The Voice from the Rural Areas:
The Glorious Reign of Maharaja Ranjit Singh
A singer and composer, the great: Pankaj Mullick
‘Gujar gaya wo zamana, kaisa kaisa’, as and when we listen to these grand nostalgic signatures of the melody of the gone by days; something, which cannot be put to words, erupts in the head and heart of millions of music lovers. Was this melody ...The melodious music maker: Khemchand Prakash
The film ‘Mahal’ released in the year- 1949 will be remembered for all times to come. It is not because that it was directed by legendary Kamal Amrohi; neither owing to the fact that Ashok Kumar and Madhubala acted in the film, nor because of the ....Indian prisoners of war in New Guinea
The Light of Music: Roshan
A child prodigy: Master Madan
‘Yun naa reh reh kar hamein tarsaaiye’ and ‘Hairat se tak rahaa hei jahane wafa mujhe’ these two ghazals of Master Madan recorded at the tender age of eight years, on a 78 rpm gramophone record is a priceless collection of yesteryears’ ...Multi-Track Diplomacy in South Asia
Apart from facilitating "conflict resolution" between countries, the various tracks/strands of diplomacy are important tools for enhancing "cooperation" between different regions of the world. For instance, multi-track diplomacy can play a .....
Time, Day and Dates
Beyond Punjabi Romanticism
IN April this year I visited Lahore in connection with a project on comparative development in India and Pakistan. On a Sunday afternoon, having finished with the usual visit to historic places, I eagerly looked forward to our tour climaxing ...