Connectivity appears to be purely geographical. But it can be made and unmade by the politics of the time. A highly-connected South Asia fell apart once the political lines were drawn
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The inauguration of a new ferry, HSC Cheriyapani linking India and Sri Lanka has brought back memories of the old Boat mail, an express train and ferry service that connected Madras and Colombo via Dhanushkodi. Arup K Chatterjee looks back at the cultural legacy of the Boat Mail and the economic and political signficance of the new ferry service.