Timeless storyteller
In the non-descript village of Paproudi in Samrala [District Ludhiana], Sadat Hasan Manto is an unfamiliar name. The works of this noted Urdu writer —“Toba Tek Singh”, “Thanda Gosht”, “Tamasha” — are even more unfamiliar... Star from other sky still shines
As India and Pakistan celebrate Urdu writer Saadat Hasan Manto’s birth centenary, Daily Post delves into what makes him the phenomenon he is “Writers came and went, books came and went, sales declined, but Manto is read ... Manto: A superb storyteller
This is the birth centenary year of Saadat Hasan Manto, a superb storyteller in the Urdu language. He was born on May 11, 1912, at the village Paproudi, near Samrala (Ludhiana), where his father was holding a post in the judiciary,...A hero who was forgotten
Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia: Businessman, educationalist & philanthropist by F M Bhatti, Qalb-i-Abid and Massarrat Abid. Reserach Society of Pakistan. pu_history@yahoo.com. ISSBN: 978-969-425-103-5. ....Countering opposition to the Punjabi institute
My father, Sewa Singh Kohli, who has died aged 92, was a well-known Indian community leader and businessman in Scotland. ...Hira Mandi’s new avatar
Bejewelled, beautiful courtesans, a la Madhubala or Aishwarya Rai, are just an indulgence in Mughal nostalgia. Hira Mandi, once a place of culture and tradition, has now been transformed into Lahore’s brand new Food Street,...MUGHAL WALL PAINTINGS AT DORAHA
Mughal builders embellished their buildings using a number of media, namely, glazed tiles, mirror-mosaics, inlay-work, carved stone, stucco, and painting. Painted decoration was usually limited to the use of vegetal or geometrical ...APNA's Dinner with Zia Shahid
'Baba Fareed Paint House' reads one of the shop signs. Another says 'Shakar Ganj Meat House'. 'Baba Fareed Stationery Shop' comes right after. One soon learns that most of the city of Pakpattan is named after..... Saints and singers in Pakistan's Punjab
A new tour of Pakistan's Punjab province offers mystical culture, amazing food and friendly homestays ...Those memories in lyrics
This collection of poems by Amarjit Chandan is a most unusual and valuable book, in more ways than one. It puts together poems, some written originally in English and some written originally in Punjabi, and each translated into the . ...