph

Around the World with the Most Travelled Indian

2 years ago, I had written an article in Garhwal Post called 'Dunki and Dangerous Borders'. The article was inspired by Shah Rukh Khan's Bollywood hit called 'Dunki' (a Punjabi word for 'Donkey Flight'). As I had explained then - This 'Dunki' or 'Donkey Flight' refers to the arduous cross-country land & sea route which many misguided youths take to illegally emigrate from their home country to a more developed foreign land (like USA, Canada or UK) in the hope for a better life. And in this sweet and sad story, the hero (SRK naturally) is estranged from the love of his life as she settles in the UK (post the arduous Dunki route...