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Reminding Punjabis Of A Rich Literary Tradition: 5-Year Review Of Baranh Maah

Without any doubt, for any country to be formed, societal harmony is far more important than the religious harmony. A nation is recognized with its lands, mother tongue and its certain belongings, rather than the religion of its people. So the land of Punjab is not for any Muslim, Hindu or Sikh for that matter, but it is for people who have been living and prospering there since long......

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Punjab notes: Rammah's book and Afzal Rajput's

Punjabi Language, Literature and Legends' is Safir Rammah's book published by Kitab Trinjan. He is 'a renowned Punjabi language activist, literary critic, and editor. He is a founding member and coordinator of Academy of the Punjab in North America (Apna). In 2000, he created the Apna web portal, making it the largest online repository of books, articles, research papers and other material on Punjab's history, culture and language. Through this portal, he has established a vast online library of thousands of Punjabi and Punjab-related books, providing (free) easy access to readers and research scholars worldwide. His research papers and articles have been published in major Pakistani newspapers and US publications. ....... ...

punjab notes: Waris Shah’s text, a novel and professional life story

Editing of classical texts has been a serious problem for the last two centuries for editors and scholars in Punjab. Strangely, the most popular text 'Heer Waris Shah' has proved the most contentious. The reason are not unfathomable. Firstly, there were differences in texts of hand-written manuscripts available at a time when printed press was introduced in Punjab in the 19th century. Increasing demand for Heer Waris pushed the publishers into the rat race; they began hiring half-baked editors and rooky scholars to edit the text in the name of providing the readers with 'Asli te Vadi Heer (the original and complete Heer)'. As a result the text was loaded with interpolations baring the uneven quality of the verses.,...

linguistic worlds

Najm Hosain Syed (b. 1935) is one of the most significant and prolific writers in post-independence Punjabi literature. Najm was born in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in the Punjab, in November 1935. After independence in 1947, his family moved to Lahore, Pakistan. He earned an MA in English from Forman Christian College, Lahore, and briefly taught there. He later joined the civil service and retired in 1995.,...

Remembering Shiv, Amrita And Shafqat Mirza

The volume in my hand, Punjabi Language, Literature and Legends, is the work of Safir Rammah, a distinguished figure in the realm of Punjabi language activism, literary criticism, and editorial work. Published by Kitab Trinjan, the only publishing house that is working for the promotion of Punjabi Language and literature, Rammah's name is synonymous with dedication to the Punjabi language

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