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| Dr. Afzal Mirza | Nadir Ali | Ishtiaq Ahmed  | Shafqat Tanvir Mirza |Tariq Rehman|

| Najam Hussain Syed | Jaspal Singh | Nirpuma Dutt | Aditi Tandon|

| Harjap Singh Aujla |  Safir Rammah |

Aditi Tandoon

Fresh Evidence of Punjab's Sacrifices in first  war of independence  Aditi Tandon  It has often been asserted that Punjab didn't participate in the First War of Independence and Punjabis worked against the cause. But Chandigarh-based eminent scholar of Punjabi studies Harnam Singh Shaan has found irrefutable evidence showing that Punjab not only participated in the War, but also its people smilingly laid down their lives. Only they were never saluted for their role.

Rebel in black & white   Aditi Tandon 
LAST year on Kakori Day (December 19) Bhagat Singh quietly came alive in the utterances of Malwinder Jit Singh Waraich from Chandigarh. The 78-year-old chronicler of the revolutionary movement told overwhelming tales about the lives of Bhagat Singh and his companions. Among them were Ram Prasad Bismil and Ashfaqullah of the Hindustan Republican Army (HRA), who kissed the gallows on December 19, 1927, a day Bhagat Singh never failed to commemorate all his life.

Punjabi PoWs in Germany in WW1   Aditi Tandon
It’s unbelievable. Somewhere in the archives of Humboldt University, Berlin, lie stacked hundreds of sound recordings of Indian soldiers, who died lusting for a glimpse of their native villages. Taken prisoners of war in World War I by German troops and detained at the Halfmoon Camp at Wunsdorf, close to Berlin, these soldiers could never come back. But 90 years after their sound files were created, the voices of three Indian soldiers, one of them a Sikh from Ferozepore, are back to search for their roots

Punjab's Nightingale is no more   Aditi Tandon
The Nightingale of Punjab sings no more. After playing hide and seek with death for over a month, the legendary Surinder Kaur finally surrendered her defences late last night.

A fine music tradition in ruins   Aditi Tandon
The glorious history of the erstwhile state of Kapurthala not only speaks of its majestic buildings and palaces but also of a rich music tradition.

Punjabi hospitality floors guests from Pakistan   Aditi Tandon/ Arvind Katyal
Our guests from Pakistan were on Cloud 9 tonight. Smitten by the lavish dinner arrangements made at Chandigarh Club...

Friends share Shiv Batalvi’s memories   Aditi Tandon
Some people live beyond lifetimes. Shiv Kumar Batalvi is one of them. As the legendary poet’s memory lingered into the 32nd year today, one managed a peek into his private space - the one he had reserved for the chosen few....