NRI Mintu Brar's "Kangroonama " Chandigarh, February 22: Australia based Harman Radio founder and eminent NRI Punjabi journalist Mintu Brar’s book Kangroonama was released here today by Chief
Formative Days: Before proceeding ahead with some of important songs sung by Rafi Sahib with other composers, I must talk about his background. Muhammad Rafi was ‘Amritsariya’ by
Mortal remains of martyrs of 1857 were dug out from a historic well “Kalianwala Khu” in Ajnala Amritsar today. …
Being a Punjabi in Pakistan is ‘risky business’ these days. With the ongoing parleys between the federal government and the Pakistani Taliban (TTP), opponents of these talks concentrate
Language is the characteristic that most distinguishes us from other living species. There are approximately 6,000 languages spoken around the world, and many of these languages face the
‘We should replace tolerance with acceptability’ Ramesh Singh Arora, the first Sikh member of the Punjab Assembly since partition, speaks to Ammara Ahmad …
Along with taking a dozen pictures for Vikram Seth fangirls and soaking in the general vibe of the place, Hira Azmat went to the halls less populated at
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
At a time when the world is being ripped apart by terrorism executed in the name of religion and the western world led by the US is forcing
The Punjab government has fi led cases under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act against publishers and editors of poetry written by a long dead poet for including
It drives me to tears of joy and sorrow to compile this piece about one of India’s finest, bravest and most humane actresses, the late Geeta Bali (Gurkirtan
At a time when ties between India and Pakistan seem to be improving, the deputy chief minister of the Indian state of Punjab, Sukhbir Singh Badal, visited the
ONE knows that memories grow faint with time, and giving honour where it is due is not, in general, what we are good at. But the fact that
Gujral, who migrated from Lahore to Delhi after partition, rose to become the Prime Minister with a big slice of luck after he came up through the ranks
Poet of the Revolution: The Memoirs and Poems of Lal Singh Dil, Translated from Punjabi by Nirupama Dutt. Pages 167, Price Indian Rs 399. Penguin Viking, 2012. isbn
Jinnah and the leaders of the Punjab (1935-1947) According to Jinnah, Punjab was the cornerstone of Pakistan. The Unionist Party's rule and Khzir Hayat Tiwana played a key
Gurvinder Singh’s Punjabi film Anhey Ghorhey Da Daan (AGDD) bagged Golden Peacock, Certificate and cash prize of Rs 40 lakhs shared equally between the Director and Producer. National
LAHORE, Nov 27: A reference was held in memory of noted journalist, researcher, historian and critic Shafqat Tanvir Mirza on the premises of Pakistan Academy of Letters near
Post graduate govt. college held a two days(7-8—12-2012) work shop on Punjabi language and its socieo- cultural aspects,in which lecturers from all govt. and non govt.colleges from Chandigarh
Satguru Jagjit Singh was the spiritual head of the Namdhari or Kuka sect of Sikhs founded in 1842 by Balak Singh (1799–1862) in northwest Punjab. Ram Singh a
Dr. Bhai Harbans Lal nostalgically recalls the peaceful times of composite culture of Punjab when Hindus earnestly valued the Sikh institutions and Muslims too shared common cultural ties
Baba Farid was the disciple of Khwaja Qutub-ul-Din Bakhtiar Kaki who was the spiritual successor of Sheikh Muin-ud-Din Chisti, the founder of Chisti order of Sufism in India.
Gurbani kirtankãr from the Punjab Bhai Balbir Singh is among the 36 artists from the field of music, dance and theatre who will receive the Sangeet Natak Akademi
Milange Babey Ratan De Mele Te (Let’s Meet At Baba Ratan’s Fair); Length: 95 minutes, Year 2012; Directed and Produced by Ajay Bhardwaj. ….
The special postage stamp issued by the post and telecommunication department to commemorate the Ghadar Movement Centenary. The special postage stamp issued by the post and telecommunication,…
LAHORE – Mehnaz Begum, a playback singer of the 80s who knew worldwide acclaim for her classical, ghazal, thumri and drupad singing, passed away in Bahrain on Saturday.
Nadeem Aslam was years into his second novel when the 11 September attacks took place. "Many writers said the they were writing were now worthless," he recalls. Martin
As recent as June 20, 2012 Khushwant Singh (1915-2014) wrote: “Though forced to flee from Lahore in August 1947, I do not have the slightest ill-will against Pakistan.
Instead of being proud of our beautiful linguistic diversity our policy and decision-makers have always been afraid of it. But the reality is that despite an ostrich strategy,
While driving past Mozang Road last Thursday, I took an abrupt and unprompted turn past the British Council office towards Masson Road, the place where we spent most
First of all singer Ghulam Ali is not be confused with Ustad Bare Ghulam Ali Khan or with Ustad Chotte Ghulam Ali Khan (though there is a link
Punjabi Language Celebration,…
Syed Rizi Tirmizi was an excellent poet and held the position of controller programmes at the Central Production Unit of Radio Pakistan, Lahore. His ghazal “Paara paara huan
Q. How has the journey been so far? A. Thakawat mein toh raha hoon par safar bohot khushnuma raha hai (It has been tiring journey but pleasant nevertheless).
With the fading spirit of basant, baisakhi and Mela Chiraghan, do the Lahoris or Punjabis have a decent festival to celebrate this season? ,…
Why should one even bother to think of Maula Jatt after over 35 years of its release back on February 11, 1979. Many of us may believe the
Radio Pakistan was born in Lahore, in 1947, in the neo-colonial, palatial house belonging to Sir Fazl-e-Hussain, a Punjabi politician and a loyal subject of the British Colonists.
The critical canon that has developed for the evaluation of our arts including poetry does not lay much emphasis on the relationship of the poetical or the artistic
Rajmohan Gandhi argues that the Punjabis themselves should devise solutions to Punjab, as outsiders have hammered out solutions that resulted in tragedy. …
TAXILA: Children were seen running around barefoot in the heavily-decorated compound of Gurdwara Punja Sahib Hassanabdal on Friday morning, while the elders of the Sikh community were listening…..
SAHIWAL: The Mahkain Punjabi Adbi Board held the fifth annual Punjabi awards ceremony at a private college here on Friday. …
The main objective of the festival is to promote harmony and national integration by highlighting the contribution of people in promoting the culture of Pakistan. More than 500
The knowledge of Urdu became the cutoff point between the rustic, illiterate Punjabi and his literate counterpart conversant in Urdu. The latter tended to feel superior to the
HASSANABDAL: This remote northwestern Punjab town remains sleepy throughout the year, but comes to life during the annual Sikh festival of Baisakhi.. ….
Punjab was the last sovereign state to fall to the East India Company. It was annexed on March 29, 1849, a decade after the death of Maha Raja
The stories about what was being done to destroy good old Minto Park made me go there on Saturday morning. My old cricket club, Crescent, and its club
Even on a sunny day, his room has a very gloomy feel to it. Countless moments are spent staring at the walls; an ordinary quiet shrouds the space,
LAHORE – The melodious voice of Ustad Hamid Ali Khan, a living legend of classical music from the famous Patiala gharana, has put foreigners into a trance at
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
LAHORE: World Punjabi Congress (WPC) Chairman Fakhar Zaman has returned from Europe where he had detailed meetings with the presidents of the International Sufi Councils of various countries.
Baroness Flather recalled her joyful days in Lahore as a teenager. Her closest friends were Muslims. She would go to the Imambargah and her Muslim friends were always
Objects in the Faqirkhana Museum,…
Yours, Amrita …
She may have lived to be only 29, but Amrita Sher-Gil’s persona, both as an artist of enduring repute and a woman of colourful escapades, continues to intrigue
On January 6, I nervously landed at the Delhi airport. I say nervously because I wasn’t there as a tourist. I had gone to India as a researcher
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
Born, brought up and trained in Amritsar, Master Ghulam Haider became the first iconic music director of Punjab. Before him Rafiq Ghaznavi and Ustad Jhande Khan entered the
Earlier this year, I set out in search of some old houses in Lahore city, where the legends of arts had once lived, I came across the house
“The King of Qawwali,” was born on October 13 in 1948 in the city of Faisalabad, Pakistan. Khan’s father Ustad Fateh Ali Khan, was a musicologist, vocalist, instrumentalist,
A Pakistani whose efforts at rural development in Andhra Pradesh have been acclaimed, Shoaib Sultan Khan has shown there is much scope for cooperation across a troubled border