The book has undertaken to explore the possibility and benefits of resumption of natural and historical development processes between two Punjabs. It is recognized that East Punjab is
Remembering Bhagat Singh on the 103rd birth anniversary of his glorious and heroic life September 28th .When the entire country, plagued as it is with the Hindutva brand
At a time when social scientists claim that in reality, the ethical society is located in the West, it is time that it pays attention to what the
This year marks the 103rd birth anniversary of one of the great Indian revolutionary-martyrs, Bhagat Singh. Born on September 28, 1907, Bhagat Singh was a mere 23-year-old young
How Europe is Indebted to the Sikh? The book is the first attempt illustrating the contribution and experiences of Indian Army in Europe during the First World War,
Rai Ahmed Khan Kharal was one of the greatest freedom fighters in the Punjab rebellion of 1857.It was Sept 21, 1857, when a bard or a folk poet
BEFORE one comments on Riaz Missen’s piece ‘Seraiki nationalism in focus’ (Encounter, May 2) it is inevitable to quote Abdul Majeed Pirzada’s remarks at an Awami Tehreek Conference
The other day, Alhamra Arts Council Chairman Attaul Haq Qasmi invited Nawaz Sharif, ‘the most popular leader of the country’, as writes the chairman, to meet intellectuals, writers,
Punjabi is perhaps the only language for which Islamabad is out of bounds, for it is not being taught in any of the educational institutes including the federal
How he could be acceptable? PANCHAM… monthly magazine, editors Faaeza Raana and Maqsood Saqib; PP 328; Price Rs50; Published from Suchet Kitab Ghar, Sharaf Mansion, Chowk Ganga Ram,
THE kindergarten teachers know that poetry precedes in the mysteriously unique process of learning language by the tiny tots. The learned linguists attest that this beautiful phenomena is
Fakhar Zaman, noted Punjabi writer-politician from Pakistan, founded World Punjabi Congress (WPC) to bring together two Punjabs and promote the divided region's culture at the height of India-Pakistan,…
This write-up, based on distinguished Punjabi writer and teacher Professor Pritam Singh’s key-note address to the Fourth Punjabi Conference held in Delhi in 1993, was first published in
This is about a poem I have left unfinished. Something happened. Though things do happen when I write—an ant zigzags through the letters, light goes out in the
Mulk Raj Anand (1905–2004) was an internationally known Punjabi novelist writing in English. Besides his literary achievements, he also founded the Progressive Writers’ Movement in India along with
M. Tahir Speaks to Seasoned Author Chaman Lal Who Has Just Penned Another Book on Bhagat Singh …
A fascinating report released recently by the British Council Pakistan on the role of language in education in Pakistan, suggests that Pakistani students are best served by education
It is better to elaborate what D-Day is. The term is for the day of actual landing, which was dependent on final approval. The Normandy Landings were the
Oct 31 marks the fifth death anniversary of the doyen of Punjabi literature, Amrita Pritam. Hailed as the poetess of the century, she gave a memorable interview to
The purpose of this article is to understand the relationship between Indian wrestling and Indian nationalism during the first quarter of the 20 century. The world wrestling championships
One day its a clear blue sky, life going on like a regulated clock- work.Mind, as usual, busy sorting out the days chore – calendar, carrying ones office-the
Despite fragmentation for centuries, the Punjabi identity today is engaged in a remarkably active attempt at consolidation.,…
Atamjit Singh, who has died aged 76, was an academic and a literary scholar who worked tirelessly throughout his life to promote Punjabi language and literature in India
As a member of the Indian Civil Service (ICS), Samuel Martin Burke, who has died aged 104, adhered to its characteristic high principles. He was fired not by
Satgur Nanak pargatiā, mitee dhuNdh jag chānan hoya,…
LAHORE: To put an end to the 150-year-old lingual discrimination and exploitation of more than 100 million people of Punjab, the Punjab Assembly should pass a law with
LAHORE – The Punjabi Language Movement (PLM) demanded of the government to establish Punjabi University and to adopt the language as medium of education. …
The partition of the subcontinent, accompanied with mass migration and genocide, has been a recurrent theme for historians and fiction writers. The impact of the tragedy on people’s
A Little Revolution- A Story of Suicides and Dreams, follows the remarkable journey of filmmaker Harpreet Kaur, who travels from the rural villages of Panjab to the capital
In the early 1940s, when the idea of Pakistan had been well mooted and in the air, no one quite knew what it stood for. Most certainly, no
There has been a spate of on the Partition of India in 1947. A number of authors have indulged in the blame-game holding the British government and some
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
HASAN ABDAL: Thousands of Indian pilgrims barely registered the man in the orange bandanna and Ray-Ban sunglasses taking their shoes and storing them in wooden cubbyholes before they
The communal riots of 1947 have been the subject of literature, films and scholarly research. Yet, despite scores of works on the subject, there was still a need
“All humans have been forced to repress basic instincts in order to survive with civilisation as it has been constructed. How can civilisation freely generate freedom when unfreedom
Tejinder Virdee is primarily distinguished for the design, construction and exploitation of the huge CMS experiment at the CERN Large Hadron Collider. He originated the concept of CMS
A decade ago no one could imagine that Punjabi TV programs will ever be produced in a viable way within the United States. At one time Zee-Alpha-Punjabi was
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
A new tour of Pakistan's Punjab province offers mystical culture, amazing food and friendly homestays …
'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
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
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
My father, Sewa Singh Kohli, who has died aged 92, was a well-known Indian community leader and businessman in Scotland. …
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. ….
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,
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, came
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
This short film is a refreshing and stunningly beautiful rendition ofAmarjit Chandan‘s Punjabi poem with English translation. Recited in Punjabi by the poet himself, the poem is provided
Pervaiz Elahi, Chief Minister of Pakistani Punjab, gave Capt. Amarinder Singh, his sarhad-paar counterpart, a horse. The good Captain reciprocated a few months later with a tractor. In
The clowns of yore were more honourable men in many ways than the ones who rule over us. At the heart of their play-acting was the pleasure of
Afilm based on Gurdial Singh’s novel Alms for the Blind Horse ('Anhey Ghorey da daan)' is in the news. It has won a number of national and international
KARACHI: A Punjabi-English dictionary, the first of its kind has been published by Dunwoody Press in the U.S. The authors of the dictionary are Kanwal Bashir, an accomplished
It is an insightful essay. I am in broad agreement with Sarmad Sehbai and advance the following points: …
Mehdi Hassan, who has died aged 84, was the Indian subcontinent's outstanding male exponent of the ghazal, a form of sung Urdu lyric verse, set to the appropriate
Annhi Chunnhi di Tikki -Bread of Chaf- is a multilingual but predominantly Punjabi play written in the tradition of folk storytelling. The play is, in fact, a modern
Shiraz Sharif comes from a highly cultured and well mannered Urdu speaking family of India. Like one iconic singer of the yore Talat Mahmood, he speaks very softly
However, Shyam’s links to Lahore were rooted in deep love. He had married a Muslim from Lahore, Mumtaz Qureshi…
Ajaib Singh Chitrakar, who has died aged 86, was an accomplished poet and artist. He kept writing poetry in Punjabi and Urdu till the end. A noted artist
Man whose work made discovery of elusive particle possible scorned in homeland because of his religious affiliation . …
In English, it would translate as: “This lass sings like a bell.” Indeed, Shamshad Begum’s voice had a unique metallic clang and it was clear as crystal…..