Dev Anand’s Impressionist Years in Punjab
Dev Anand is an icon in Indian film industry. Born in 1924 in Gurdaspur, a district headquarter town in Lahore Division of undivided Province of Punjab. He is in his mid eighties, but is still going strong and healthy. He has ... Documenting tradition
Story telling is in the nature of man. Symbols, signs, conventional and traditional usage of diction and the moral content within a folk tale signify the collective consciousness of the people of a particular culture. ... Rebel in black & white
He had a lust for life... and for freedom. His biggest asset was his spirit of camaraderie. The first official biography of Bhagat Singh by Malwinder Jit Singh Waraich brings forth the little known details of the unrelenting,...A major addition
Shah Hussain stands tall among the all time greats of the Punjabi poetry. Although not a definitive list, they were Baba Farid, Guru Nanak Damodhar, Shah Hussain, Hafiz Barkhudar, Sultan Baahu, Bulhe Shah, Waris Shah, ....Poet Swarnjit Savi releases book
It is a tribute to motherhood by the acclaimed Punjabi poet and artist Swarnjit Savi that has been brought together in a book form. ‘Maa’, the poetry book was released at a function held on the first death anniversary of the poet’s ...An Arain freedom fighter
Punjab's reputation as a loyalist province, which provided the British Indian Army with soldiers and a solid socio-political support base in the form of a dependent landed class, has eclipsed its rather variegated history,...Separated by Partition, families
Many Muslim families of this Majha heartland who were converted to Sikhism so that they could save themselves from the communal frenzy in 1947 yearn to meet their relatives in Pakistan. ...South Asian Cooperation
The South Asian Cooperation and the Role of the Punjabs’ by Tridivesh Singh Maini is another addition to the growing number of books on South Asian Cooperation and India-Pakistan Relations. This Book, however, is a departure, ..... Relevance of Bulleh Shah
A COUPLE of days ago I had a chance to see Ajoka Theatre’s play ‘Bulleh’ in Islamabad. The stage play was made on the life and spiritualism of the famous Sufi saint Bulleh Shah who grew up in the town of Kasur. ...He captured footage of Vietnam war aftermath
Mohinder Singh Dhillon's is an inspiring success story of an NRI Punjabi "Sir" who captured rare footage of the Ethiopian famine and the aftermath of the Vietnam war. Work of Sir Mohinder Singh forms part of the BBC. ...