{"id":82919,"date":"2026-05-18T18:37:55","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T22:37:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apnaorg.com\/wp\/columns\/general\/punjab-notes-punjab-some-of-its-ancient-names\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T18:37:55","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T22:37:55","slug":"punjab-notes-punjab-some-of-its-ancient-names","status":"publish","type":"columns","link":"https:\/\/apnaorg.com\/wp\/columns\/mushtaq-soofi\/punjab-notes-punjab-some-of-its-ancient-names\/","title":{"rendered":"Punjab Notes :  Punjab: some of its ancient names"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"\/columns\/mushtaq-soofi\/2014\/mushtaq-soofi.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"\/columns\/mushtaq-soofi\/2014\/name-final.gif\" width=\"284\" height=\"36\"><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse\" width=\"700\" id=\"AutoNumber1\">\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n        <b><i><span>The Dawn: Jan 2, 2015<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"style2\">\n<h1 align=\"center\">Punjab Notes : Punjab: some of its ancient names<\/h1>\n<h1 align=\"center\"><span>Mushtaq Soofi<\/span>&nbsp;<\/h1>\n<p align=\"center\">\n        <\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>        Punjab has always  been a pelting pot in the subcontinent. Its vast fertile plains watered by so  many rivers have created spaces for diverse people who came here in search of  food and shelter. It will not refuse a shade to those strangers who have lost  their home as long as its rivers continue to flow. &mdash; <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p align=\"center\"><b><span><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.apnaorg.com\">BACK TO APNA WEB PAGE<\/a><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dawn: Jan 2, 2015 Punjab Notes : Punjab: some of its ancient names Mushtaq Soofi&nbsp; &nbsp; Punjab has always been a pelting pot in the subcontinent. Its vast fertile plains watered by so many rivers have created spaces for diverse people who came here in search of food and shelter. It will not refuse [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","columnist":[4079],"class_list":["post-82919","columns","type-columns","status-publish","hentry","columnist-mushtaq-soofi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/apnaorg.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/columns\/82919","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/apnaorg.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/columns"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/apnaorg.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/columns"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/apnaorg.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=82919"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"columnist","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apnaorg.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/columnist?post=82919"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}