Separate dept for cultural heritage: CM
LAHORE, Aug 16: The Punjab government is establishing a separate department for the protection of cultural heritage in the province and repair/renovation of historic buildings. Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi said this at ...
Honour and Glory to Punjabi Pioneers
Three-day celebrations of 28th Annual Sikh Parade in Yuba City started with fireworks on Friday, November 2, 2007. An open seminar was held on Saturday afternoon. Lieutenant Governor John Garamendi inaugurated the seminar and ... Vignette of Punjabi movement
At the time of independence, Punjabi reading and publishing were thriving in West Punjab. Based in Lahore, it consisted of qissas and cheap prints of Punjabi classics printed in hundreds of thousands. Urdu nevertheless ruled,...Old wounds
‘Fifty years after that fateful day, as I sit down to write these lines, I wonder which was the greater casualty: the loss of millions of lives and the uprooting of many more from their homes, or the loss of ....Loss of a progressive voice
Dr Afzal Mirza a great Urdu poet and short story writer, whose writings appeared on these pages till early this year, left for his heavenly aboard on in August leaving his family and a large number of admirers and students to mourn ...Number of Punjabi readers decreasing
Punjabi language that will never die. It has immense scope for adapting to changes, and will always be as fresh as ever, even after undergoing changes. But while Punjabi is spreading everywhere, the readers of,...Bhangra spreads its empire
It started as Punjabi farmers' music, then took on its own unique British identity – and now bhangra is going global. Talking to the stars of the scene, Sue Steward follows the sound of the drums ...Punjabi literature as rich as any other
He was addressing an inaugural ceremony of Punjab Rang Radio (FM 95) at the Punjab Institute of Language, Art and Culture. He said the government had taken measures for the protection and..... Remembering Bhagat Singh (1907-1931)
IN 1947, the subcontinent was not only partitioned into two countries, but as a result of partition history too was divided, with two distinct characteristics developing their own interpretations in India and . ...Restoring Punjabi identity
The BBC announced on October 1 that a truck carrying goods from East Punjab crossed the Wagah-Attari border between India and Pakistan and entered West Punjab for the first time in 60 years. This was once an ancient. ...