Since the turbulent times of 1980s, Sikhs have been confronting number of issues in relation to their identity and past 'mistakes' have been highlighted and a list of

A couple of years ago the author became interested to study and explore the history of Punjab before the Turk & Afghan period. There was an inquisitiveness to

We are commemorating 300 years of martyrdom of Banda Singh Bahadur and 700 Sikhs who had been declared 'rebels and criminals' by the imperial government. They were given

As we commemorate the 300 years of martyrdom of 'rebel' Banda Singh Bahadur and 700 Sikhs at Delhi in 1716 by the Mughal authorities, I would like to

This research paper examines the composition of the armed forces who accompanied General Zorawar Singh in his most celebrated but ill-fated campaign to Tibet in 1841. The common

LGreat Punjabi scholar Bhai Kahan Singh Nabha was supreme amongst the great personalities of his time (1861-1938 A.D). His ancestral village was ‘pitho’ in district Bathinda and he

InVancouver, BC (September 21, 2016) – The Dhahan Prize for Punjabi Literature proudly announces the 2016 winners awarded for excellence in the Punjabi literary community. The Dhahan Prize

“Telling my story does not seem important in the larger scheme of things. But our own stories always matter to us, and to the generations that follow,” Ujjal

In this instalment of my series on the Punjabi contribution to cinema, we highlight the achievements of two Punjabis belonging to small towns of northern Punjab. That both

Tarlochan Singh, the author of this book, has been a leading figure in the firmament of Indian politics; starting his journey as Press Secretary to President Giani Zail

However kids have been taught about those Afghan invaders/looters (Ahmed Shah, Nadir Shah, Sultan Mehmood of Gazni) having been painted as Islam & Muslims' rescuers in Indian-subcontinent….

India’s media is focusing on the likely winner of the 2017 Assembly elections in Indian Punjab, and whether or not the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will be able

TAXILA: Over 2,000 Hindus and Sikhs from across the country travelled to the Gurdwara Punja Sahib to observe the three-day Rakhi festival, which concluded on Thursday.. …

In the tenth part of his series, Ishtiaq Ahmed tells the stories of stars that shone brightly in Bollywood, but were born in Chakwal district.. …

“The King of Qawwali”, who was born on October 13, 1948 in Faisalabad, was not only popular in Pakistan, but also in the rest of the world. Nusrat

LWe listened to the speech in Simla (now Shimla) where we were with our parents and where senior officials of the central government moved from Delhi every summer.

Belonging to a family which had roots in the old Muslim nobility, Sir Syed’s prolific authorship on the Muslim condition in India (during British rule) and his activism

Prior to the British Empire being ousted from its most prized colony in 1947, the splintering of the Indian Subcontinent along religious lines resulted in a Hindu majority

The chief architect of this book, Sirdar Tarlochan Singh, was elected from the state of Haryana, with the support of BJP and INLD, as an independent member of

We have all heard some names in our lives which feel like we have known forever. Hitler, Shakespeare, Michael Jackson, Lionel Messi are household names now. We may

During the desperately uncertain days of Partition in August 1947, the families and communities living on the wrong side of the divide weren’t sure about their future. In

Tarlochan Singh, the author of this book, needs no introduction. He has been a rising star in the firmament of Indian politics; starting his journey as Press Secretary

On 6 March 2016, I recorded an interview with veteran socialist, painter-artist and sculptor Rana Muhammad Azhar Khan at the Government College Faculty Guest House in Lahore. My

I t is a fact not so easily known, thus rarely acknowledged, that the British colonial project in India at one moment turned into an excavation of Indias

Karnataka-born prof wants Punjabi …. InBorn and brought up in remote Salotagi village of Bijapur district of Karnataka, Prof Pandit Rao Darennavar has not only become a self-ordained

Multan is an ancient city of Asia, with a rich history, full of various episodes of heroism, tragedy and dramatism. …

The Bhakti Movement from the 12th century was the Indian shape that Sufism acquired. At the same time, it was also a people’s movement ignored by most mainstream

Heer-Ranjha and Sohni-Mahiwal, ….. Sohni hangs on to her matka (earthen pot) as the voracious waves of the Chenab crash against her, waiting to devour her. The matka

ISLAMABAD: The 114th annual Urs celebrations of the Sufi saint Mian Muhammad Bakhsh (MMB) will be held at his mausoleum in Khari Sharif area of Mirpur, Azad Jammu

How Lahore came to claim the rebellious Mughal princess… We were quite certain that the monument before us was not the mausoleum of Zeb-un-Nisa – the rebel Sufi

Discovering a 100-year-old legal record of our own history — a copy of The Punjab Record — on the footpath of Lahore’s Mall Road. …

The last of my grandparents, my paternal grandmother Sheila Devi, passed away this year, in the 70th year of Partition and Indian independence. While mourning her death, I

With her book, she uncovers perhaps the most unsung hero of the suffragette movement, sheds light on the sole person who brought the advancement of women to the

InIslamabad, Aug17 (TNS): Rich tributes were paid to eminent mystic poet scholar Hazrat Mian Muhammad Bakhsh at a literary seminar held here at Allama Iqbal Open University..

LAHORE: Due to multiple reasons, Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) has scrapped its original plan of establishing Baba Guru Nanak University (BGNU) at Nankana Sahib …

70 years after Independence, we recall the trauma of the division of a country and culture – and of homes, families and lives. Jyotsna Bhargava saw the city

The design aesthetic of Pakistan continues to be unequalled anywhere in the world. Catriona Luke traces its history…

THE rooftop of our house situated at the right side entrance of Rasala Bazaar, Purani Anarkali, Lahore, was from where I saw fire all around the city in

THE ICON INTERVIEW: Ustad Tafoo called me to his studio in the busy, narrow lanes of Allama Iqbal Town near Moon Market in Lahore. Steep staircases led to

Pakistan will mark its 70th Independence Day at the United Nations (UN) with a concert in the General Assembly hall on August 14. …

During the dark years of Nazi rule in Germany, there were Germans who overcame their fears of the Schutzstaffel, or SS – a paramilitary organisation under Adolf Hitler

Story of Sophia Duleep Singh, With her book, she uncovers perhaps the most unsung hero of the suffragette movement, sheds light on the sole person who brought the

InDespite periodic détentes since the 1990s India-Pakistan relations are at a low point ahead of the anniversary of Partition. On the other hand, the two Punjabs have often

70 years after Independence, we recall the trauma of the division of a country and culture – and of homes, families and lives. Stories from Moni Mohsin, Muneera

IT is difficult to recapture the fervour and idealism of the Muslims of the 1940s when the idea of Pakistan took hold of their collective imagination. Yet it

'World's largest' collection of partition interviews A collection of accounts narrated by those who witnessed the partition between India and Pakistan, The 1947 Partition Archive, will be released

For over 2,000 years India’s dramatic output remained an all-male affair. It was only in the latter half of the 19th century that, because of the untiring efforts

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani high school student Noman Afzal knows "traitorous" Hindus are to blame for the bloodshed that erupted when British India split into two nations 70 years ago.

Canada-based Punjabi writer Iqbal Singh Ramoowalia (68) passed away today at Brampton after a prolonged illness. He was suffering from prostate cancer. …

Nain Sukh has emerged as a major name in Punjabi fiction writing among the literary circles. His novel Lhore Di Vail (2014) created a huge stir, both with

Even amidst strained ties between India and Pakistan, certain linkages have remained intact. One such link is religious pilgrimages of the Sikh community.y…

InIt’s 11:00 on a Saturday night, rain is still making sporadic appearances after pouring heavily earlier in the night and Hadiqa Kiani has settled down for dinner at

Kathrine Pratt Ewing, a professor of cultural anthropology at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, travelled to Pakistan in 1976 to study the interaction of the region’s historical

The annual Sikh Martyr Games – Shaheedi Games – are held in Griffith in the state of New South Wales, Australia, on the second weekend of June, which

RAIL KEE CEETEE (The Train Whistle) Sooner or later a Story-teller emerges on the public scene whose breadth of vision and his depth of knowledge distinguishes him from

In obscurity for 33 years, a large body of Punjabi poet Harbhajan Singh’s poems is finally in the public domain with a new book ‘1984’ unveiled recently.” ……

A SILENT language revolution is changing the face of Pakistan in the public discourse. There was a time when proceedings in most dialogues were conducted in English. As

Growing up in the Gumti Bazaar area of the Walled City of Lahore, I would often pass by this exquisite mosque that stands where Dabbi and Kaisara Bazaars

Nain Sukh has emerged as a major name in Punjabi fiction writing among the literary circles. His novel Lhore Di Vail (2014) created a huge stir, both with

70 years after Independence, we recall the trauma of the division of a country and culture – and of homes, families and lives. The story of Bibi Hamida,