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Agrarian societies are inseparably linked with nature, with the phenomenon of weather in particular, which plays a... Published Oct 21, 2019 07:08am

Why is our farmer held in contempt? Why is he an object of ridicule and butt of unkind jokes? Sadly those who guzzle... Published Oct 14, 2019 07:07am

The East India Company after the occupation of Punjab in the mid-19th century imposed on the Punjabis two foreign... Published Oct 07, 2019 07:16am

The phenomenon of Sanskrit versus Prakrit [Prakrit here implies organic language(s)/ dialects spoken by peoples of... Published Sep 30, 2019 06:54am

The language issue in the subcontinent is neither new nor simple. It’s not new because it indisputably has a very... Published Sep 23, 2019 07:04am

“Ajoki Punjabi Nasar [Contemporary Punjabi Prose]”, a valuable book compiled by Safir Rammah and Ijaz, has been... Published Sep 16, 2019 06:56am

There is always a mystery in the affairs of human beings especially of those who are catapulted to the height of ... Published Sep 09, 2019 06:47am

Jammu Kashmir and Punjab are neighbours and there is a long history of relations between them. Updated Sep 02, 2019 10:33am

Bulleh Shah, reviled and denigrated in his life, is now venerated to the point of being worshipped in his homeland... Published Aug 26, 2019 07:05am

Ahmed Shah ransacked Lahore and then made it a launching pad for further attack deep into the empire taking on the... Published Aug 19, 2019 07:02am

Waris Shah’s retelling of Heer’s legend proved to be a unique creative act; it emerged as the grand narrative of... Published Aug 05, 2019 07:02am

The only Var we have of Dulla comes from far away Sikh dominated East Punjab in Doabi dialect which is slightly... Published Jul 29, 2019 06:58am

History, we all know, is invariably a handmaiden of those who rule. And those who rule always have much to hide... Published Jul 22, 2019 06:50am

Faqir Muhammad Faqir [1900-1974], a prominent poet, writer and editor, was one of the important literary figures of... Published Jul 15, 2019 07:12am

An individual can’t exist alone as he/she has to have a visible and invisible complex network of social relations... Published Jul 08, 2019 07:15am

The man looked ordinary but what he achieved was absolutely extraordinary. Few among us have been fortunate enough ... Published Jul 01, 2019 06:58am

People in our part of the world by and large don’t treat assets owned by the state as their own. In fact given ... Published Jun 24, 2019 07:10am

Waris Shah is not only the people’s poet but is also the undisputed bard of the Punjab. His Qissa [the Tale] has... Published Jun 10, 2019 06:49am

Resistance is a part of Punjab’s tradition which is nothing unusual as we witness it in all societies in the face... Published Jun 03, 2019 07:27am

One of the widespread fallacies routinely touted in our political and cultural discourse in the country is that the... Published May 27, 2019 07:20am