The information one gets from human rights organisations from both the Pakistani and Indian Punjab is that sexual harassment of low caste/low community women is widespread. …
Meet Dharampreet, he is only six years old, a student of second class in village Wan of district Ferozepur. He is as innocent child like other children of
Punjab has shown an exemplary growth in agriculture. Its hardy peasants who were helped by research innovations, infrastructure, market incentives and investments can claim rightful credit. In the
LAHORE, Oct 31: Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi said on Tuesday Punjab was ready to take possession of all historical monuments here and would invest as much as was
It is of interest to recall that the beautiful Mall of which we are so justly proud and which is admittedly one of the finest public roads in
Painter, writer, actor and vagabond are some ways to describe Naresh Pandit who has made eloquent paintings of hills and hill people from his studio in Mandi, says
The irony could not be ignored that we had gone past Samundri, a small hamlet, for the first time in our life without even having a good look
No one knows when and how this universe came into existence and when this HUMAN life started on this tiny particle, EARTH. No one can say when and
THERE is something very endearing about Afzal Saahir, Lahore’s young poet who is in town with his fine repertoire of Punjabi poetry. Endearing and vulnerable, one is at
CULTURE is whole of human achievement with regional variations that has come into being as a result of man’s intervention into the process of nature. The purpose behind
I have been holding functions in Delhi to honour the great singers of yesteryear who brought popular music to the masses. Led by K.L. Saigal, these luminaries included
He served as a Civil Administrator of the Indian National Army (from 1943 to 1945), secretary, Shiromani Akali Dal (1948 to 1957) and was the guide of Golden
Last month Punjab has been declared as the over all best state in the country by India Today news magazine for the third conjunctive year. It is good
TIMES have changed. Lahore isn’t the same peaceful city it used to be 40 years ago. Enter Lahore and you are greeted by huge traffic jams, the clamour
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
LOCATED 240km off the south-east corner of mainland Australia, Tasmania is the homeland of almost 500,000. This faraway island in the south has been brought to us in
A few days ago government of Karnataka announced that all the English medium schools in the State be closed or they adopt Kanad as the medium of instruction
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
A debate is going on about the invincibility of English as official language of the country, whereas Hindi was declared national link language and official language of the
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Dr Sher Afgan Niazi said on Tuesday proposals to bifurcate the Punjab, upgrade divisions into provinces and appointment of governor-general were under active
Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), in collaboration with Ajoka Theatre, performed a play featuring a visa-free and nuke-free South Asian Convention. The play started an hour late
IT was on Independence Day this year when a group of Pakistani lawmakers, businesspeople, media persons and NGO workers were invited to Amritsar by the South Asia Free
LAHORE, Sept 16: In a discussion on `visa and nuclearfree South Asia here on Saturday, renowned Indian and Pakistani intellectuals and peace activists highlighted threats to peace due
In spite of apology rendered by Congress party about the unconfirmed date of Vande Matram centenary, the controversy generated by non-existent centenary of Vande Matram refuses to die
LAHORE, Sept 24: After about six decades the Gurdwara Kartarpur in Narowal where Baba Guru Nanak breathed his last has been restored completely and opened to a greater
Music OF Punjabi film ‘Waris Shah Ishq Daa Waaris’ realesed in Chandigarh. The movie is due for release on 29th September. Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has exempted this
Over 140 international scholars from over 58 universities and 10 countries have studied Punjab, its history, geography, culture, political economy and religious traditions, in a unique programme that
ASK anyone in Punjab about Bhai Ram Singh and you would invite blank stares, even in Amritsar, where there should be good reasons to remember him. He was
SOM P. Ranchan is a notable literary figure in north-west India. By now he has penned over four dozen of in different genres that include poetry, fiction, folklore,
Of the estimated 6,500 languages in the world today it is reckoned that the majority will cease to exist within fifty years or so. In the history of
‘Love, not knowledge leads to God’ LAHORE: Famous Sufi poet and saint Bulleh Shah has conveyed message of secularism and to understand his message one needs to understand
Large-scale rioting in the undivided Punjab subsided from March 14, 1947, onwards, but enough blood had been spilled not to let the Punjab return to normality. Lahore, Amritsar,
There are very few gramophone discs recorded in the voice of Shaminder. Bhai Shaminder Singh hailed from a wealthy landlord family of Muktsar, a historic town in Southern
Dr Afzal Shahid is a physicist by profession but a prolific writer of Urdu and Punjabi poetry. He has written more than half a dozen of verses and
LAHORE: The air of Kasur gets misty with melodious Kafis (short poems) of Bulleh Shah every year, when a 3-day celebration of Bulleh Shah’s Urs commences in Kasur.
The Punjab governors, Sir Bertrand Glancy (from April 7, 1940 to April 7, 1946) and Sir Evan Jenkins (April 8, 1946 to August 14, 1947) had been warning
Intelligence about private armies and sale and movement of arms and ammunition had been collected by the Punjab administration since a long time, and the fact that a
The geographical location of the two Punjabs is such that cooperation between them can bring India and Pakistan closer to each other.TRIVIDESH Singh Maini believes that despite the
THE theory of Pakistani nationhood being promoted by the establishment has had far-reaching consequences for the country's political, social and cultural milieus. It is argued that we are
Saeed Ahmad's work displayed at the Nairang Galleries in Lahore, is a rendition of the artist's physical environment; Punjab's flatland, golden fields, hills swathed with the deep green
Every language and every culture has a character and a center, which can be called its fulcrum. For Urdu Culture such a center is Lucknow . As far
In my recent article about the relocation of Lahoria Hindus and Sikhs, I made a mention of where most of them were settled. In this article I shall
It is a great news and proud moment for citizens of Fazilka that Mrs. Pushpa Hans, a veteran Punjabi singer from this town has been given Padamshri Award,
The Encyclopaedia of Sikhism will now be available on Punjabi University's website. It will also be available in a compact disc format. …
[Presented at a 3-day Indian Council of Historical Research and Institute of Punjab Studies seminar in Chandigarh. 26-28 Sept 2007] ,…
IS Punjabi language and culture coming of age in North America? From the glut of Punjabi magazines, more in Gurmukhi script than in Shahmukhi and number of literary,
Rabinder Singh Atwal has been living in California for decades now. He has seen scores of Punjabi families moving to America, settling and disintegrating over a period of
Bhagat Singh and his comrades-in-arms, Sukhdev and Rajguru have indeed come to symbolize the rarest example of the ultimate supreme sacrifice for the Independence of India from the
ISLAMABAD: Poetess Sarwat Mohiuddin on Tuesday launched the first ever Punjabi translation of noted Hungarian poet Sandor Petofi’s selected poems at the residence of Hungarian Ambassador Bela Fazekas.
Few people go by a single name and they are special. Nawaz was born Karam Nawaz in Kathu Nangal, a small village near Amritsar and migrated to Lahore
The BBC announced on October 1 that a truck carrying goods from East Punjab crossed the Wagah-Attari border between India and Pakistan and entered West Punjab for the
Remembering Bhagat Singh (1907-1931) IN 1947, the subcontinent was not only partitioned into two countries, but as a result of partition history too was divided, with two distinct
He was addressing an inaugural ceremony of Punjab Rang Radio (FM 95) at the Punjab Institute of Language, Art and Culture. He said the government had taken measures
It started as Punjabi farmers' music, then took on its own unique British identity – and now bhangra is going global. Talking to the stars of the scene,
Punjabi language that will never die. It has immense scope for adapting to changes, and will always be as fresh as ever, even after undergoing changes. But while
Dr Afzal Mirza a great Urdu poet and short story writer, whose writings appeared on these pages till early this year, left for his heavenly aboard on in
‘Fifty years after that fateful day, as I sit down to write these lines, I wonder which was the greater casualty: the loss of millions of lives and
At the time of independence, Punjabi reading and publishing were thriving in West Punjab. Based in Lahore, it consisted of qissas and cheap prints of Punjabi classics printed
Three-day celebrations of 28th Annual Sikh Parade in Yuba City started with fireworks on Friday, November 2, 2007. An open seminar was held on Saturday afternoon. Lieutenant Governor
LAHORE, Aug 16: The Punjab government is establishing a separate department for the protection of cultural heritage in the province and repair/renovation of historic buildings. Chief Minister Pervaiz