chowk@two

Two years ago Chowk first whispered an invitation for all to come, in sincerity, to read, write, and think.

Now, 3,400,000 page hits, 21,100 published interactions, 1200 censored interactions, 741 published articles, over 1200 rejected articles, 168 queued articles, 11,000 article mailings, 3141 registered interacters, 276(?) soul unions and reunions, 148 writers/contributors, 335Megs of truth, wonder, abuse, advice, and betrayed naivete, 3 buyout offers, 2 hacking attempts and 1 Kaneez Rehman later, here we all are. Again. Stunned admiration on another year of sincere interaction: whispering still the same invitation to the millineum and its unknown cast of Chowkwalas.

Happy 2nd Birthday Chowk.

Umair A. Khan

Safwan Shah

Ginni Dhindsa

Radhika Nagpal

Wasiq Bokhari

Saeed Jaffer

Asad Khan

Adnan Lawai

Saima Shah

Shahid Mahmood

and all other Chowkwalas

(August 1999)