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Promoting Punjabi
language by
Raza Kharal
No one can deny the role of
the native language in the spread of education and information in a
society.
Ranjit Singh: more
secular than religious
by
Shafqat Tanvir Mirza
THE Indian government has
refused to permit the Sikhs to visit Pakistan to celebrate traditional
Besakhi festival in Lahore.
Some aspects of Punjabi
poetry by
Gilani Kamran
Punjabi poetry of pre-modern
times has widely attracted the lovers of poetry in South Asia as well as
the countries abroad.
Early Punjabi poetry rich
in content by
Ashfaque Naqvi
When I went to attend a
function on Punjabi poetry arranged by the Lahore Arts Forum in the Model
Town Library last Thursday, I prayed to God that it was not about modern
Punjabi poetry.
Two hundred years later
by
Nadir Ali
Waris Shah is much misquoted
and misunderstood as a poet but the scholarship needed to separate chaff
from his poetic grain may not be in the offing at all.
Is mother-board an
alternative to mother-tongue?
by
Kazy Javed
No less a person than the
doyen of Pakistani letters, Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi, himself has raised his
voice in support of Punjabi language. In one of his recent newspaper
columns, he has come down heavily upon those in the positions of authority
who are always out to humiliate this mother-tongue of more than 60 million
Pakistanis.
Inayat Husain Bhatti's
contribtution to music
by
Saeed Malik
ON May 31, 2000, death laid
its icy hands on yet another singer, whose contributions to Pakistani
music, especially its folk tradition, had been widely acknowledged.
The theatre in Lahore and
rural Punjab
by Saeed Malik
According to a consensus
among anthropologists, the rural milieu in the Punjab is steeped in the
long traditions of the theatre, the roots of which go back many centuries.
The epic of Heer-Ranjha
by
Arif Jamshaid
People come from afar to
Jhang to pay homage to Heer-Ranjha
Pakistani languages
by
Hafizur Rahman
The federal government in
Pakistan should be striving to promote the various languages of Pakistan.
Victim of ignorance
by
Nadir Ali
Sharif Sabir may have
rendered valuable services for Punjabi language and literature but his
plight speaks only of the malaise we generally suffer from -- rewarding
mediocrity at the cost of excellence.
One language, two scripts
by
Hafizur Rahman
HAFIZUR RAHMAN points out
the widening gulf between the Punjabi speakers of India and Pakistan.
On language issues
by
Dr. Amjad Parvez
Pakistan Punjabi Adabi
Board, Lahore is issuing a quarterly magazine titled, 'Punjabi Adab' of
which an issue covering the January-March period was received by this
scribe recently.
Language as a bridge
by
Kazy Javed
Talvinder Singh believes
that Punjabi language writers of both India and Pakistan can play a
positive role in bringing peace and stability to our God-forsaken South
Asian region.
New cultural challenges
by
Shafqat Tanvir Mirza
A FIVE-day international
Punjabi conference was held at Chandigarh towards the end of December.
Punjabi is no threat to
Urdu by
Najam-Ud-Din
An avid supporter of giving
due importance to Punjabi language, literature and culture, Dr S. N. Sewak
recently in Lahore for the fourth World Punjabi Conference, talks to
Najam-ud-din
Punjabi writer of
prominence by
STM
Punjabi Books - KOOKAN by Dr
Faqir Muhammad Faqir.
The Prophet in Punjabi
by
Shafqat Tanvir Mirza
Punjabi Themes
'Punjabi is a rare
language oppressed by its own elite'
by
Adnan Sattar
Harris Khalique tells Adnan
Sattar how he came to write in Urdu, Punjabi and English all at the same
time
Grierson on Punjabi
by
STM
Punjab Books - GRIERSON ON
PUNJABI, Selection from the Linguistic Survey of India, edited by Lal
Singh and Jit Singh Seetal, introduction by Ilyas Ghumman.
Hindustanis, Pakistanis
Bhai, Bhai’ in the making
by
Syed Qamar Abbas
The people of India want
free interaction with the people of Pakistan. Gestures of friendship
emanate from all whether they are Hindus or Sikhs, civilians or low-level
officials.
Language and politics in
Pakistan by
Riaz Missen
Academics play a very
important role in all the civilised societies of the world. They are the
people who tear down myths and solve the mysteries that stand in the way
of the development of the society.
Language of the masses
by
Sajid Abbas
Dwo months ago, Lahore was
the host to writers and speakers of the language Of the land centred
around this loveable and ancient city and lovers of the Punjabi language
from fifteen other countries of the world.
Linguistic challenges in
Pakistan (Part II)
by
Prof M Qasim Bughio
Language undoubtedly plays a
crucial role in the political and educational framework of any society.
General preservation and maintenance of stability within society demands a
proper communication and education system and it is language which is the
integral component where this is concerned. It follows then that language
will have a bearing on the overall result of a society's integration.
Linguistic challenges in
Pakistan (Part I)
by
Prof M Qasim Bughio
Language undoubtedly plays a
crucial role in the political and educational framework of any society.
General preservation and maintenance of stability within society demands a
proper communication and education system and it is language which is the
integral component where this is concerned. It follows then that language
will have a bearing on the overall result of a society's integration.
'State should not try to
produce Ghalibs, Nazeers and Ruswas'
by
Rehan Aslam Piracha
Maqsood Saqib talks to Rehan
Aslam Piracha on the past, present and future of Punjabi language and
literature.
Niether one-party nor one
language rule
by Shafqat Tanvir
Mirza
Punjabi Themes DR Zaheer
Ahmad Siddiqi, registrar of the Government College, has very kindly taken
note of a piece written by me about the introduction of Punjabi at
master's level.
The dilemma persists.
by
Hafizur Rahman
HAFIZUR RAHMAN wonders about
the status of Punjabi language in the country, and says that its future
should be determined by the enlightened urban Punjabi.
Language policy and the
ruling elite.
by Dr Tariq Rahman.
Pakistan emerged on the map
of the world on 14 August 1947 as a consequence of a political movement.
This movement mobilized the Muslims of India through two symbols: Islam
and Urdu.
English, Urdu or...?
by
Dr. Tariq Rahman
Language is a key to
understanding complex political matters as the distribution of power
within ethnic groups, between social classes, and even between
individuals, observes Dr Tariq Rahman.
Punjabi still an alien
language on both sides of border
by
Shafqat Tanveer Mirza
The language issue in the
Punjab is taking a new turn
Punjabi website attracts
millions by
Khalid Hasan
APNA, a Punjabi literary and
arts website set up by a local group of Punjabi language, literature and
music enthusiasts
World Bank study compares
Pakistani and Indian Punjabs
by
Khalid Hasan
The Pakistani Punjab comes
out looking good in certain areas compared to Indian Punjab, while lagging
behind in some others.....
Great Sufi Wisdom: Bulleh
Shah by Saeed Ahmad
by
Kazi Javed
Great Sufi Wisdom: Bulleh
Shah by Saeed Ahmad
10th Punjabi Sports
Festival - Palatine, Illinois
by
PCSNews Release
THE TENTH ANNUAL PUNJABI
SPORTS FESTIVAL IN PALATINE ILLINOIS MORE THAN1500 ATTENDED
ENCOUNTERS WITH PUNJABI
LANGUAGE by
Dr. Khalid Sohail
How ironic it is for a
mother not to be able to teach her son how to read and write in his own
mother tongue?....
ENCOUNTERS WITH PUNJABI
LANGUAGE by
Dr. Khalid Sohail
How ironic it is for a
mother not to be able to teach her son how to read and write in his own
mother tongue?....
Call for trade between
two Punjabs
by Dawn
Socio-economic cooperation
between two provinces of Punjab of Pakistan and India can help accelerate
political and economic cooperation between the two countries.....
The Lahore Experience
by
Kamini Sawhney
I have just returned from
Lahore, still dazed by the experience. Its people tell me, "We will also
visit your country one day and be India's guests."
World’s Most Visited
Museum Opens Sikh Gallery
by
Safir Rammah
Compiled from the live
interview of Dr. Bhai Harbans Lal with BBC London on July 31, 2004
Why is Punjab ready for
peace? by
Dr Moonis Ahmar
"We (Indian and Pakistani
Punjabis) have been able to contribute positively to the peace process at
all levels. You don't know the response of these small steps in my
state...
Nur Jehan
by
Khalid Hasan
I always found it difficult
to imagine a world where there would be no Madam Nur Jehan...
Pakistanis Go Fly a Kite
as a Boisterous Rite of Spring
by
Somini Sengupta
Basant hysteria grips
Lahore by
Dawn
Basant hysteria gripped the
city when 24-hour festivities began early on Saturday evening with
hundreds of thousands of kites dotting the sky in spite of cold weather...
Silence of five rivers
by
Zubair Ahmad
Zubair Ahmad writes about
the factors which influenced the development of the Punjabi language..
A Dream Year -Punjabi
Literature in 2004
by
Safir Rammah
2004 was certainly a dream
year, if not a dream come true, for Punjabi writers and activists.
Diaspora seeks 'Canadian'
status for Punjabi
by
Gurmukh Singh
Tamil and Punjabi are the
only two Indian languages which have been given official recognition
abroad.
Call to follow sufis'
message by
Dawn
Speakers at a seminar on
Friday paid rich tributes to Hazrat Baba Fariduddin Shakarganj urging the
people to follow his example of shunning hypocrisy.
Punjabi Music & Poetry in
the realm of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto
by
Shahid Pervaiz
“Those were the days ….”
Punjabi needs a lot of
literacy by
Muhammad Badar Alam
An American couple urges
Punjabis to go back to the basics to keep their language up and running |
