Bhangra Moves: From Ludhiana to London
With the acceleration of globalisation, the world has certainly been witnessing manifold transformations whose implications we have yet not been able to map in terms of amelioration or aggravation. Everything seems... Pakistan's Punjab Problem
Punjab is more than half of Pakistan, in politics, culture and industry. Whether anyone likes it or not, the task of governing Pakistan, of getting Pakistan right, falls heaviest upon the land of the five rivers ... Phulkãri and Bagh : A cultural history
Phulkari, a traditional embroidery art, is well known for its intricate designs and bright cheerful colours worn by Punjabi women on special occasions and ceremonies. The word ‘Phulkãri’ is made of two words Phul and Kãri,...Ritual dance between bitter brothers
IN THE middle of the vast green wheat fields of Pakistan's Punjab, past the smoke stacks of the brick kilns, and beyond the blast walls and barbed wire, lie the gates of the Wagah border, the only land crossing between ....Countering opposition to the Punjabi institute
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. ...Padma Shri for Dharmendra and Surjit Pãtar
The Punjabi poet, Surjit Pãtar, is to be conferred with Padma Shri Award in the field of Literature and Education – Poetry by the Government of India. Besides Pãtar, two more Punjabis Dr. Lokesh Kumar Singhal...Writer Kartar Singh Duggal passes away
Punjabi lost one of the founders of modern Punjabi literature on Thursday [26 Jan], when prominent Punjabi writer Kartar Singh Duggal passed away in Delhi in All India Institute of Medical Sciences due to old age related ...Manto’s Birth Centenary 1912-2012
Shocked in disbelief. That is what I felt when I heard from a very responsible Pakistani publisher, back from a recent visit to India, that the works of Sa’dat Hasan Manto are being published in Pakistan after editing and censoring..... Pakistan’s capitals: cultural vs political
I flew into Lahore from an international flight for the first time ever. Upon disembarking, I was ushered into a hall with a mob of people holding name signs. For a moment I was perplexed thinking that perhaps the ...Review of Punjabi Magazine Sanjh
Review of Punjabi Magazine Sanjh. ...