Melodies of Punjab
Mahmood Awan writes about Film music and songs composed between 1947 and 2006.
Waris Shah:The Fearless Poet (Part 2)
Mahmood Awan continues his exploration of Heer Waris Shah and delves into the verses which were considered too erotic and were not published by some editors. Part 2 of the 250th Year of Heer Waris Shah.
250 Years of Heer Waris Shah (Part 1)
Mahmood Awan explains the magic of the epic of Heer Waris Shah as written and rewritten for over two centuries and how some poets manufactured and added in their verses to make it an Asli tay Waddi Heer
Lal Singh Dil: The Tragic Poet
Lal Singh Dil’s poetry has the power to connect both the Punjabs, and all Punjabis to their shared grievous land
In the name of Heer
A worth reading anthology of female poets and a welcome addition to Punjabi Poetry
Poetry from Soon Sakesar
Ayub Awan made a conscious decision to write in his mother tongue and KeeDi da Aata was his first collection of Punjabi verse
Poetry of rural Punjab
A critical overview of the captivating, romantic and inimitable poetic genres especially from Lahnda Punjab
Raja Sadiqulla: From Kashmir to Wazirabad
Birds, trees, native sounds, mountains and rural landscape are the soul of Raja Sadiqulla’s poems
Mirza Sahibaan: Qissa Retold
The Punjabi Adabi Board has published an edited version of Qissa SahibaaN which is exceptional in detail and content, and raises some basic questions about editing and editorial responsibilities
Nasreen Bhatti: The Rebel Stylist (Part: 1)
One of the most gifted poets of our time, Nasreen Anjum Bhatti stands tall among all the women Punjabi poets of her generation