The dilemma persists
Long ago, I was asked by a friend to write an article for his Punjabi monthly journal and I still remember the opening sentences of what I wrote. I said, "I am one of those whose one foot is in the Urdu boat and the other in the English boat while their ... Language policy and the ruling elite
Pakistan emerged on the map of the world on 14 August 1947 as a consequence of a political movement. This movement mobilized the Muslims of India through two symbols: Islam and Urdu. Whereas the Islam of the symbol was a monolithic faith;... English, Urdu or...?
This book is about Pakistan's tumultuous history and its interminable pursuit of its own identity as it emerged as a pivotal player in a volatile region. Nine scholars focus on politics, ethnic issues, foreign policy, economy, social structure and a ,...Punjabi still an alien language on both sides
Despite some half-hearted steps to promote the Punjabi language by Punjab's Chief Ministers like Mr. Hanif Ramay or Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi, Punjabi continues to remain alien in its birthplace. It is neither the language of colleges nor the court.. ....Punjabi website attracts millions
WASHINGTON: APNA, a Punjabi literary and arts website set up by a local group of Punjabi language, literature and music enthusiasts, claimed this week to have set a record of registering the largest number of “hits†of any comparable Indian or...World Bank study compares Pakistani and Indian Punjabs
WASHINGTON: The Pakistani Punjab comes out looking good in certain areas compared to Indian Punjab, while lagging behind in some others, notably literacy and poverty reduction, according to two new studies made by the World Bank.....Great Sufi Wisdom: Bulleh Shah by Saeed Ahmad
Saeed Ahmad has translated selected poetry of some Punjabi sufi poets into English and published them in the form of separate books under the general title of Great Sufi Wisdom. He has so far brought out such books on Baba Farid, Shah ...10th Punjabi Sports Festival - Palatine, Illinois
CHICAGO: The Punjabi Cultural Society of Chicago's (P.C.S.) tenth annual"Punjabi Sports Festival" held on Sunday, August 8, attracted morethan 1500 people to Palatine Community Park. Punjabis and non-Punjabi localsalike kept pouring in ... Encounters with Punabi Language
Encounters with Punjabi Language
How ironic it is for a mother not to be able to teach her son how to read and write in his own mother tongue?How tragic it is for a motherland not to have the mother tongue of her citizens the medium of education in ......