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Punjab, an Opportunity Beacons by Gobind Thukral
WHEN freedom bells tinkled a little less than six decades ago, Punjab, the whole of Punjab of five rivers was soaked in gore and blood...

Silver Jubilee of Punjabi Akademi by Dr. Jaspal Singh
Punjabi Akademi, Delhi was set up in 1981 with a specific purpose of promoting Punjabi language

Lahore in 1919 by Dawn
The city of Lahore occupied a position of pre-eminence which rested firmly upon the historical traditions of Punjab.

It is hard to partition tradition by Nirupama Dutt
Mela Chiragan or the Urs of Madho Lal Husain is a unique cultural and secular festival of Lahore,

Myth is the Man by S P SINGH
Mason, pick pocket, story teller, painter, folk lore expert, and then, `Professor Kazak'

Government tells Punjabi writer it is broke by S P SINGH
Govt tells Punjabi's top writer it is too broke, can't pay Rs 500 it owes to him

Devinder Satyarthi : The quest for people's soul by Amarjit Chandan
Devinder Satyarthi, the wandering dervish of the Punjab and a folklorist, died at the age of 95 in Delhi on 12 February 2003.

If these walls could talk by Samina Shah
Samina Shah writes about the revamping of Tollington Market as a museum for Lahore

When footloose but sage Satyarthi died by S P SINGH
For decades, that incomparable collector of folk songs and folk lore, polyglot Devendra Satyarthi's black pen scribbled relentlessly, recording for posterity the folk heritage which would necessarily have been lost otherwise

Art and soul - The pain of creation by B. N. Goswamy
One senses in nearly all of Satish Gujral’s work the looming presence of the cage of silence in which he has remained confined for the most part of his life,

Sufis and the spread of Islam by Dr Masood Bhutto
IN the Subcontinent, the Sufis made untiring, selfless and incessant struggle for the spread of Islam. They devoted their lives and gave up their homes to champion the cause of Islam in a miraculous way.

Opening debates by Altaf Hussain Asad
Hailing from a small town, Mailsi, in Vehari district, Hussain Ahmad Khan had aimed to sit for the C.S.S. exam as most of his relatives...

Punjab's Nightingale is no more by 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.

Big Bad ‘B’: The BOLLYWOODIFICATION of our Lives by Sunny Bindra
Bollywood: the world’s most energetic film industry. Every year, it churns out more than a thousand movies, sells more than 3 billion tickets and generates well over 1 billion dollars in revenue.

FUSION or CONFUSION? by Sunny Bindra
Whether it’s in Hindi films, the pop charts, or even semi-classical experimental music, it’s only in if it’s of mixed parentage.

The sound of simplicity by Jakob Steiner
When it comes to simplicity in music, it often touches on the negative.

India revisited by Tariq Alam Jah
Although the Indians are generally fascinated by the general’s charm and flexibility in his approach, some people are sceptical if the general has really changed.

Radio Pakistan revives tradition MUSIC NOTES by Inayat Ilahi Malik
WE have been told that Radio Pakistan Lahore is very shortly reviving its live programmes on classical music.

Bridging the idiom by By Sarwat Ali
Ajoka has successfully managed to hold its third festival comprising regional and international theatre groups...

Does Language Die by Surjit Patar
Surjit Patar's Punjabi Poem , Translated by: Dr. Tajwant Singh Gill

The revolutionary duo by Inayat Illahi Malik
THERE were two sides to Salamat Ali Khan’s personality. The artiste was proud, confident and defiant of redundant traditions....

The Two Punjabs: A Cultural Path to Peace in South Asia? by Alyssa Ayres
Last year, the Pakistani cricket team spent a month and a half in India on tour, its first such visit in more than six years.

The Punjab: ancient and medieval roots by Ishtiaq Ahmed
There is no doubt that the idea of theological equality of human beings came to thesubcontinent through Islam; that it helped create an egalitarian social order is however a myth...

Unforgettable Madan Mohan [Kohli Khatri/Punjabi] by M.L. Dhawan
Madan Mohan started his career as lieutenant in the Army. As an artilleryman, he received his commission (emergency) in 1943 and was stationed in Bangalore for about two years.

Anglicisation of Punjabi by Rubinder Gill
During the course of development, a language grows with addition and incorporation of new words into its vocabulary.

A link to the past by Muhammad Ilyas Bhatti
The city of Takshasila or Taxila, as the Greeks had named it, is situated about 32km north-west of Islamabad, capital of Pakistan, and close beside the railway station of Taxila....

A living legend by Inayat Ilahi Malik
HAVE a pleasing recollection of Fateh Ali Khan’s rendering of Khyal Darbari Kanhra in a private concert where he presented the raga with great skill and mastery.

Proponent of living music by Jakob Steiner
CLOSE to Badshahi mosque, between Heera Mandi and the Wazir Khan mosque, is one heart of Lahore that pulsates with music.

When boundaries disappear between countries by Staff Reporter
The man-made boundary between India and Pakistan on Thursday lost its importance momentarily as the famous Chambilyal mela symbolising the .....

Punjabi identities before the Punjab’s partition by Ishtiaq Ahmed
Much has been written on the question of Punjabi identity but as yet the scholars are not agreed on whether such an identity was important in the lives of the Punjabi-speaking people or that religion....

Safma team returns from India by Staff Reporter
A vast majority of people on both sides of the border want a durable peace between India and Pakistan that could only be sustained through steadfastness.....

Salaam, Namaste, Goodbye and Good Riddance by Sunny Bindra
In which language do you think? When I was ten years old, it became clear to me that I generally think in English. Many years later, the repercussions of this seemingly innocuous discovery became apparent....

Punjabi Complex almost complete, says Elahi by Staff Report
The Punjab government is taking measures to promote regional languages and the construction of the 1.6-acre three-storeyed Punjabi Complex on Ferozepur Road.....

100,000 Pakistanis visited India in 2005 by Iftikhar Gilani
The relative India-Pakistan bonhomie over the past two years has seen a considerable increase in the number of Pakistanis visiting India.....

Roshan Ara Begum by Inayat Ilahi Malik
MUCH has changed in the 40 years that have elapsed since she gave her first public performance at a music concert organized by Radio Pakistan on the lawns of its old building....

Tales of Protest and Assertion by Dr. Jaspal Singh
Sharanjit Kaur is a well-known reviewer and commentator of Punjabi literature besides being a noted short story writer......

Redefining a dying craft by Reviewed by Nyla Daud
The result of eight years of research and extensive travel over what has now come to be known as the October 5 Earthquake......

In Memory of Ahmad Nadim Qasmi by Various
Since he lived to be around ninety, Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi had to cope with many intellectual upheavals that threatened to undermine the broad consensus that had given birth to the Progressive Writers Association in the nineteen-thirties.

The Lost Heritage: Punjab That No longer Exists by Dr. Jaspal Singh
Harkesh Singh Kehal, after his retirement from the Punjab Civil Service goes back to his village Sandaur in Sangrur district of Punjab to rediscover that vibrant pattern of life which he left behind a few decades before.....

Restoring the old city by Saira Dar
LAHORE is now a sprawling metropolis which continues to extend its boundaries by the day....

Answering Intizar Hussain’s questions by Khaled Ahmed’s TV Review
agree with Intizar that language shouldn’t be treated like a factory. But if the state treats human beings as madrassa-produced clones fighting covert wars with their minds switched off....

Judging Urdu unfairly by Intizar Hussain
KHALID Ahmad’s recent comments about Urdu seem to confer a seal of failure on the fate of this poor language.....

Hot Seat (Talk with Abrar-Ul-Haq) by Maliha Mansoor
It has been more than a decade since he made an explosive entry on the pop music horizon and Abrar ul Haq is still hailed as the undisputable Bhangra King.....

Patriotism on both sides by Maheen A. Rashdi
Nationality is something to be proud of, but it’s time we progressed beyond waving flags and chanting slogans......

A perspective on ethnic nationalism by Murtaza Razvi
This brilliant academic from Australia has dwelled at length on telling us Pakistanis what he thinks is wrong with us....

BJP attacks Punjabi Poet Paash by South Asia Post
THE bigoted mindset of the right wing Bhartiya Janata Party is full display these days....

Gurdial Dalal’s Autobiography by Dr. Jaspal Singh
Biography is not a very popular genre in Punjabi. Sometime a stray writer does make an attempt to pen an autobiography which...

Sikhism is eco-friendly by Prabhjot Singh
The uniqueness of identifying gurdwaras with common Punjabi trees is unprecedented. Even the Gurbani refers to various species of trees, which are useful to mankind....

PAL published record books last year by Jonaid Iqbal
The record of literary output of the nation’s writers’ during the year 2005 have been documented in a set of three books....

Separate dept for cultural heritage: CM by Staff Reporter
The Punjab government is establishing a separate department for the protection of cultural heritage in the province and repair/renovation of historic buildings.....

   
 

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