The prologue in the preceding paragraph brings us to see how Naushad Ali was instrumental in developing Lata’s vocals through his musical compositions. It was 1961 that I

It was a big movie with Vyjantimala, Raj Kapoor and Rajender Kumar; a love triangle wherein Rajinder Kumar sacrifices his love for his friend Raj Kapoor. Its songs

In an instant, it became a street song. Any tutor of light music still teaches this song to their students as a starter. The movies ‘Parbat’ and ‘Poonam’

Then there was this movie ‘Aik Kali Muskurai’ in which Lata Mangeshkar and a superb melody “Na tum bewafa ho na hum bewafa hain”. Just listening to the

This combination of Lata and Madan Mohan's command on composing and rendering ghazals and other melodious songs has been unmatched. Madan Mohan's inculcation with big masters of music

Music director Vinod of Lahore, a Shagird of Pandit Amar Nath of Lahore was entrusted with the task of composing its music, which he conceived in Lahore but

She was born in Holkar city, Indore on September 8, 1929. As per prophesy of music director Master Ghulam Haider, she became the most popular playback singer in

Whatever is written about Lata Mangeshkar by various musicologists, it is a fact that I was a child when I first listened to her song “Aaye Ga, aaye

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Name of my village is Kot Data which means “The Fort of the Philanthropist” in Punjabi. Name of the man who founded the village about 200 years ago

The foreword to Zubair Ahmad’s latest short story book Kabutar, Banerey Tei Galian is written by Mahmud Awan from Dublin, Ireland. It is titled Vailey Di Taaki Vich

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government, led by Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf, has changed the medium of instruction in public schools from Urdu to English from April 2014. The arguments put forward

Bhagat Singh`s Birth Anniversary today: For some he is a thinker, for most he is a young bridegroom who chose to wed his death-bride. Bhagat Singh appeals beyong

Avtar Singh Billing is one of the leading fiction writers of the present geeration. Khali khoohaan di katta (The Story of Empty Wells) is his sixth nover In

Every culture has their legends; a collective body of work that honours the genius that birthed it. This title is not always bestowed through popular vote, sometimes it

At a time when most of our villages have lost their objects of antiquity to modernism, a few still sustain their heritage and the Dulmial village of Chakwal

The Sheikhupura Fort was built during the reign of the Mughal Emperor Jahangir. Although, there is no conclusive evidence supporting this, the Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri(Autobiography of Jahangir) mentions that the

Chronicler Bipan Chandra had dug out letters…. CHANDIGARH: In historian Bipan Chandra's death, Punjab has lost the man who was instrumental in finding many lost documents related to

In early 1997, an emotionally challenged man, driven by the daily din marking 50 years of India's Independence, managed to break into the then unguarded martyrs' museum outside

Like other ethnic minorities, Sikhs have been conventionally represented in popular Hindi cinema either as brave warriors or as uncouth rustics. In the nationalist text in which the

Former Indian captain Kapil Dev Nikhanj was unquestionably one of the greatest all-rounders of the game. Having made his Test debut against Pakistan at Faisalabad in 1978 as

On Independence Day, Indian band, "Maati Baani" launched a melodious song, "Rang Rangiya" in collaboration with various Pakistani music artists, to celebrate the unity in diversity between both

Blatant lie taught through Pakistan textbooks? The answers to these questions vary widely depending on who is being asked. A large part of our national identity stems from

Author and translator Hameed Razi has recently published a new travelogue in Punjabi, Beijing Fer Milan Ge. Razi, who won the Masood Khaddarposh Trust award for his travelogue,

PESHAWAR: The programme under which regional languages were introduced as a compulsory subject in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa schools at nursery level during the last academic year has come to

An account of the Punjabi soldiers who became the cannon fodder of the colonising power in World War I, and the mournful songs and literature this episode in

It is unfortunate that the National As sembly’s Standing Committee on Law and Justice recently rejected a bill seeking the status of national language for ‘regional languages’. Linguists

Punjabi Activists of Lahore, Pakistan At Punjabi Institute of Langaue and Culture (PILAC) Qazafi Stadium, Lahore February 20, 2015 …………..

Punjabi Activists of Lahore, Pakistan At the Rally to Celebrate Mother Tongue Day In front of Press Club Lahore February 21, 2015 ……………

Punjabi Activists of Lahore, Pakistan At a session of Najam Hussain Syed's Sangat 49 Jail Road Lahore February 20, 2015 ……………

Punjabi Activists of Lahore, Pakistan At Lahore Literary Festival, Punjabi Session Al Hamra, Lahore February 20, 2015 ………….

.Punjabi Activists of Lahore, Pakistan At Punjabi Adabi Board office, Lahore February 19, 2015 ………

LAHORE: Literati and admirers of Munir Niazi observed his 86th birth anniversary at the Punjab Institute of Language, Art and Culture (Pilac) on Wednesday. A book titled ‘Munir

Our family’s ancestral home was situated inside the old city, bordering one complete side of a large bricked area known as Maidan Bhaiyan. This was a historically exciting

Najm Hosain Syed’s long poem Sheesh Mahal Di Vaar (History of the Sheesh Mahal) was first published in a book form under the same title along with other

Less of an academic and more of a jaywalker, Majid Sheikh believes in capturing the living moment, the life as it is lived by the people behind the

More often than not, a narrative has the power to seek its own space. And sometimes there are ineffable energies throbbing to find expression, in verse, dance or

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On 18th August, 2014, the University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan decided to confer on me an Honorary Doctorate for my work in Agriculture and Rural Development, in my

If you live within the territorial limits of the Union of India, it is very likely that you were unaware of two important red-letter days in late March.

Baisakhi festival — an ancient tradition ….. The festival of Baisakhi is an ancient tradition of the Punjab region, a harvest festival which marks the beginning of a

LAHORE: Up to 1,717 Sikh pilgrims arrived on Saturday in Pakistan from India at Wahga Railway Station by two trains to participate in the Besakhi festival. The immigration

LAHORE: Around 2,000 Sikh pilgrims from India intending to participate in the annual Baisakhi festival in Pakistan have so far been issued visas by the Pakistan High Commission

For someone who has been in the music industry for over a decade, Rahat Fateh Ali makes no bones about being a super star. This becomes clear as

LAHORE: Indian singer, song writer and composer Mika Singh has said Pakistan is a peaceful country and he is enjoying his trip.“I am fortunate that people in both

I'll support any cultural activity between…… In a tiny room at the National Academy of Performing Arts (NAPA) in Karachi, Indian filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt was ready to tell

Pakistanis seem to love Indians….. “Aap India se hai? Are you Indian? That makes you our guest. We can’t take any money from you!”It was my fourth and

From India to Pakistan: 'We're not so different' “I found that the way Pakistanis hold conversation is very polite and there is a distinct sense of respect or

'Walking in Chandni Chowk felt like walking… Fifty-three students and two faculty members from Lahore University of Management Sciences arrived in India via the Wagah border on Monday

Annual Urs of Hazrat Baba Budhu Shah Abdal and Sain Ghulam Muhammad is being celebrated today (March 31) at Pleer Sharif near Dadial, Azad Kashmir. People, from far

Kanwar Sandhu is taking Punjabi Television…. Kanwar Sandhu is a bold, brilliant and hands on senior journalist of Northern India. His ancestors hailed from an agricultural family with

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SHE lies alone in stoic white granite, covered in red and orange traditional bandhinis, bequests of lovers who come to dress her as Mahiwal’s bride once their love

When you travel across the plains of Punjab, the first thing to strike you is the heterogeneity of the region. In popular imagination, Punjab is about great plains,

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Near the Burrard Bridge. Insite on East Hastings. A Point Grey house. The bandstand in the West End. Vancouver’s library today announced more than two

Performances by the famous dancing girls of the Pakistani city of Lahore have come to an end because of deteriorating security. Many now face an uncertain future, with

Why do languages die? They die when their speakers abandon them for other languages, because they are not given prestige and they become ashamed of their own languages