Mushtaq Soofi

It’s a joy to see that number of women composing poetry in Punjabi language has been increasing steadily. The... Updated 05 Dec, 2022 08:56am

In our culture we are quite familiar with two types of crowds–religious and political. Religious crowds are both... Published 07 Nov, 2022 07:26am

“I sit by the roadside / The driver changes the wheel / I do not like the place I have come from / I do not like... Published 31 Oct, 2022 03:41am

Contemporary Punjabi poetry has been struggling to deal with what it inherited; literary tradition. The literary... Published 24 Oct, 2022 07:08am

“We sat, an easy generation, in houses held to be indestructible (Thus we built those tall boxes on the island of... Published 03 Oct, 2022 06:46am

It’s abundantly clear that we as a poor underdeveloped country can hardly do anything to stop or slow the process... Published 26 Sep, 2022 04:31am

If you are this side of the border in Punjab and want to find what for example the great epic Mahabharata says about... Published 04 Jul, 2022 07:18am

Kothi Number 8 (Mansion Number 8) is a novelette that turns out to be different from what one would expect. It reads... Published 09 May, 2022 05:45am

It’s a shrine, darbar or mazar in local parlance. Crowd is all over the place, both men and women together and yet... Published 18 Apr, 2022 06:41am

Javed Boota’s book of short stories Chaulan di Burki (A mouthful of Rice) has recently been published by Kitab... Published 11 Apr, 2022 06:50am

No one is as deeply rooted in our cultural traditions as the 16th century poet and mystic Shah Husain. He is an icon... Published 04 Apr, 2022 07:22am

Have you ever thought as to why Punjabis sometimes are ‘Dhugga (bulls/oxen)? It apparently seems to be a ... Published 28 Mar, 2022 07:06am

Waris Shah (1722-1798) was not the first to compose the legend of Heer. It was Damodar Das Gulati from Jhang, a poet... Published 28 Feb, 2022 07:09am

Why does the language issue seem intractable in so many parts of the world? The roots perhaps lie in the phenomenon... Published 21 Feb, 2022 07:02am

Why do our cities look so uncivilised despite having all the modern glitter? Because they lack three simple things;... Published 14 Feb, 2022 07:20am

If I say to your face that you prepare a face for the social market that has exponentially expanded in our ... Published 31 Jan, 2022 07:16am

During his stay in Lahore, many a time Abid Ameeq seems disoriented and in pain. I know why but neither I touch the... Published 24 Jan, 2022 07:05am

It’s 1974. I am at the Punjab University’s canteen with some friends. After leaving the Government College,... Published 17 Jan, 2022 06:59am

A monitor reported to his guru; “the number of chelas (disciples) has increased. They are now so many. How are we... Published 10 Jan, 2022 05:58am

“The colonial language policy”, as pointed out in one of the earlier write-ups, “was a well thought-out... Published 03 Jan, 2022 07:04am