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| Name: | Roop Dhillon |
| Date | April 29, 2013 |
| Location: | London, , |
| Comments: | http://www.punjabmonitor.com/2013/04/publishing-in-language-unfortunate.html No new issue here that long time visitors to apnaorg don't know about...but some points we can still apply to today's apathy... 1) I know for a fact despite many of us writing in Punjabi today, hardly anyone buys our books, trust me, I for one can count on two hands how many books sell a month...sometimes there is nothing to count 2) Not many people bother about anything that makes them think 3) we are still prisoners of religion |

| Name: | Harjinder Singh Dhaliwal |
| Date | April 24, 2013 |
| Location: | Palatine, Illinois, United States |
| Comments: | Hi |

| Name: | Roop Dhillon |
| Date | April 22, 2013 |
| Location: | London, British Punjab, UK |
| Comments: | http://www.dailypostindia.com/news/11953-charles-dicken-s-world-classics-translated-in-punjabi.html Dickens in Punjabi |

| Name: | Harjinder Singh Dhaliwal |
| Date | April 20, 2013 |
| Location: | Palatine, Illinois, United States |
| Comments: | Hi every one |

| Name: | Rajinder Bhachu |
| Date | April 05, 2013 |
| Location: | , , USA |
| Comments: | http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7012728.Roop_Dhillon Can't do much more than this for you Roop..now it's up to the Punjabi reader if they take an interest in your book...as it is, our people are lazy readers |

| Name: | harinder singh |
| Date | April 04, 2013 |
| Location: | amritsar, Punjab, India |
| Comments: | should we all punjabis, start a campaighn to recombine the old punjab of india and pakistan, i mean THE LEHANDA PUNJAB AND CHARDA PUNJAB ? |

| Name: | Rajinder Bhachu |
| Date | March 26, 2013 |
| Location: | , , |
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| Name: | Roop Dhillon |
| Date | March 22, 2013 |
| Location: | London, , UK |
| Comments: | My novel's price is going on a discount only for the next hour for Book Distributers and shops and Punjabi organisations who may want to buy 10 copies or more. Working in UK currency the softback ( black and white) is currently showing at £10.99. This will for 1 hour show at £8.50 so you can apply discount code CSVIP which reduces each copy by a further 20%. Of course you can mix and match the order and include the fancy colour copies, where same 20% principle applies...After 1 hour the mark up price will return to £10.99 but the discount will still be available..I believe its the first group to use after that BLURB will not let anyone use it Sorry tried my best |

| Name: | Harjinder |
| Date | March 22, 2013 |
| Location: | Palatine, Illinois, United States |
| Comments: | Hi |

| Name: | Harjinder |
| Date | March 21, 2013 |
| Location: | Palatine, Illinois, United States |
| Comments: | Hi I am looking for a book 'Aur Insan Mar Gaya' by Ramanand Sagr. I think it was first published in early 1950's. Any edition either in prent or on internet in Hindi,Urdu, English, or Punjabi would be o k. Harjinder |

| Name: | Pavittar Paapi |
| Date | March 08, 2013 |
| Location: | , , Canada |
| Comments: | roop kitab mil gayi hai.... kamaaal hai ....mainu swere mili si 9 am... 9:30 tak main pehle 4 chapters padh laye... bahut khichwi kahani aa.... ik war jadon padhan lag jayida... kahaani akhan sahmne chaldi jandi.... pehle chapter ton thoda hauli hauli padhni shuru kiti... mainu stories likhan da shounk aaa but padhan da nahi... par tuhadi es kitab nu padh reha... te hun mera padhan wall v jazba wadh reha.... te eh kahani meri apni kahani de nal v thoda mel khandi aa... ho skda es lai jad seema roundi hai te mere akhan ch v athru aa gaye... loving it sir... **RESPECT** |

| Name: | Roop Dhillon |
| Date | February 22, 2013 |
| Location: | Reigate, Surrey, UK, , |
| Comments: | Thanks Rajinder |

| Name: | Rajinder Bhachu |
| Date | February 07, 2013 |
| Location: | Boston, Mccts, USA |
| Comments: |
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| Name: | Ejaz Mahmood |
| Date | February 07, 2013 |
| Location: | Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
| Comments: |
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| Name: | Roop Dhillon |
| Date | February 06, 2013 |
| Location: | Reigate, Surrey, United Kingdom |
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| Name: | ch shahid.bajwa |
| Date | January 31, 2013 |
| Location: | chawinda.sialkot.pakistan, qatar, |
| Comments: | manshallah |

| Name: | Roop |
| Date | January 01, 2013 |
| Location: | London, , |
| Comments: | Thank you Amandeep Tuhanu vee nava Saal Mubarak |

| Name: | Amandeep |
| Date | December 31, 2012 |
| Location: | Ludhiana, Punjab, India |
| Comments: |
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| Name: | Rana Rajput |
| Date | December 22, 2012 |
| Location: | NYC, New York, USA |
| Comments: | salaam ate sat sri akal ji sareya nu. main te apne dost ik project launch kar rahe haan jis de vich assi dujean nu punjabi sikhawange. we need people who are experts in malwai, doabi, majhi, lahori, potwari, seraiki, mirpuri dialects to help us make resources. je tussi interested ho, please menu email karo at jesusbhai@gmail.com . naale assi ik shahmukhi guide v bana rahe haan, ke je twanu teek taran shahmukhi aundi e, assi twade help v chaunde haan. |

| Name: | Manpreet Grewal |
| Date | December 19, 2012 |
| Location: | Punjab, , |
| Comments: | ਪੁਰਾਣੇ ਆਮ ਬੋਲੀ ਚ ਵਰਤੇ ਜਾਣ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਜੋ ਕੇ ਅਲੋਪ ਹੀ ਹੋ ਰਹੇ ਹਨ ਆਥਣ ( ਸੰਝ ) = ਸ਼ਾਮ ਜੁਮਾ = ਸ਼ੁਕਰਵਾਰ ਰੜਕਾ = ਝਾੜੂ ਪਤੌੜ = ਪਕੌੜੇ ਮੋਗਰੀ = ਥਾਪੀ ਤਗਾਰੀ = ਤਸਲਾ ਆਦਾ = ਅਦਰਕ ਕੱਕੜੀ = ਤਰ ਹਦਵਾਣਾ = ਤਰਬੂਜ ਝਾਕਣਾ = ਦੇਖਣਾ ਟੱਬਰ = ਪਰਿਵਾਰ ਲਾਂਭੇ ( ਲਾਂਭ ) ਨੂੰ ਜਾਣਾ = ਦੂਜੀ ਥਾਂ ਜਾਣਾ ਲੇਰ ਮਾਰਨੀ = ਲੰਬੀ ਚੀਂਕ ਮਾਰਨੀ ਤੌੜਾ = ਘੜਾ ਦਵਾਦਵ = ਛੇਤੀ ਛੇਤੀ ਬਤਾਊਂ = ਬੈਗਣ ਬੁੱਗੀ - ਚੁੰਮੀ ਨਿੱਛ = ਛਿੱਕ ਕੱਖ = ਘਾਹ ਲੀੜੇ = ਕੱਪੜੇ . ਕਈ ਸੱਜਣਾ ਨੂੰ ਹੋਰ ਵੀ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਚੇਤੇ ਹੋਣਗੇ |

| Name: | Sundeep Kaloty |
| Date | November 23, 2012 |
| Location: | London, , |
| Comments: | http://punjabijanta.com/lok-virsa/t80286/?PHPSESSID=fgc8o2k79fofan0pkkj596e810 Very good Roop Ji.. |

| Name: | Roop Dhillon |
| Date | November 11, 2012 |
| Location: | , , |
| Comments: | This is correct poster for Baagi Batti |

| Name: | Roop Dhillon |
| Date | November 11, 2012 |
| Location: | , , |
| Comments: | Jay join karna jaa hor pata laina jaroo mainu e-mail bhejo... Roop |

| Name: | Rana Bolla |
| Date | November 10, 2012 |
| Location: | , , |
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| Name: | Madrasi Sardar |
| Date | November 05, 2012 |
| Location: | Ludhiana, , |
| Comments: | http://www.mid-day.com/news/2012/sep/150912-mumbai-Punjabi-writers-son-murdered.htm Is this true? Has Pretum's son been murdered? |

| Name: | SINGH |
| Date | October 09, 2012 |
| Location: | UNA , HP, INDIA |
| Comments: | HOR KI HAL H JI |

| Name: | Roop Dhillon |
| Date | September 26, 2012 |
| Location: | London, , |
| Comments: | Thank you Madarasi Ji As you can see despite this being a discussion forum, there appears to be no discussion You might this this interesting... http://punjabijanta.com/lok-virsa/british-born-and-raised-punjabi-singer-writer/msg821502/#new |

| Name: | Madrasi Sardar |
| Date | September 10, 2012 |
| Location: | , , |
| Comments: | http://www.pashaurasinghdhillon.com/discussion/punjabiadyinglanguage/ |

| Name: | Roop Dhillon |
| Date | September 04, 2012 |
| Location: | London, England, UK |
| Comments: | Thanks Madrassi Ji I will be in touch You have raised a very important point...no one debates on this forum anymore Talking of debating, has anyone noticed how Penguin Books have published all of the world's great literature in the Classic series except Punjabi... There is no Adi Granth translation or any thing such as Heer by Waris Shah... someone with influence should complain... |

| Name: | Madarasi Sardar |
| Date | August 06, 2012 |
| Location: | , , |
| Comments: | Roop Ji |

| Name: | Roop |
| Date | July 12, 2012 |
| Location: | , , |
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| Name: | Roop Dhillon |
| Date | June 19, 2012 |
| Location: | Reigate, , |
| Comments: | http://www.ranabolla.com/#!__rana-bolla/store |

| Name: | Roop Dhillon |
| Date | June 18, 2012 |
| Location: | Reigate, , |
| Comments: | Putt jame lohri ayi, dhee jame lohra kehnde..Nanak da bhul farmaan 'Putt jame lohri ayi, dhee jame lohra kehnde...Nanak da bhul farmaan' - Concordia Discors, Mitti, Taun, Mawata. Rana Bolla. Rana Bolla is a Singer, Poet and Music Producer born and raised in England, UK. He writes in Punjabi, Urdu, Persian and Latin. Rana's Debut Album 'Mitti, Taun, Mawata' is out now! Available on iTunes, Amazonand Nokia Music. His effort is to promote Punjabi Literature and music with a positive, intellectual and philosophical message for society and youth of today. Rana's aim is help Punjabi survive and prosper in India and abroad! He wants more people to listen to cultured Punjabi Music and prove our language can be sophisticated and philisophical, unfortunately most Punjabi artists don't promote this and instead promote sexist attitudes and violence via their songs. Please support and buy your copy now...spread the message...Lets get more people involved in reading and writing Punjabi. Mitt, Taun, Mawata... www.ranabolla.com http://www.ranabolla.com/#!__rana-bolla/store http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/mitti-taun-mawata./id535784831 http://www.amazon.com/Mitti-Taun-Mawata/dp/B008B81NO0/ref=sr_shvl_album_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1339669290&sr=301-1 |

| Name: | Rafiullah Khan |
| Date | June 11, 2012 |
| Location: | Dubai , Dubai , UAE |
| Comments: | Dears, Hope you are doing well. This site gives an APNA APNA feeling. Please advise how can I post / upload some Sufiana Poetry by my greate grand who lived in this world from 1839 AD to 1902 AD? Looking forward for kind response. |

| Name: | EMAGsip |
| Date | May 16, 2012 |
| Location: | islamabad, Islamabad, Pakistan |
| Comments: | AoA, Pakistan has its first ever emag (Electronic/Educational Magazine) for Pakistani and also for foreigners to overcome the misconception of bad image of Pakistan. www.studyinpakistan.info is launching EMAG, by far with high circulation publication for the education sector promotion. It aims to provide awareness from early childhood through to highest level of education an independent source of news, features and special reports which are informative, practical and insightful. EMAG is a fully subscribed monthly publication that is distributed nationally thru internet and remains an invaluable resource for all stack holders of education field. Sections include: • News • Features • Opinion • Leadership • Living Legends of Pakistan • True Image of Pakistan • Technology • Career Counseling • Topics – Postgraduate, Building & Architecture, Teaching and Activities You Can Read EMAG Online by Clicking Given Link Below: http://www.emag.studyinpakistan.info http://www.facebook.com/PakistaniEducationMagazineeMag |

| Name: | EMAGsip |
| Date | May 16, 2012 |
| Location: | islamabad, islamabad, Pakistan |
| Comments: | www.studyinpakistan.info is launching
EMAG, by far with high circulation publication for the education sector
promotion. It aims to provide awareness from early childhood through to highest
level of education an independent source of news, features and special reports
which are informative, practical and insightful. |

| Name: | Ashraf |
| Date | May 15, 2012 |
| Location: | Redhil, Surrey, UK |
| Comments: | When it comes to Cultural events, music, literature or anything to assist the community, the Asian Society has always taken first steps to help or organise an event to get together and try to solve the issue |

| Name: | SHAHZAD ZAFAR CHEEMA |
| Date | May 13, 2012 |
| Location: | PAKISTAN, KSA, KSA |
| Comments: | I LOVEEEEEEEEEEE PUNJAB |

| Name: | Kuldip |
| Date | April 25, 2012 |
| Location: | Crawley, , |
| Comments: | Interesting article...Bollywood on Punjabi bandwagon now!! |

| Name: | Prem Singh Kahlon |
| Date | April 02, 2012 |
| Location: | Nashville, , |
| Comments: | Dear All; It has been years when I participated in this forum even though I visit it frequently.I had a wonderfull First Day of April (That is yesterday). I had gone to Chicago to attend a wedding and previous night was all DESI BHANGRA.. But what I expienced at the Air port when I was checking in was far more moving for me. The lady saw our names (my friend and our wives, may be Singhs) and aked if we were Punjabi which we answered in affirmative. She told us that she is from Pakistan and I asked her what part of Pakistan. She raised her arm very high and said "I am proud Punjabi". We started conversation in Punjabi and when I asked her home town she said Lahore. I told her that I was born in Lyall Pur which is now named Faisalabad. She said I am glad you told me that because I did not know.Upon further discussion she said I only visited Lahore three times because I was born in the States. As we were leaving the counter she raised her arm and repeated again "I am proud Punjabi". I had difficult time in holding my tears and did not have sense to give her my card so I could talk to her lucky parents who instilled that pride in that beautiful soul. I wish that people on both sides of Punjab show love for their mother tongue as this young lady did. |

| Name: | Ejaz Mahmood |
| Date | March 15, 2012 |
| Location: | Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
| Comments: | Dear Sidhu, |

| Name: | Raminder Sidhu |
| Date | March 14, 2012 |
| Location: | Ludhiana, , |
| Comments: | KOEE BAHT NAHIN EJAZ JI |

| Name: | Ejaz Mahmood |
| Date | March 13, 2012 |
| Location: | Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
| Comments: |
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| Name: | Ejaz Mahmood |
| Date | March 11, 2012 |
| Location: | Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
| Comments: | Dear Raminder Sidhu, You have extended very brief but very comprehensively the great impressive contributions and achievements of eminent Punjabi writer Kartar Singh Duggal. You deserve appreciation for paying tribute by putting a write up for the great man. Regards, Ejaz Mahmood Founder of Saanjo Script. www.saanjo.org www.facebook.com/SaanjoTore www.youtube.com/Saanjotore |

| Name: | Ejaz Mahmood |
| Date | March 05, 2012 |
| Location: | Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
| Comments: | To day I have sent e-mail to apnaorg and have attached with " The Guide to Saanjo Script"," Saanjo Fonts", and "Saanjo Voice Tutorial". I will suggest to the Management of Apnaorg to put the Guide, Saanjo voice Tutorial and the Font File on their web for the interest of language lovers. |

| Name: | Ejaz Mahmood |
| Date | March 05, 2012 |
| Location: | Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
| Comments: | Links: www.saanjo.org www.facbook.com/SaanjoTore ‘SAANJO’- FIRST-EVER
SCRIPT OF LANGUAGE OF THE MASSES – (PUNJABI & ALLIED) Saanjo: An Invention Out of Extreme Love , Innocence and Goodness. Founder: Ejaz Mahmood ‘Saanjo’ - the first-ever genuine script
of the language of the masses (Punjabi&allied) - is not only richly capable
of correctly and comprehensively expressing all main dialects and sub-dialects
of the language, but conscious effort has been made that it fully covers other
languages and dialects of the region also; whether in writing or reading form.
This diverse characteristic was, earlier, unheard of in the history of the
region. The ‘saanji’ (in the meanings of ‘common’) valley of the rivers Ravi,
Chenab, Sutluj, Jhelum and Indus stretches from the mountains down to Karonjhur
in Thar area. It had been a long cherished dream of the teeming millions
of inhabitants of the valley to have a
uniform, comprehensive and a pure script, which they could call their own,
which could also cover their individual accent and, more importantly, which
could work as a cohesive bond to develop mutual fraternity and brotherhood. The
word SAANJO itself symbolizes inducing fraternity, harmony, and love. While
going through the script, one would note that the second alphabet has been
named ‘BEEBA’; which means ‘a well-behaved, good-natured and lovable
lad’. This is exactly why it has been opted to give and ending of ‘…EEBA’ to the names of most of the basic
letters. Likewise, taking inspiration from the word BEEBA, the Elementary Book
of ‘Saanjo’ has been titled as ‘BEEB’-
a new word which is meant to symbolize GOODNESS. The
script has 45 basic letters including a “silent character”, whereas a set of
another 5 supportive signs has been introduced so as to express intricate
phonics of the language. The silent character, when joined with five of the
basic letters, produces additional modified sounds of each of them. The basic
letters have been further divided into two sets: 35 letters in the first set,
including a silent one, are main sound letters, whereas 10 letters forming the
second set bear their own sounds which are also used to modify the sound of the
main sound letters. As
far as technical aspects and aesthetic beauty of the script are concerned, ‘Saanjo’, written left to right, is far
ahead in ease, suitability and visual effect than other scripts. By virtue of
its broad range of easily readable calligraphy through modern computer tools of
composing in various styles and fonts, it is second to none. There
is no denying the fact that extensive denoting of variables and abbreviations
is required in computer programming, as well as other mathematical and
scientific work. Unfortunately, most of the scripts of various languages are
very poor in this particular area. On the contrary, sleek and smart alphabets
of ‘Saanjo’ place it among the club
of most suitable scripts, when it comes to denoting variables and abbreviations
etc. While
formulating ‘Saanjo’, conscious and
deliberate effort had been made that there is minimum similarity and
resemblance among its alphabets. This makes the script readily decipherable; a
quality which is considered of prime importance while going through any script
written in long hand. Secondly, each alphabet has been constructed on a
geometrical grid and has well defined lines, curves, arcs and slashes which
enable the beginners to learn to write the alphabets with greater ease. By
virtue of its inherent potential to correctly express our language, computer
& scientific suitability, aesthetic beauty, visual effect and ability to
create a vast range of calligraphy, it is hoped that ‘Saanjo’ would rapidly flourish to find its due place among the
masses and that it would also be instrumental in the development of our
language not only in the region, but globally, too. Attributing
‘Saanjo’ script to those who believe
in love, |

| Name: | hiru |
| Date | February 14, 2012 |
| Location: | Islamabad, , Pakistan |
| Comments: | Sada ik forum hai " Punjabi VehRa" , asi ais noo Gurmukhi vich vi likhna chahnday haan, ki koi dasay ga keh gurmukhi vich keinway likhaan ge. "Punjabi Vehra"........ Thanks |

| Name: | ਰੂਪ |
| Date | January 30, 2012 |
| Location: | Reigate, , |
| Comments: | ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿਚ ਨਵੇਂ ਰੂਪ ਭੇਦ ਅੰਗ੍ਰੇਜ਼ੀ ਬੋਲੀ, ਅਤੇ ਰੁਸੀ ਬੋਲੀ ਅਤੇ ਹਿੰਦੀ ਵਿਚ ਕਈ ਸਿਨਫ਼ ਹਨ। ਪਰ ਸਾਡੀ ਪਿਆਰੀ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਜਬਾਨ ਵਿਚ ਕੇਵਲ ਪੈਂਡੂ ਸਾਹਿਤ ਜਾਂ ਯਥਾਰਥਵਾਦ ਹਨ। ਇਸ ਲਈ ਸਾਡੀ ਬੋਲੀ ਨੇ ਦੁਨੀਆ ਦੀ ਸਟੇਜ ਉੱਤੇ ਕੋਈ ਸਾਰਥਕ ਅਸਰ ਨਹੀਂ ਪਾਇਆ। ਆਮ ਗੱਲ ਹੈ ਲਿਖਾਰੀ ਪੜ੍ਹੇ ਲਿਖੇ ਹੁੰਦੇ ਨੇ ਅਤੇ ਸੰਸਾਰ ਬਾਰੇ ਬਹੁਤ ਕੁੱਝ ਜਾਣਦੇ। ਪਰ ਸਾਡੇ ਲੇਖਕ ਤਾਂ ਅੱਧੇ ਅਣਪੜ੍ਹ ਹੈ ਜਾਂ ਇੰਡੀਆ ਦੀ ਦੁਨੀਆ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਰ ਦੇ ਅਣਜਾਣ। ਦੁਨੀਆ ਦੇ ਲਿਖਣ ਦੇ ਨਵੈਂ ਸ਼ੈਲੀ ਬਾਰੇ ਵੀ ਅਲਪੱਗ ਹਨ। ਇਸ ਦੇ ਲਹਿਰ ਨੂੰ ਉਲਟਾ ਕਰਨ ਮੈਂ ਨੀਲਾ ਨੂਰ ਅਤੇ ਭਰਿੰਡ ਲਿਖੇ ਸੀ, ਨਵੇਂ ਅੰਦਾਜ਼’ਚ। ਸਿਰਫ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਜਾਣਦੇ ਨੇ ਜੇ ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਪਸੰਦ ਆਏ ਨੇ, ਕੇਵਲ ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਹੀ ਪਤਾ ਜੇ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਖਰੀਦੇ ਨੇ। ਹੁਣ ਮੈਂ “ਓ” ਈ-ਕਿਤਾਬ ਫਾਰਮੈਟ’ਚ ਪੈਦਾ ਕਰ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ 5abi.com ਤੇ। ਇਸ ਕਜਾਣੀ ਦੀ ਸ਼ੈਲੀ ਮੈ ਹੀ ਘੜੀ ਏ। ਪੰਜਾਬ ਦੇ ਵੱਡੇ ਲੇਖਕ ਸੋਚਦੇ ਕਿਉਂ ਲੋਕ ਸਾਡੀਆਂ ਕਿਤਾਬਾਂ ਨਹੀਂ ਖਰੀਦ ਦੇ? ਮੈਂ ਕਹਿੰਦਾ ਹਾਂ ਕਿ ਜਦ ਉਸ ਹੀ ਥਾਂ ਤੇ ਖਲੋਤੇ ਨੇ, ਤਾਂ ਹੀ ਨਵੀਂ ਪੀੜ੍ਹੀ ਪੜ੍ਹਦੀ ਨਹੀਂ। ਅੱਜ ਦੇ ਕੰਮਯੁਟਰ ਅਤੇ ਆਏ-ਪੋਦ ਦੇ ਦੁਨੀਆ ਵਿਚ ਓਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੇ ਲੇਖ ਖੁੱਡੇ ਲੱਗ ਗਏ। ਪਰ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਕੀ ਚਾਹੁੰਦੇ ਨੇ? ਤੁਸੀਂ ਕਿਸ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੀਆਂ ਕਿਤਾਬਾਂ ਖਰੀਦੂੰਗੇ? “ਓ” ਹੈ “ਹੋੱਰਾਰ”, ਮੈਂ ਇਸ ਨੂੰ ਆਖਦਾ ਗੋਥੀਕਾ। ਕੌਮਾਂਤਰੀ ਰੂਪ ਭੇਦਾਂ’ਚ “ ਕਰਾਇਮ”, “ ਸਾਇੰਸ-ਕਥੇ”, ਆਦਿ ਕਈ ਹੋਰ ਹੈ। ਤੁਸੀਂ ਦਸੋ, ਤੁਸੀਂ ਕਿਸ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੇ “ ਜਾਂਨਰੇ” ਪੜ੍ਹਣੇ ਚਾਹੁੰਦੇ ਨੇ? ਕੀ ਖਿਆਲ ਏ? What Genres in Punjabi Literature do you want to read? |

| Name: | Raminder Sidhu |
| Date | January 27, 2012 |
| Location: | Ludhiana, , |
| Comments: | Eminent Punjabi writer Kartar SinghDuggal died here today of old-age related ailments. He was 94. The writer, who had also served as a Director of All India Radio, was admitted to All India Institute of Medical Sciences on Monday last and the end came this evening. Duggal has carved a place for himself by penning novels, shortstories and plays in Punjabi, Urdu, Hindi, and English, with equal elan and was a winner of SahityaAkademi award and Padma Bhushan. Duggal is survived by his wife Ayesha, a doctor, and a son. A master story-teller, Duggal, during a career spanning for over four decades, has written 24 collections of short stories and ten novels weaving the historical strands of the Partition saga and intricacies of human relationships in modern society. Considered a virtual pioneer of modern Punjabi fiction, Duggal also penned seven plays, seven works of literary criticism, two collections poems and an autobiography. Many of his books have been adopted by various universities in graduation courses and translated into other Indian languages. Born on March 1, 1917, to Jiwan Singh Duggal and Satwant Kaur in Dhamalin Rawalpindi district now in Pakistan, Kartar Singh Duggal did his MA in English from Forman Christian College, Lahore, and started his professional career with All India Radio (AIR) where he worked from 1942-66 in various capacities including as Station Director. For AIR, Duggal wrote and produced programmes in Punjabi and other languages. He was the Secretary/Director of National Book Trust of India from 1966-73 before serving as an Advisor in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting from 1973 to 1976. Duggal was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1988. In 2007, he was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Fellowship, the highest honour given by theAkademi. As a chronicler of tragic social events in the wake of the Partition, Duggalearned the repute of a naturalistic writer. However, it was his exploration of a woman's pschye that gave him adistrinct identity and made him a powerful voice of the other gender in a patriarchal society. In his writings, Duggal never left behind the cultural baggage of his Pakistan's province of Punjab. The environs of Pothohar, especially its dialect, became an integral part of his works which were filled with nostalgia and intimacy. Duggal was was honoured with almost all major literary prizes including theSahitya Akademi Award, Ghalib Award, Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad Award,Bhai Mohan Singh Vaid Award, and Soviet Land Nehru Award. He has founded many institutions, including Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation, Institute of Social and Economic Change, Bangalore and ZakirHusain Educational Foundation |

| Name: | Roop Dhillon |
| Date | January 26, 2012 |
| Location: | Reigate, Surrey, UK, , |
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