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Ustad Daman: A Punjabi
poet lives on in a room at the Fort
by
Ayesha Javed
Behind the Lahore Fort
exists a world of its own. A walk in the area can lead you to the akhara
of famous pehlwans, a gaggle of drug addicts....
A matter of script
by
A.Qavi Shakoor
VISUALIZE the following
scene: a gorgeous, voluptuous heroine, naively ignorant of her winning
advantages, and a prey to gnawing doubts ....
A FEW WHO MADE A
DIFFERENCE by
Safir Rammah
The Punjabi literature
produced on both sides of the Punjab border since partition is
surprisingly equally robust and of a matching and complementary high
quality...
From Lahore in 1955 to
Mohali in 2005
by
Ishtiaq Ahmed
Fifty year ago an
India-Pakistan cricket Test match was played at the Lahore Gymkhana ground
in the Lawrence Gardens...
Beyond 'Hindu' and
'Muslim': Dara Shikoh's Quest for Spiritual Unity
by
Yoginder Sikand
Dara Shikoh, eldest son of
the Mughal Emperor of India, Shah Jahan, and heir apparent to his throne,
was born near Ajmer..
Balle-balle at Mohali
by
C. Raja Mohan
Not matter who wins the Test
match, the ultimate winner is Punjabiyat.
Mulk Raj Anand: A voice
for the oppressed
by
HindustanTimes
One of twentieth century
best-known Indian writers and a major voice against social injustices,
Mulk Raj Anand...
PM Promises to Welcome
Amritsar Bus.
by Rana Fawad
Prime Minster Shaukat Aziz
has promised to welcome 10 buses from Amritsar to Nankana Sahib on the
occasion of coming Besakhi festival of Sikhs even before...
Punjabi hospitality
floors guests from Pakistan
by
Aditi Tandon/ Arvind Katyal
Our guests from Pakistan
were on Cloud 9 tonight. Smitten by the lavish dinner arrangements made at
Chandigarh Club...
‘Them’ become ‘us’ at
Mohali by
Tribune News Service
Emotions of Friendship,
love, and brotherhood between traditional rivals ruled the first day...
Friends share Shiv
Batalvi’s memories
by
Aditi Tandon
Some people live beyond
lifetimes. Shiv Kumar Batalvi is one of them. As the legendary poet’s
memory lingered into the 32nd year today, one managed a peek into his
private space - the one he had reserved for the chosen few....
Interview with Gulzar
by
V. Gangadhar
Extract from an Interview
with Gulzar
Visit of Indian CPI
delegation to Pakistan
by
Naresh Nadeem
OVER to Lahore it was just a
50-minute flight. Nor does the Samjhauta Express take anything more than
10 hours. And yet, even though being so close...
‘Bhapa’ Pritam Singh
passed away
by Tribune News
Service
Renowned Punjabi publisher
and editor of literary magazine “Arsee”, “Bhapa” Pritam Singh died....
No Language is Obscene
by
Modasser Iqbal Butt
(Translator: Muhammed Afzal Shahid)
Language is a means of
expression. Mother tongue is an inherited language that starts at the
stage of mother’s nursing...
Rooted in tradition
by
Murtaza Rizvi
Dawn Magazine took the
debate of adopting the Roman script for Punjabi to Dr Saeed Bhutta....
Prof. Saeed working on
folklore encyclopedia
by
Emanuel Sarfraz
Recent years have witnessed
a renewed interest in Punjabi literature.People of the land of five
rivers...
Urdu: 'in purdah'
by
Hafizur Rahman
Some weeks ago there was an
international Urdu conference in Islamabad...
Flourishing love across
the border by
Syed Qamar Abbas
Poor porters at Atari pray
daily for influx of visitors from Pakistan so that they can earn a
reasonable livelihood for their families living hand to mouth in nearby
villages....
Baisakhi - A Very Punjabi
Festival by
The Tribune
Baisakhi has evolved from a
harvest festival embodying religious fervour to a global celebration of
Punjabi exuberance. Nirupama Dutt captures the flavour of Baisakhi from
Damdama Sahib to Trafalgar Square
Remembering Bulleh Shah
by
E. S.
Punjab's Sufi-mystic poet
Bulleh Shah (1680-1758) lived in the times of the downfall of the Mughal
Empire characterised by ideological and political chaos. Religious bigotry
was on the rise at the time. He wrote about common people, their
sufferings and hopes.
Lahore: once upon a time
by
Ishtiaq Ahmed
Hindus would shower flowers
on the Muharram procession while Muslims flocked to the great Ram Leela
festival held in the Minto Park behind the Badshahi Masjid, and took part
in the Diwali and Dusehra celebrations.
A Famous Uprising
by
Syed Birjees Asghar
IN the past, the colonial
powers that were in control of the countries in Africa or the Asian
subcontinent had the habit of dubbing different native movements for
self-rule as Ghadars, meaning rebellions or mutinies.
Theatre with a purpose
by
Intizar Hussain
AT last, Ajoka Theatre has
succeeded in forcing its way into the Lahore Arts Council. One says this
because last week the council successfully organized the Ajoka Summer
Theatre Festival.
Sunil Dutt: a humanist, a
Punjabi, a world citizen
by
Ishtiaq Ahmed
According to their family
belief and legend their ancestor Rahab Dutt was settled in Arabia and had
met Imam Hussain and became his admirer and supporter. He and his seven
sons died fighting on the side of the Imam at the battle of Karbala
The Bhangra
by
Clint Kelly and Jasjeet
Thind
Although Bhangra has
possibly existed since as long ago as 300 BC, over the past forty years it
has experienced new highs in popularity and innovation
Local Languages: a
Cultural Heritage Or Vice?
by
Okoro Theophilus
THE rate at which the
nation's languages is gradually being subsumed by the influence of western
cultures - languages - cannot be quantified....
Punjabi Cultural Festival
in Jallandhar
by Minna Zutshi
Punjabi folklores of
lecherous kings, unfortunate daughters, faithful-to-the-hilt beloveds and
treacherous rivers came alive at Guru Gobind Singh Stadium yesterday...
Layers and layers of
meanings by
Naseer Ahmed
More than two-and-a-half
centuries ago Bulleh Shah (1680-1758) had initiated confidence-building
measures between Muslims and Hindus of the subcontinent...
Voices from inside
Lahore's Walled City
by
Ishtiaq Ahmed
There are many hyperboles
Lahoris invoke when proudly talking about their great metropolis...
Restore Punjabi’s second
language status
by
The Tribune
Haryana State Sikh Forum (HSSF)
has demanded restoration of second language status for Punjabi,
demarcation of Guru Teg Bahadur’s travel route.....
Ajoka theatre: Pakistani
students will stage ‘Border-Border’ in India
by
Shoaib Ahmed
Toba Tek Singh’ will be
staged at Amritsar
Indians consider Waris
Shah a Punjabi literature Shakespeare
by
Mirza Fayyaz
Speakers at Waris Shah
International Conference organised by World Punjabi Congress at Alhamra
Hall on Saturday paid glowing tributes to the mystic poet Waris Shah...
International Waris Shah
Conference by
Aayan Ali
Says political moves cannot
derail Indo-Pak peace process, Indian students doing research on Shah’s
works, life
Waris Shah’s Urs begins
today :News Report
by
Staff Report
The 207th annual three-day
Urs of Sufi poet Pir Syed Waris Shah will begin today (Saturday) at the
Waris Shah Memorial Complex.
Art of breaking barriers
by
Varinder Walia
Indo-Pak artistes bring
together East and West Punjabs
Nanak in Punjabi and Urdu
by
Shafqat Tanvir Mirza
AFTER his retirement,
octogenarian poet, teacher and researcher Sharif Kunjahi has done much
more research work on Punjabi themes than during his time spent in the
education field.
Vispa Punjabi Conference
by
Jagjit Naushahrvi
A One day Annual Punjabi
Literary Conference was organized by Vishav Punjabi Sahit Academy of
California on August 22nd, 2004 at the community center hall in the city
of Milpitas, California.
Movement for Punjabi
by
Aziz-Ud-Din Ahmad
All the basic mathematical
skill that I possess and can still put to use was acquired at the
vernacular primary school where practically every subject was taught in
Punjabi.
Jewel of Lahore
by
Murtaza Razvi
The Bagh-i-Jinnah or
erstwhile Lawrence Garden, sprawling over hundreds of acres in the middle
of Lahore can truly be called the lung of the city...
Punjabi Sufi Poets in
Romanian Language
by
Sikh Heritage Weekend -
Washington DC
by
Thousands of people varying
in age, race, and nationality joined us for a weekend of events that
generated buzz in the The Washington Post
Sufi poetry can help end
extremism by
Emanuel Sarfraz
We live in turbulent times.
People today live in better environment than ever before in the history of
mankind but at the same time many suffer for no fault of their own.
Punjabi at the click of a
mouse by
Rubinder Gill
Punjabi University, Patiala,
was set up to promote and develop Punjabi. Working on this principle....
REVIEWS: Jhelum: the
district reincarnated
by
Nyla Daud
From being a rather small
town district headquarter at the time of partition, to developing into a
densely populated, sprawling micro polis-like freak of the original,
Jhelum, the city....
Interview 'With Khatir
Ghanavi' by
Raza Rehman Khan Qazi
Of late, North Western
Frontier Province is hardly talked about in the media without a mention of
Talibanisation, terrorism, gun-running and drug-smuggling.
Punjab-Punjab Cooperation
by
Tridivesh Singh Maini
This paper aims at analysing
the efforts made towards regional integration in South Asia and possible
recommendations for the future.
Ruins of History: Tilla
Jogian by
Mahmood Zaman
Tilla Jogian has a rich
historical background that needs to be preserved by ourauthorities
The villages are dying
by
Iqbal Mustafa
"Burn down your cities and
leave our farms, and your cities will spring up again as if by magic; but
destroy our farms and the grass will grow in the streets of every city in
the country."
A Victim of Apathy
by
Shafqat Tanveer Mirza
LAHORE has two festivals,
Basant and Mela Chiraghan, which are cultural and secular in nature. |
