ISLAMABAD, Aug 20: The record of literary output of the nation’s writers’ during the year 2005 have been documented in a set of three , Kitabiyat Pakistani Adab,
"Sikhism is not only one of the most modern and scientific religions but is also environment friendly," says Mr Damanbir Singh Jaspal, an IAS officer of the 1976
Biography is not a very popular genre in Punjabi. Sometime a stray writer does make an attempt to pen an autobiography which usually ends in an exercise in
THE bigoted mindset of the right wing Bhartiya Janata Party is full display these days. It had been trying hard either to communalize cultural issues by attacking artists
This brilliant academic from Australia has dwelled at length on telling us Pakistanis what he thinks is wrong with us. His is not the voice of a sympathetic
Lush green acres of Punjab’s villages pass you by. You feast your eyes on the fertile expanse and wait in anticipation to view the beauty of ‘the other
Hot Seat (Talk with Abrar-Ul-Haq) It has been more than a decade since he made an explosive entry on the pop music horizon and Abrar ul Haq is
KHALID Ahmad’s recent comments about Urdu seem to confer a seal of failure on the fate of this poor language. What in fact prompted him to make these
I agree with Intizar that language shouldn’t be treated like a factory. But if the state treats human beings as madrassa-produced clones fighting covert wars with their minds
Munir Niazi's death has left the country's literary landscape parched and barren. Perhaps the most distinguished poet of his generation, Niazi had a distinctive voice that was all
A baby boy born in the obscure village of Khanpur near Hoshiarpur on April 9, 1928, had to migrate to the promised land of Pakistan when he was
Academy of the Punjab in North America and Pakistani writers and journalists residing in Washington metropolitan area held a meeting on January 2, 2007 at Abshaar restaurant, Springfield,
Born in a small village in Tehsil Chiniot, Professor Saeed Bhutta opened his eyes in a place where Punjabi classical poetry was recited with fervor, and the ambience
ISLAMABAD, Jan 8: The Pakistan Academy of Letters (PAL) on Monday launched Urdu translation of the poetry of Khwaja Fareed Ganj Shakkar, a great saint whose benign teachings
(These are true-life tales of families separated during Partition, building their separate lives across the India-Pakistan border, and then finding each other through determination and luck. Principal Correspondent
A PUNGLISH novel has been published for the first time. The Blue Light fuses Punjabi words with an English sentence structure to create the hybrid language its author,
TWO Punjab born Indio Canadian politicians, a matured trade unionist, Harry Bains member of British Columbia Assembly and Harinder Takhar, a minister in Ontario province came to look
Prof. Harbhajan Singh from Kala Sangian in Kapurthala district in Punjab is a well-known NRI Punjabi writer who left for the States some six years ago in search
“Before examining the complex contours of the Sikh Diaspora, it may be noted that the overall Indian Diaspora has been estimated at over 25 million – an unconfirmed
Gopal Singh Chandan – A Short Biography & Memoirs by Amarjit Chandan. Centre for Migration Studies, Lyallpur Khalsa College Jalandhar; headed by Dr Darshan S Tatla. Pages 53.
The last time I met Munir Niazi was during the end of Ramadan, when he dropped by my office appearing fragile and wearing an Afghan cap. He said
His funeral prayers will be offered at main ground Marghzar Colony at 2 pm today. He was the author of 35 in Punjabi, Urdu, Persian and English language.
Sometimes I feel that there are several important aspects of the history of Punjab, which have gone unrecorded. Although Punjabi pop music is currently dominating the musical scene
I first read some Urdu poems of Sharif Kunjahi in one of the magazines of the progressive writers movement which was at its peak during the first few
As a poet, prose writer, teacher, research scholar, linguist, lexicographer and translator, Sharif Kunjahi served the Punjabi language with unwavering dedication throughout his long and productive life in
The last few weeks have brought bad and sad news about the Punjab as three of its very distinguished sons — Munir Niazi, Sharif Kunjahi and O P
With her scenes of village life, Amrita Sher-Gil dedicated herself to painting the 'true' India. Strikingly attractive, outspoken and intelligent, she died suddenly at only 28. Salman Rushdie
The year 2007 marks the 60th anniversary of the bloody partition of the two key provinces of Bengal and Punjab as well as of India. In a series
Manish is the future of his poor parents, but at the age of two he cannot move, not even toddle. He is too small to understand why he
IT was the year 1956, a soulful melody in the voice of Lata Mangeshkar, “Guzra Hua Zamana Ata Nahin Dobara… Hafiz Khuda Tumhara, virtually everyday on the airwaves
“Yaar Allah Bakhsh, I long to visit Lahore again. We will make it one of these days," my father had said to his class fellow from across the
Themes like Islamic history, Hindu mythology and Punjabi legends that dominated Muhammad Abdul Rehman Chughtai’s paintings helped in establishing the historical and cultural identity of the people, writes.
Norio Okaguchi, the name may not sound even remotely Punjabi, but this Japanese national shares a deep bond with the land of five rivers. He is mesmerised by
While the Indians realised the implications of the massacre soon enough, what transpired in the British ruling circles after the massacre in which 379 unarmed civilians were killed
Baba Nanak Remebred…
Contemporary Punjabi poets are trying to revive their literary heritage by writing the kafi, It is an attempt to eliminate the alienation produced by the colonial period. With
It is being noticed that English has overtaken the Punjabi language and so have Hindi and Urdu. There is a strong chance that the language will perish within
LAHORE: Thousands of Sikhs visiting the country from across the globe celebrated the 539th birthday of their father Guru Nanak Dev Jee at the Main Gurudawara Janam Asthan
The second edition of the recently out quarterly ‘Saanjh’ is an enjoyable collection of short stories, travelogues and poetry published in the Shahmukhi and Gurumukhi scripts of Punjabi.
In April this year, the people of Bangladesh, celebrating the beginning of the year as Pehla Vaishakha, were attacked by groups of religious fanatics, much in the same
Mohinder Singh Dhillon's is an inspiring success story of an NRI Punjabi "Sir" who captured rare footage of the Ethiopian famine and the aftermath of the Vietnam war.
A COUPLE of days ago I had a chance to see Ajoka Theatre’s play ‘Bulleh’ in Islamabad. The stage play was made on the life and spiritualism of
The South Asian Cooperation and the Role of the Punjabs’ by Tridivesh Singh Maini is another addition to the growing number of on South Asian Cooperation and India-Pakistan
Many Muslim families of this Majha heartland who were converted to Sikhism so that they could save themselves from the communal frenzy in 1947 yearn to meet their
Punjab's reputation as a loyalist province, which provided the British Indian Army with soldiers and a solid socio-political support base in the form of a dependent landed class,
It is a tribute to motherhood by the acclaimed Punjabi poet and artist Swarnjit Savi that has been brought together in a book form. ‘Maa’, the poetry book
Shah Hussain stands tall among the all time greats of the Punjabi poetry. Although not a definitive list, they were Baba Farid, Guru Nanak Damodhar, Shah Hussain, Hafiz
He had a lust for life… and for freedom. His biggest asset was his spirit of camaraderie. The first official biography of Bhagat Singh by Malwinder Jit Singh
Story telling is in the nature of man. Symbols, signs, conventional and traditional usage of diction and the moral content within a folk tale signify the collective consciousness
Dev Anand is an icon in Indian film industry. Born in 1924 in Gurdaspur, a district headquarter town in Lahore Division of undivided Province of Punjab. He is
SHAAISTA Nuzhat has done her masters in philosophy on the sociological aspect of Waris Shah's poetry which, according to her, is limited to the story of Heer-Ranjha, an
In this painting all the suggestions, including its title The Victim, are sinister – the broken image, bloody background, twisted bicycle, 4×4 motor jeep, thick deep line gashing
'' Nasreen Anjum Bhatti is amongst those few women poets and writers who inspired political activism in the dark era of General Zia. Her book of poetry, titled
"I have gone through a report prepared by Unesco which says the Punjabi language will disappear from the world in 50 years. It shocked me. I am out
In his recent collection, Ghulam Hussain Sajid's intrinsic climate finds a perfectly harmonised expression in his mother tongue Punjabi. …
AFTER centuries of enthralling the Muslim world, Jalaluddin Rumi has arrived in the United States. What is it about the Sufi poet that charms Americans?. ….
Maqsood Saqib's Suchet Kitab Ghar is more than a publishing house. It has become sort of a Punjabi cultural centre in Lahore where many intellectuals and writers gather
The residents of the city say there are only three places worth visiting in Amritsar: the Sikh Golden Temple, Jallianwalla Bagh where the British Brigadier Dyer in 1919
Vaars are a valuable part of Punjabi poetry — a folk perception of history and an expression of popular will in celebration or revol…
Bullhe nun parhaya te oh sarangi phar nacheya te ganveya. Tenun parhaya te tun ishqiya qisse likhe.’ (I taught Bulleh Shah and he danced and sang playing a