Hasan, Samar

Abstract
The experience of migration offers a particularly interesting context for exploring personal and social identity. When people cross borders, despite their efforts to cope with the new setting, migrants cannot help but remain linked in some way to their country of origin. Often, the search for identity is a problem for migrants. This is why, in migration issues, identity has to be studied in detail since it plays a key role in affecting developments. In the case of India and Pakistan, the issue has been the establishment and reinforcement of a separate and unique identity, and often this has led to distress and further enstrangement between the two nations.