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Sejal Book Launch Report
A Punjabi poetry collection titled ‘Saijal’ by Mehmood Awan was launched at the Punjab Institute of Language, Art and Culture on Wednesday.
Reclaiming Punjabi
As the world celebrates the Mother Tongue day, let’s admit that we have failed to make Punjabi language an issue for the common people of the Punjab or its political parties
Zubair’s Celebration of love
There are few books written in Punjabi as comprehensive and wide-ranging as this
Zahid Hassan: Tale of a thirsty land
Zahid Hassan’s recent novel is a step forward in our literary linguistic struggle, an evidence of Punjabi fiction’s resilience and vitality, a must read book
Gurmeet Kaur: Reclaiming Language
Gurmeet Kaur left her technology career of 25 years to dedicate herself to her Punjabi publication and storytelling project for children
Melodies of Punjab
In his book Punjabi Literature - A Brief Outline published by...
Waris Shah:The Fearless Poet (Part 2)
Part 2 of the 250th Year of Heer Waris Shah
250 Years of Heer Waris Shah (Part 1)
The epic as written and rewritten for over two centuries
Nain Sukh’s Timeless Lahore
The novel Madho Lal Hussain: Lahore di Vel represents the best of what contemporary Punjabi literature has to offer
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
Writing our own stories
Casting a fresh look at the only anthology of female Punjabi fiction writers ever published in Pakistan
In the name of Heer
A worth reading anthology of female poets and a welcome addition to Punjabi Poetry