Religion disallows photographs, says a group that included the Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) and its founder, Maulana Maudoodi. In the same fashion, objections were raised, after independence, against the statues
All those people who helped the British in the Lahore conspiracy case -in which Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev were hanged on March 23, 1931 -later benefited in
THE people of South Asia have been particularly ill-served by their political leaders. This judicious work provides a detailed analysis of their misdoings that resulted in the bloody
The singer Jagjit Singh, the soul-stirring voice behind "Hazaron khwaishe aisi" and Ghalib’s other several ghazals, "Ye kaghaz ki kashti" and "Jhuki jhuki si nazar", died on 10
On Saturday 13th August 2011 thousands of Sikhs from all over the World, mainly from Europe (Italy, United kingdom, Holland, France and Switzerland) gathered at Forli Indian Army
The truth is, when Punjabis were divorced from , they were reduced to caricatures of their former selves. This ordinance will revive Punjab’s spirit …
With Sufi singer, cinema theorist, writer and lyricist Madan Gopal Singh questions become redundant. Like a torrent, his thoughts envelop you just as his honest and pure singing
ISLAMABAD: Mansha Yad, a well-known novel and drama writer died of heart attack here on Saturday at the age of 76, Geo News reported.. …
Till I started talking to other singers and commoners about Ghazal King Jagjit Singh, I was under the impression that as a school-going girl, I was the only
Today, when English seems to have a stifling effect on Urdu’s rich literary culture, to create a piece of writing in Punjabi is like completely going against the
Gurvinder Singh’s debut feature film Anhey Ghorey da daan screened to a full house in Abu Dhabi. It was the third public screening of the film after its
The Punjabi film Anhey Gorhey da Daan (Alms for a Blind Horse) directed by Gurvinder Singh has won US $50 thousand award (Rs 25 lakhs) at the Abu
THE twists and turns of history often edit out a lot of information from our memories. Remembering the past is always subservient to its uses in the present.
Folk music is a living and integral part of any regional culture, living and growing through oral transmission from one generation to the next. Punjabi folk songs have
One of the oldest musical genres, the ghazal, originated in the Middle East in the sixth century before finding a permanent home in the Indian subcontinent in the
I have recently visited Gadar memorial site in San Francisco in California State of United States of America (USA), where I was invited to deliver a lecture on
Punjab University alumnus, Hargobind Khorana, the biochemist who received the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine passed away in Concord, Massachusetts, US, on November 9. He was 89.
H. Gobind Khorana, who rose from a childhood of poverty in India to become a biochemist and share in a Nobel Prize for his role in deciphering the
Translations of Yashpal's Hindi Novel "Jhoota Sach" 's Opening of Punjabi and English Translations of Yashpal's Hindi Novel "Jhoota Sach". …
Sheila Didi, who has died aged 83 in Chandigarh, was one of the most prominent women political activists of the post -1947 East Punjab…
Half a millennium ago, what at present is a small sleepy midsized town called Sultanpur Lodhi used to be a flourishing garrison town of the Lodhi Muslim Dynasty
Half a millennium ago, what at present is a small sleepy midsized town called Sultanpur Lodhi used to be a flourishing garrison town of the Lodhi Muslim Dynasty
The writer works on a USAID-funded economic project called FIRMS and holds a master’s degree from the University of Warwick, UK …
The Pakistani musician Maqbool Sabri, who has died from a heart attack aged 65, was a founding member of the Sabri Brothers, who took to the west the
IN this age of specialisation, a female in the Indian filmdom can hold the centrestage without being a heroine of a movie. But this was not so about
One moment he appears to be the showman of the art world, delighting one and all with his wisecracks, mesmerising them with his artistic prowess, bowling them over
Chandigarh-based the Panjab Digital Library is locating, digitising, preserving and collecting the rich heritage of the entire region..
LAHORE, Dec 31: Punjabi Language Movement convener Nazeer Kahut has demanded that the government introduce the Punjabi Language Act in the Punjab Assembly. …
Although spoken by vast numbers worldwide, the English language is doomed to die out, says a celebrated linguist. …
‘Sur Sangeet De Heere’ is a valuable addition to the scholarship of music in Pakistan where backup to any artistic activity in the shape of written material biographies
Punjabi's Asked to Own Their Language …
LAHORE, Feb 20: Constitutional, moral, legal and democratic rights of the Punjabi people are being usurped by the establishment, putting the integrity of Punjab in danger.,…
Today, the very existence of Turban reminds one of the Sikh Nation. Turban is an essential part of a Sikh’s dress. It is obligatory for a Sikh. Although
Modern Punjabi culture remains remarkably little known outside the noisy clichés of Bollywood and music videos. Now, more than 60 years after Partition, this cultural heritage is beginning
Punjabi artist and poet Sohan Qadri (real name Sohan Singh Barhing), who has died aged 78 in Toronto after a prolonged illness, leaves a rich legacy of pure
New Delhi : Punjab’s effervescent culture is Bollywood’s hottest beat and it’s also spreading its influence across India, from music to food, fashion to language.It could have been
ISLAMABAD: Maulvi Ghulam Rasool Alampuri, one of renowned poets of Punjabi language in his poetry covers a variety of subject relating to religion, Sufism and spiritual love, said
The notion that caste is not on par with race appears to be untenable. In fact caste based discrimination is one of the worst forms of racism because
What's the German for marketing? Das Marketing! No wonder some purists fear anglicisms could make German a peripheral language. …
LAHORE, March 14: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani’s announcement of including Seraiki province’s demand in the PPP’s manifesto for the next general elections has perturbed those who…
Dr Akhtar Hussain was born on May 3, 1937, in a small village in district Dir and Pashto was his mother tongue. But once he shifted to Lahore,
WHATEVER little attention has gone to the art of the Punjab Plains in the 19th century", I once wrote, it has "tended to focus on what was happening
The architectural style that flourished in Western Europe from circa 1140 to around the middle of the 16th century goes by the label "Gothic architecture". This term was
DHOLIAN DA BADSHAH research and compilation by Muhammad Azhar Virk; pp 128, Price Rs500 (hb); Publishers Ravi Kitab Ghar, Shah Kot district Nankana Sahib, (Punjab). ….
Even as frantic preparations are on these days to make the martyrdom day function of Shaheed Bhagat Singh being held at his ancestral village Khatkar Kalan on Wednesday,
Trinidad, Congregation of only Gurdwara ( Sikh Temple) in Trinidad located at Tuna Puna on Sunday, 20th March was dedicated to memory of Bhagat Singh, who was martyred
Yesterday, at Shadman Chouck Lahore, the place where Bhagat Singh was hanged on 23 March 1931, several groups including Labour Party Pakistan organised a vigil. There were a
He was born in Sialkot and later trained at Mayo School Lahore under ‘Master’ Feroz Din, ‘Master’ Jagan Nath and BC Sanyal. After Partition he worked at Delhi
Theoretically, a Sikh cannot be a communalist, even a nationalist – nationalism being a form of communalism – but only a universalist, one set against all artificial boundaries
For 'evergreen' revolution…..
On 8 April 1929, Bhagat Singh and BK Dutt were arrested after throwing bombs in New Delhi’s Central Assembly, the Parliament of today. Both were convicted after a
Spanning a century the book Stories of the Soil is a collection of over forty classic Punjabi short stories. Combining a rich oral tradition of qissas with tropes
"The pen is mightier than the sword.' Writers have the capability to express anything and everything through the power of pen,� stated PAU Vice-Chancellor Dr Manjit Singh Kang
Edited and introduced by Stephen Watts. Preface by John Berger. Translated by the author with Julia Casterton, Shashi Joshi, Amin Mughal, Ajmer Rode, Stephen Watts and John Welch..
Hazrat Maulvi Ghulam Rasool Alampuri was born on Monday 29 January 1849 , (05 Rabi-ul-Awal 1265 Hijri) in village Alampur, Tehsil Dasuya, District Hushiarpur India . He was
If we start to ponder in History we came to know that in Pakistan Christianity was first introduced in Punjab .In 1948-50 Pastor John Newton and Pastor Forman
TAXILA, April 9: The universal message of equality of all peoples, peace and harmony and sharing with others, especially those in need, are just a few of the
LAHORE, April 22: More than half of Punjab has been dropped and left unlisted in the ongoing house-listing census process as the Population Census Organization lacks the staff
An Introduction to Punjabi: Grammar, Conversation and Literature by Gurinder Singh Mann, Gurdit Singh, Ami P Shah, Gibb Schreffler and Anne Murphy, Punjabi University, 2011. ISBN 81 302
Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has clarified he had never spoken in favour of Karachi as a separate province. A excellent and democratic leader never feels the need to