ISLAMABAD: Promotion of the teachings of Sultan Bahu and other such saints were need of the hour to put an end to extremism in the country and the
About half a kilometre from Karachi’s famous Banaras Chowk, to the left side of Banaras Nullah, stands a tiny old shop. The exterior is far from impressive; the
KARACHI: An enlightening lecture on ‘Sufism in Sindh’ was delivered by eminent scholar Prof Dr Michel Boivin at the Mohatta Palace Museum on Tuesday evening. …
The central courtyard outside the shrine of Bulleh Shah in Kasur, Punjab. -Photo by Bushra Shehzad/Hosh media . ….
Balrag Sahni : A class act ,…
"There is a need to read, research, and understand the message of humanity as taught by Bulleh Shah,” says Dr Soomro. …
The last time I crossed the India-Pakistan border was in January. Crossing the border on foot has a strange way of defying the received wisdom about border crossings,
Hazrat Mian Muhammad Bakhsh, one of the most famous Sufi poets of the Punjab, was born in 1830 near Mirpur, Azad Kashmir. His father Mian Shamsuddin was also
LAHORE: Renowned playback singer and one of the best singers from Lollywood's golden era Zubaida Khanum breathed her last on Saturday night after a fatal heart attack. .
The Punjabi Sufi Sangat is organising a session to read and understand ‘Saiful Malook’, a famous Punjabi poetry book written by great Punjabi Sufi Poet Mian Mohammad Bakhsh,
Marshal Gregory Zhukov, the legendary Russian commander, said the Macedonians had suffered a catastrophic defeat in India. In the final part of this analysis, fact and fiction are
LAHORE: Legendary folk singer Reshma, passed away in Lahore on Sunday morning, DawnNews reported. ,…
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The distinguished historian Professor Rajmohan Gandhi’s monumental contribution, Punjab: From Aurangzeb to Mountbatten, is meticulously, deftly crafted and structured and is a reader’s delight no doubt.,…
“Pakistan’s Buena Vista Social Club” After topping the world music charts and selling out the Queen Elizabeth Hall at the Alchemy Festival last year, the Sachal Studios Orchestra
The death of Maharaja Ranjit Singh in 1839 brought to an end 40 years of uninterrupted rule of a native Punjabi. The maharaja left behind a formidable fighting
PATIALA: The majestic group photograph, which for generations has been accepted as the only photograph of maverick leader Maharaja Ranjit Singh (sitting in the centre), was an unfortunate
Surjit Patar, Rai Azizullah Khan … Chandigarh/Lahore November 20, 2013– The Dhahan International Punjabi Literature Prize formally launched in Chandigarh on November 11, 2013 and Lahore on November
The story of Karbala has a prominent place in the history of Urdu, Persian and Arabic literature. Look at the mise en scene: seventy-two people, men, women and
With articles by some of the most reputable scholars and critics of the Urdu language, this could well be one of the best collections of writings on Faiz
On his first death anniversary, remembering Shafqat Tanvir Mirza and his love for the land of Punjab, its heritage and especially its language,…
This essay proposes to present a certain amount of speculation about the history of a large section of the Punjabi speaking population, during the millennium ending with the
The sub group on photography/special programmes of the Asian Study Group (ASG) organised the launch of the book, ‘The Sikh Heritage of Pakistan’ at Kuch Khaas for its
With regard to identities deriving from religion, sect and caste, it was religion that became the identity around which the three main communities of pre-partition Punjab, the Hindus,
“Meray aapne” is a book by Sukhdev Siddhu, recently brought out by Sanjh Publications, Lahore. Judging from his writing one can say safely that Siddhu does not pretend
How can India-Pakistan relations be improved? “Above all, through people to people contact,” believes Dr Rajmohan Gandhi, the prominent Indian writer and scholar, visiting Lahore for a few
Baba Bulleh Shah has remained on the top of the charts of Punjab Sufis. A peep into the growing interest in his life and poetry in the present
Weather-beaten citadels and moat-girded forts in Punjab, unkempt and neglected, are visible reminders of the state’s heritage. …
Dr Atamjit Singh’s latest play Mungu Comrade chronicles the life and struggle of Makhan Singh, Kenya’s trade union activist…..
One of the most sacred sites in Sikhism, Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur is revered by Sikhs and Muslims alike. Every year in September, and then again in
The amazing real-life story of an Indian mother reuniting with her Pakistani children after over 50 years, thanks to her Indian step-son and a Pakistani historian,…
West Punjabis were the foremost losers of the script divide as almost all the Punjabi writers who migrated to East Punjab were well-versed in both Gurmukhi and Shahmukhi
Dr. Manmohan Singh is an honest man, who never believed in laying extravagant foundation stones with a lot of fanfare and taking publicity for personal aggrandizement. He believes
Adventure, trade and escaping death… A glimpse into the life of Australiawale from 150 years ago ,…
Arguably the greatest poet Ireland produced since Yeats, Seamus Heaney became known for works of lyrical beauty and ethical depth …
Those were the days in Russia when St. Petersburg cuddled Osip Mandelstam, Anna Akhmatova, Marina Tsvetaeva, Nikolay Gumilev and Boris Pasternak in the glowing warmth of creativity and
Manjit Sachdeva’s debut novel about Sohna and his descendants covers a span of almost 200 years: 1790 to 1984 CE. Born into a Hindu Arora household of a
Khalid Iqbal as an artist was a person of enormous national significance. He was a painter of painters; a teacher of teachers; an icon of truth for those
Akhtar Balouch, also known as the Kiranchi Wala, ventures out to bring back to Dawn.com’s readers the long forgotten heritage of Karachi. Stay tuned to this space for
Am I a ‘ganwaar’ if I speak in Punjabi? While children are discouraged from speaking in Punjabi at home, the Punjabi Sufi kalaams of Baba Bulleh Shah and
Punjabi Language during British Rule ,…
VANCOUVER: The Punjabi Language Education Association (PLEA Canada) had a very successful International Mother Language Day (IMLD) celebrations last week at the North Delta Recreation Centre in the
Languages in the Indian subcontinent belong to four language families: Indo-European, Dravidian, Mon-Khmer and Sino-Tibetan. Indo-European and Dravidian languages are used by a large majority of India's. ….
I made sure my boots were flat-heeled (fashionably so), and my recent aerobics sessions made my dash from one hall to another (mercifully) easy without me gasping for
There appears to be a lot of confusion regarding Gurmukhi and Punjabi. The assumption a lot of people seem to make is that there is a language called
A GRADUATE of IIM Calcutta, Manreet Sodhi Someshwar did the mandatorysabun-tel sales and marketing for several years before she found her calling, writing. Starting with Earning the Laundry
The extraordinary tale of Noor Inayat Khan reads like a fictitious spy whodunit. London-based author Shrabani Basu brings this real-life drama to the readers in her book Spy
Forman Christian College, commonly known as FC College, now a chartered university, is celebrating 150th year of its establishment. At a time when the institute is having gathering
Surjit Patar: Poet of the Personal and the Political By Surjit Singh…..
Reading Modern Punjabi Poetry: From Bhai Vir Singh to Surjit Patar By Tejwant Singh Gill …
During the long spell of my 'lying abroad' – 1975-'80 and then 21 consecutive years from 1982-2003 – it was my soul mate pen-pal Prof Sat Parkash Garg
The Padma Shri to Punjabi poet Surjit Patar brings the spotlight once again on his verses that have stood witness to Punjab and its aspirations. …
A few weeks ago this magazine published a profile on Abdullah Hussein, the writer of Udaas Naslain and several other critically acclaimed novels. The interview was refreshingly candid,
This is evident in an exhibition mounted at the National Gallery of Modern Art in Delhi at the close of her centenary celebrations,…
Every single Pakistani man has owned a pair of these sandals at some point in his life. If not on a daily basis, then the Peshawari (or Charsadda)
Thousands of people from across the world have rallied to collect the moving stories of one of the greatest migrations after South Asia's 1947 Partition and the birth
THE RESOURCEFUL FAKIRS: THREE MUSLIM BROTHERS AT THE SIKH COURT OF LAHORE, by Fakir Syed Aijazuddin (Three Rivers Publishers, New Delhi, 2014) . …
Aijazuddin introduces The Resourceful Fakirs – Three Muslim Brothers at the Sikh court of Lahore.PHOTO:FILE. …
A US-based research scholar, Johanna Ogden, is undertaking a self-funded research project to find the origin of the Ghadar Party in the US……