Carrying the Bundle of Partition’s Pain from 1947
On 9 August, a deeply moving article by S. Gurpreet Singh Toor in Punjabi Tribune about…
Through Five Blood-Soaked Poems on the Partition of the Country
These five poems on the Partition of India remain lodged in my memory like spears. They…
The Melodious Brar Artists of Mallke
I once read that the in-laws of Punjab’s development-oriented Chief Minister, S. Partap Singh Kairon, belonged…
Muhinderdeep Grewal, the master of Punjabi Ghazal
Mahinderdeep Grewal is his pen name but in his official papers it is Gurdeep Singh Grewal.…
Sai Akhtar Lahori, the Poet Behind “Allah Mian Thalle Aa”
My first and only meeting with the saintly Punjabi poet Sai Akhtar Lahori took place at…
Bibi Nooran: The Forgotten Voice That Lit Punjab’s Folk Music with the Light of Her Soul
Punjab has produced countless singers whose voices have become part of everyday life, but only a…
The Silver Pitcher Remains Unforgettable: Remembering Inderjit Hasanpuri (Part 3)
For many years, Inderjit Hasanpuri served as the Vice President of the Punjabi Sahit Academy, Ludhiana,…
The Silver Pitcher That Never Left His Heart: Inderjit Hasanpuri’s Unforgettable Journey (Part 2)
The story of Inderjit Hasanpuri is much larger than that of a lyricist. He refused to…
The Silver Pitcher That Never Fades from Memory: The Extraordinary Journey of Inderjit Hasanpuri (Part 1)
Some moments divide life into two parts. One exists before the news arrives, while the other…
Beginning of Punjabi Poet Surjit Rampuri’s Birth Centenary Year Celebrations
The birth centenary year of renowned Punjabi poet Surjit Rampuri will formally commence on 12 June,…