LAHORE, March 30: A thought-provoking and informative seminar on Sufi saint Shah Husain was held at the Punjab Institute of Language, Art and Culture, Qadhafi Stadium, on Saturday.
Is Lahore still Lahore? Once a small city of gardens and pedestrian charms, Lahore now has a chaotic population, a metro-bus service and a myriad of privatized pleasures.
AMRITSAR: Lahore and Amritsar have a strange umbilical relationship. A common history binds them together in more ways than one. …
Pran Krishan Sikand was a rare phenomenon, a master of the craft called acting, who ranks alongside other legends of Hindi cinema.. ….
The Legend of Tamanca Jan,…
Americans in Lahore …
In an effort to revive and promote Punjabi language and culture through poetry, art, , music and films, the Academy of Punjab in North America () recently launched
Real-life villains end their lives "unwept, unhonoured, and unsung". With the make-believe villains of screen and stage it is often another story, their deaths provoking an outpouring of
Punjabis in Bollywood. …
Secularism, Indian-style, has its scope for a great deal of unconventional relationships in modern contexts, but in the villages inter-caste and inter-religious marriages are still a taboo …..
In one of the rare press interviews that Pran gave after his retirement, he had smilingly admitted, “No one in those days liked to name their son as
Punjabi writer Sukhbir, who has died aged 86, was a distinguished man of letters of modern Punjabi literature. He authored five collections of poetry, five novels and ten
United Nations World Mother Language Day is observed on Feb 21, the day Dhaka University students suffered bullet injuries while demonstrating for the recognition of Bangla, their mother
MAIREY AAPNEY by Sukhdev Sidhu; pp 184; Price Rs250 (pb); Publishers Saanjh Publications, Book Street, 46/2, Mozang Road, Lahore. Email: sanjhpk@yahoo.com Dr Harkirat Singh was a teacher at
Shah Hussain (1538-1599) was a native of Lahore. He is one of the finest poets of Punjabi literature. With the most sophisticated diction charged with sufi metaphysics, Shah
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy’s documentary film Saving Face won the Oscar for documentary short at the 84th Academy Awards on 26th February 2012. The film follows British plastic surgeon Dr.
It is a mystery as to how a layered city such as Lahore has attracted little scholarship in the past few decades. This is why Anna Suvorova’s book
It was September 2007. A young Film and Television Institute of India graduate was in Chandigarh, and he was still an unknown figure in Punjabi cinema.. …
Pakistan singer Iqbal Bahoo passed away at the age of 60 on Saturday. He was shifted to a local hospital after he suffered cardiac arrest where he died
Pakistan's deputy attorney-general is to clean the shoes of thousands of devotees at India's Golden Temple in Amritsar in 'penance' for the beheading of a Sikh in Peshawar
Bulleh Shah's Kafi sung by Farid Ayaz and Abu Muhammad Qawwal …
CHANDIGARH: The Shadman Chowk of Lahore is likely to be officially named Bhagat Singh Chowk this year, two years after democratic, secular and socialistic organizations of Pakistan on
If there's one thing that really gets me worked up, it is this: the western media keeps peddling the fairy tale that no power – from Alexander 2300
Besides talented Urdu-speaking beautiful Punjabi men and women, who became the icons of mass audiences, a variety of Punjabi professionals were absorbed readily by the Bombay film industry
An American actress, Iris Crawford, also acted in the film. It is indicative of cosmopolitanism being an attractive feature of the Lahore that developed into a beautiful city
As the capital of Maharaja Ranjit Singh's kingdom, Lahore continued to be a city known for its large numbers of courtesans and musicians, and there was much conviviality
LAHORE DI VAAR by Mudassar Bashir; pp 276; Price Rs300 (pb); Publishers, Suchet Kitab Ghar, Ganga Ram Hospital Chowk, 11 Sharaf Mansion, Book Street No 1, Lahore. E-mail:
Sachal Studios is the brainchild of Izzat Majeed and Mushtaq Soofi, is a labour of love for both men. Their passion for music and their own personal experiences
In January 1928 issue of ‘Kirti’, a Punjabi/Urdu journal established by Ghadarite revolutionaries in Amritsar in 1926, Bhagat Singh wrote a piece-‘The Last Message of Martyr of the
Some Diplomatists in Delhi might have protocol and political reasons to frown at a "joint statement' issued by the chief ministers of east and west Punjab in Amritsar
Ijaz ul Hassan: Five Decades of Painting Author: Mussarat Hassan Publisher: Lahore: Lahore Art Gallery, 2012 Pages: 298 …
In the 100-year-old fight for Indian independence, quite a few martyrs are constantly alive though there are sharp differences in assessment about their contribution. Bhagat Singh (1907-1931) and
New Year`s Greeting from Study Circle…
150th Session of reading and understanding of "Saiful Malook" organised by Punjabi Sufi Sangat was held in National Press Club, Islamabad. It was presided by Sahibzada Mian Muhammad
QUETTA: Balochistan cabinet on Thursday approved the inclusion of regional languages in educational curriculum of the province as a first step towards promotion of indigenous languages. …
The massive turnout of young people at Mumbai’s Kabir festival is a sure sign that the battle for inclusion has been joined.+ …
“The new cyber space lingo will survive” The News on Sunday: In a recent column, Zia Mohyeddin wrote, “Language is the only reality I have…” that “I believe
It was October 26, 2013 when I got in touch with him after a long, long time. It was my birthday and coming in contact with Musadiq Sanwal
Jayapala, the 'bull' and the 'horseman' The two major symbols that represent ancient Lahore, and the old Punjab, in the old classics are the ‘bull’ and the ‘horseman’.
The city of Lahore is synonymous with the River Ravi. Following the partition of 1947, just 13 years later, in September 1960, the rivers of the Indus Basin
There are a lot of places that we pass by every day and never think of the important events that took place there, events that surely shaped our
The name lay waiting, until he was born and all his life, Abdus Salam wore it as a mantle. Almost nine decades ago, Mohammad Hussain, a school teacher
Lal Singh Dil and the Poetics of Disjunction…
Arabic translation of Amarjit Chandan's four poems by Iraqi poet Abdulkareem Kasid in 'Al-Adeeb' Baghdad (Feb 2014). ….
After successful launches in Vancouver, Chandigarh and Lahore, the Dhahan International Punjabi Literature Prize is now accepting submissions until March 1st in electronic and in hard copy by
KARACHI: Sufi Musical Night, a musical extravaganza sponsored by Sindh Festival, was held at Old Polo Ground on Friday night where audience witnessed a great mix of Sufi
“He has not returned to his old Florence, even after having died” lamented Anna Akhmatova for Dante. It was a poet’s tribute to her fellow poet knowing well
Amit Rajat Gauri, a 41-year-old local businessman, had only heard about his family legacy until fate gave him a chance to claim it, at least a slice of
The name lay waiting, until he was born and all his life, Abdus Salam wore it as a mantle. Almost nine decades ago, Mohammad Hussain, a school teacher
Legendary freedom fighter Bhagat Singh's ancestral house, school and his village in Punjab province in Pakistan will be restored under a Rs. 8 crore-project. "We have allocated Rs.
The myth that Faiz Ahmad Faiz is a poet of the elite and not understood by working class was hammered down yesterday at Faiz Aman Mela Lahore when
Around 100 years after Ghadrite Bhai Mewa Singh became the first Indian to be hanged in Canada on charges of killing a senior British officer there, Punjabi community
There are 69 languages spoken in Pakistan. In addition to Urdu only one language is recognised in each province as the ‘provincial’ language. The non-recognition of the minority
LAHORE – International Mother Language Day is being observed today under the theme of ‘Local languages for global citizenship: spotlight on science’. Linguists will lead various activities including
LAHORE: Opposition leader in Punjab Assembly Mian Mahmoodur Rashid has said that his party will try to motivate the provincial government and the ruling party legislators to introduce
Lahore, Pakistan's historical capital and centre of the arts, literature and music, is playing host to the second and even more fabulous Lahore Literary Festival (LLF). For three
What is the difference between Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro? Little if you know a bit of history. Much if you know a bit of politics. Both are ancient cities,
February 21 is the International Mother Language Day celebrated every year all over the world with the express purpose of preserving, protecting and promoting the incredible linguistic diversity
On July 12, 1972, Polish Poet and Nobel Laureate Czeslaw Milosz sent a letter — the only letter he ever produced in Russian to his recently exiled, to
Maqsood Saqib believes that unless we understand the nature of economics and state oppression of the people, we cannot know the issue of people’s language …..