AMRITSAR:Punjabi literary world on Tuesday mourned as an eminent Pakistani Punjabi poet, story writer and novelist Afzal Ahsan Randhawa, who was born in Amritsar on September. …
FAISALABAD: With the passing away of Afzal Ahsan Randhawa, the country in general and the Punjab literary world in particular, has lost a great poet, novelist, playwright and
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
Namdev (1270 – 1350) was the son of a tailor. He was born in Sattara division (Mumbai) and his mother tongue was Marathi. He got into bad habits
Why Is the RSS Afraid of the Revolutionary Punjabi Poet Pash? After objecting to Rabindranath Tagore, Ghalib and writings on M.F. Hussain, the RSS ideologue Dinanath Batra now
A bust of Nobel Prize winning physicist Dr Abdus Salam was unveiled at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Headquarters in Vienna on Wednesday by IAEA Director General
Apoet of vigorous accent, Anjum Qureshi was born to a banker and was raised in a conservative environment, conventionally designed for upbringing of middle class girls. She remembers
About 12 km east of Nasarpur town is located the historic graveyard of Miyon Wahyun formerly known as Torki/Turki containing the tombs of saints…
The writer is author, most recently, of The Apricot Road to Yarkand (Sang-e-Meel, 2011) and a member of the Royal Geographical Society salman.rashid@tribune.com.pk …..
Tilla Jogian is a hill in district Jhelum. It means the Hill of Jogis or Yogis. It is an ancient place sacred to Hindus for over two thousand
At the Beri Sahib gurdwara in Sialkot stands a berry tree that has acquired special significance because of its connection with Guru Nanak. — Iqbal Qaiser …….
Punjabi researcher Dr Asma Qadri has a lifelong attachment with the Punjabi classical poetry………
Basil Dogra explains how Christian missionaries played a foundational role in the study of the modern Punjabi language,…
The history of Punjabi theatre had extraordinary significance in the rich culture of storytelling. After the mutiny, Punjab was left baffled and as a result cultural activities suffered
The world is a stage and we all have a role to play. Whether we choose to repair it or wound it further is up to us.. …
The speakers who eulogized his poetic and spiritual contribution included eminent writer Dr. Fateha Muhammad Malik, research scholar Prof…… ………
What did this deeply traumatic incident teach me? Nations must avoid extremism, intolerance and bigotry…
“Leave! Go away to Pakistan.” Threatening shouts like this were heard all over the streets. Swords swaying and their chimes were filling fear in the air……
Zulfiqar Ali Kalhoro on the chronicles, legends and architectural site associated with Shaikh Bhirkio. …
Singh Bhalla with Partition witness Trilok Singh Suri in Chandigarh, Haryana, India.Photo by Metha Daoheung …….
Amarjit Chandan is a Punjabi poet and essayist whose work exists untethered to a specific moment in time. This trend has been lent impetus by the two……..
Tourism is the biggest economy of the world. The mainstay of the economies of cities of New York, Paris, London, Saint Petersburg, Los Angeles, Geneva, San Francisco,…
Kevin Shi notes how, for centuries, Lahore has always kept some of its residents on the margins…
Lahore is known for its rich heritage and culture and no doubt that it has been an adored seat of power and the heart of many writers, painters
Zaman Khan examines Dr. Fatima Hussain’s book and the allure of Lahore. ………
Ammara Ahmad meets a trio of poets struggling to deal with the decline of Punjabi and the madness of hard borders…
No one really knows when Faisalabad’s Ghanta Ghar fell silent. Fathima Sheikh walks us through the commercial hub that grew around it…..
He was a permanent fixture next to the Lawrence Garden near the Open Air Theatre entrance on Lawrence Road. In true Lahori tradition we had adopted him as
LAHORE: 284 Sikh pilgrims arrived in Lahore from India via Wagah border on Thursday to participate in the week-long rituals to mark the 179th death anniversary …….
One of Lahore’s most famous pre-Partition dwellers talks to Ammara Ahmad about his writing, life and, of course, Lahore………
FOR decades, I faced a dilemma. Living in Sindh, I wanted to learn the Sindhi language to enable myself to speak to the people here in their own
Spring in Punjab is greeted by Basant — the kite-flying festival that started some centuries ago and also became synonymous with Lahore.. …
Delhi Gate in Lahore is engulfed by machinery, construction workers and cement tills these days as the walled city is being preserved by the Walled City of Lahore
Lahore is known as a foodie’s haven. Indeed, the ‘taste of Lahore’ is just as unique as its sights. Here, winters can be harsh and foggy but the
In recognition of ‘Maa boli’ Initially, the British colonisers who were well-versed in Urdu implemented it as the official language and those seeking government jobs had to let
Bhagat Singh’s house, because it is privately owned, has been well-maintained and approachable. But Saqib Virk is willing to hand this property over to the government. …
I was sitting in one of the classrooms of the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) this weekend. The yellow and green room, with white lights and furniture,
TThe hostility between India and Pakistan manifests itself in the contradictory understanding of South Asian history, which disagrees on individuals and episodes related to it………
Saloni Mathur, Art History professor at UCLA, talks to Ammara Ahmad about Amrita Sher-Gil, her relationship to Lahore and “proto-feminism”…
HARKING BACK: Story of a massacre that is known as the ‘lesser Holocaust’ One of the great tragedies that befell Lahore was when over 7,000 Sikh men and
Debutants at Buckingham Palace (1894) This is a photograph of Princess Bamba Sutherland (centre), Catherine Hilda Duleep Singh (left) and Sophia Duleep Singh (right) at their debut in
Don’t confuse this gate with the main entrance of Lahore Fort, Akbari Gate. Here I am telling you the story of the Walled City’s Akbari Gate which was
If you are like me, we identify ourselves in our language. It is a measure of our ideas and wishes experienced through poetry and prayers. We subsist at
The term Punjabiyat was first coined and used perhaps by Prof Attar Singh, who visited Lahore in 1974 along with Giani Zail Singh, the then chief minister of
"Why weren’t the Muslim rubabi protected? They held such high status in Sikhism? Why were they allowed to leave East Punjab at the time of Partition?" I asked……
Did Bhagat Singh help Nehru push Congress to demand complete independence? The reaction to the assassination was not what Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev had anticipated. On December
It was a chilly February morning in 2012 when I first stepped beyond Pakistan’s gate at the Wagah border. My companions walked across, entering Indian territory, but I
I landed in Lahore in the daze of a 15-hour flight from Canada, looking forward to savouring the city’s earthy smell. Instead I was greeted …
The US State of Oregon has declared April as the 'Sikh American Community's Celebration of Vaisakhi month' in recognition of the contributions ………
Zaman Khan reports on the commemorations of the revolutionary which take place every year – in Lahore and Faisalabad (formerly Lyallpur)…
InUmar Riaz says it was the hero’s passive resistance and dignity before his executioners that gave him his undying fame and glory…..
State finance minister Manpreet Singh Badal, who is a history buff, strongly believes that Punjab made a massive mistake after Partition when it …
The launch of the Centre for Sikh and Punjabi Studies at the University of Wolverhampton is significant because it takes Punjabi studies into the mainstream of higher education
In a recently published article (in Eos on October 8, 2017), author Salman Rashid reflects on a bygone memory and almost mournfully asserts, “that past though is another
“There is resurgence of Punjabi language and literature” Poet, writer, columnist, playwright, philosopher, economist and crusader of Punjabi, Dr Manzur Ejaz believes the present affluence in Pakistan would
Shaista Sonnu Sirajuddin on Salman Rashid’s memoir of Partition – a deeply personal journey, yet one which is relevant to us all …
‘A Time of Madness’: Memories of Partition Salman Rashid, in this slim memoir about a visit to his ancestral house in Jalandhar, has also written about many more
Fakhar Zaman is one of a few Pakistanis who are known all over the world. Fakhar Zaman after establishing himself as …
Rich tributes were paid to eminent mystic poet scholar Hazrat Mian Muhammad Bakhsh . …..
PLEA's 17th annual IMLD function held in Surrey on Feb. 23rd, 2020 . .. …