The result of eight years of research and extensive travel over what has now come to be known as the October 5 Earthquake Belt, Phulkari, the book, comes
Sharanjit Kaur is a well-known reviewer and commentator of Punjabi literature besides being a noted short story writer. She has already published five collections of stories which have
MUCH has changed in the 40 years that have elapsed since she gave her first public performance at a music concert organized by Radio Pakistan on the lawns
NEW DELHI: The relative India-Pakistan bonhomie over the past two years has seen a considerable increase in the number of Pakistanis visiting India. While only 9,253 Pakistanis visited
LAHORE: The Punjab government is taking measures to promote regional languages and the construction of the 1.6-acre three-storeyed Punjabi Complex on Ferozepur Road (near Gaddafi Stadium) is almost
In which language do you think? When I was ten years old, it became clear to me that I generally think in English. Many years later, the repercussions
LAHORE,Aug 16: A vast majority of people on both sides of the border want a durable peace between India and Pakistan that could only be sustained through steadfastness
The emergence of revivalist religious movements in the early 20th century as a reaction to the proselytising activities of Christian missionaries resulted in the establishment of community schools
BSF DIG G. S. Virk along with other officers offering Chader at the Mazar of Baba Chamliyal at zero line of India-Pakistan international border, in Ram Garh sector
CLOSE to Badshahi mosque, between Heera Mandi and the Wazir Khan mosque, is one heart of Lahore that pulsates with music. This music street stretches for a kilometre,
I HAVE a pleasing recollection of Fateh Ali Khan`s rendering of Khyal Darbari Kanhra in a private concert where he presented the raga with great skill and mastery.
The city of Takshasila or Taxila, as the Greeks had named it, is situated about 32km north-west of Islamabad, capital of Pakistan, and close beside the railway station
During the course of development, a language grows with addition and incorporation of new words into its vocabulary. Old and redundant words are slowly phased out as new
Madan Mohan was not formally trained in music yet his music was richer than the work of better-qualified composers. M.L. Dhawan pays a tribute to the maestro whose
There is no doubt that the idea of theological equality of human beings came to thesubcontinent through Islam; that it helped create an egalitarian social order is however
Last year, the Pakistani cricket team spent a month and a half in India on tour, its first such visit in more than six years. Its first match
THERE were two sides to Salamat Ali Khan’s personality. The artiste was proud, confident and defiant of redundant traditions; the man was modest, insecure, yet dignified. The music
My Language is on the verge of death Each word each sentence gasps for breath ‑ dhami-vela1, pauh-phutala2 , chhah-vela3, lauda-vela4 , diva-vatti5, khau‑pia6, kaura-seta7, dhaldian khitian8, ,…
Ajoka's just concluded third festival in as many years, 'Beyond Borders', has met the expectation that the theatre festival 'Zanani', organised by it three years ago, had raised.
WE have been told that Radio Pakistan Lahore is very shortly reviving its live programmes on classical music. One is reminded of the golden era of classical music
When I landed at the Indra Gandhi International Airport, Delhi, on April 1, 2006 around 12 noon after almost 19 long years, it felt that officials at the
Especially in western classical music, the performance of an artiste is unfortunately often judged by the technical abilities he shows. A pianist who can do his scales at
FUSION or CONFUSION? Fusion music has taken over. Whether it`s in Hindi films, the pop charts, or even semi-classical experimental music, it`s only in if it`s of mixed
Bollywood: the world`s most energetic film industry. Every year, it churns out more than a thousand movies, sells more than 3 billion tickets and generates well over 1
The Nightingale of Punjab sings no more. After playing hide and seek with death for over a month, the legendary Surinder Kaur finally surrendered her defences late last
Hailing from a small town, Mailsi, in Vehari district, Hussain Ahmad Khan had aimed to sit for the C.S.S. exam as most of his relatives, including his late
IN the Subcontinent, the Sufis made untiring, selfless and incessant struggle for the spread of Islam. They devoted their lives and gave up their homes to champion the
One senses in nearly all of Satish Gujral`s work the looming presence of the cage of silence in which he has remained confined for the most part of
When footloose but sage Satyarthi died, I was working with The Indian Express in Chandigarh. The brief item that appeared with a New Delhi dateline about Satyarthi's death
IN living memory, the building often referred as “Tollington”, has been a provision market. In fact it has been the main market for a long time for household
I READ history, but it is not often that I think of my own past. The other day I went to see Professor K.K. Aziz, a friend since
Culture is usually juxtaposed with nature or the physical world which includes both the organic and inorganic modes of existence. In fact human intervention into the processes of
“Let me announce with all the strength at my command that I am not a terrorist and I never was, except perhaps, in the beginning of my revolutionary
It would be 76 years of martyrdom of Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev on 23rd March, 2007. Last year at the completion of 75 years of their martyrdom
LAHORE: The 372nd urs celebrations of Hazrat Mahdu Lal Hussain will start in the city tomorrow (Saturday). Auqaf minister, Sahibzada Saeed-ul-Hassan Shah, will formally inaugurate the event on
The History of Painting in Punjab and my school of Thought by Muhammad Saleem Pasha …
PUNJAB, the land of five rivers, boasts of many a historical edifice and monuments capable of stirring the inner chords of any diehard wayfarer. One can catch glimpses
Ghulam Haider: Master Ghulam Haider was one of the all time greats amongst the pioneering music directors of India. His life story is extremely fascinating. His meteoric rise
Delhi and Lahore twins? I spent a week recently in the Indian capital, Delhi, in connection with the very last interviews for my book on the partition of
LAHORE, Va. On his first drive through this central Virginia town, Noor Naghmi didn't notice the barns or cow pasture, or the tractors driving by. He imagined gardens
MIRANSAHIB: A Muslim brother was reunited with his Sikh family after 60 years on Thursday.Sheikh Aziz, a resident of Rawalakot town in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, wasfinally given permission to
TAXILA, April 14: More than 10,000 Sikh pilgrims performed the last of their rituals of the Besakhi festival that drew to a close at Gurdwara Punja Sahib in
LAHORE, April 13: The fourth Panj Pani Indo-Pak Theatre Festival titled ‘Reinterpreting history’ will open at Alhamra Art Centre on April 18 (Wednesday) Ajoka Theatre has organised the
Sirhind remains a place deserving of careful, close study. It is precisely this that Subhash Parihar has done in his densely researched recent work on the town, writes
As someone who hails from a rural area herself, does not pretend to be of elite background but is an academic, Dr Tahmina Rashid enjoys the advantage of
Mohinder Singh Ghagg is a peach farmer at Live Oak, California, U.S.A. he takes keen interest in literary activities also. First collection of his short stories titled ‘Asin
The month of May 2007 marks the 150th anniversary of a popular uprising in the Indian subcontinent against the English East India Company. It has been described as
It has often been asserted that Punjab didn't participate in the First War of Independence and Punjabis worked against the cause. But Chandigarh-based eminent scholar of Punjabi studies
A lot of heat was generated in Rajya Sabha on the issue of allegedly objectionable material in NCERT Hindi and History , being taught to students. MP’s cutting
LAHORE is now a sprawling metropolis which continues to extend its boundaries by the day. New housing societies continue to emerge, tempting the people to live in these,
The Lost Heritage: Harkesh Singh Kehal, after his retirement from the Punjab Civil Service goes back to his village Sandaur in Sangrur district of Punjab to rediscover that
Since he lived to be around ninety, Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi had to cope with many intellectual upheavals that threatened to undermine the broad consensus that had given birth
The result of eight years of research and extensive travel over what has now come to be known as the October 5 Earthquake Belt, Phulkari, the book, comes
Sharanjit Kaur is a well-known reviewer and commentator of Punjabi literature besides being a noted short story writer. She has already published five collections of stories which have
MUCH has changed in the 40 years that have elapsed since she gave her first public performance at a music concert organized by Radio Pakistan on the lawns
NEW DELHI: The relative India-Pakistan bonhomie over the past two years has seen a considerable increase in the number of Pakistanis visiting India. While only 9,253 Pakistanis visited
LAHORE: The Punjab government is taking measures to promote regional languages and the construction of the 1.6-acre three-storeyed Punjabi Complex on Ferozepur Road (near Gaddafi Stadium) . ….
In which language do you think? When I was ten years old, it became clear to me that I generally think in English. Many years later, the repercussions
FOR many in India’s most talked about and the least developed state Bihar it was an experience to see the response to Bhagat Singh centenary celebrations, which began
Fazilka is a sleepy sub-divisional headquarter on the Southern tip of Ferozepore district close to the border with Pakistan. Before 1947 partition of Punjab, it used to be