The roots of Punjabi language are found in the 7th century as it is considered the degenerated form of Prakrit language (the language that was used by the Aryas during the 3rd BC to 8th A D) and ...

Pakistan Academy of Letters (PAL) Chairperson Dr Yousuf Khushk has said Punjabi poetry is rich in national spirit and solidarity even after the establishment of Pakistan. He was delivering a keynote ...

CHIEFLY known as one of the foremost Sufi saints of the Chishtiya order of mystics, Hazrat Baba Fareeduddin Masood Ganjshakar was a poet, too, and he wrote poetry in Urdu, Persian and Punjabi. Some ...

I remember meeting poet and writer Ahmad Rahi sitting on a chair in a shop on Montgomery Road, Lahore many years ago. Probably because that area used to be hub of film line peoples’ offices ...

The Tribune, now published from Chandigarh, started publication on February 2, 1881, in Lahore (now in Pakistan). It was started by Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, a public-spirited philanthropist, and is ...

A unique poetry show where published, established poets will share stage with upcoming, online poets will be held at Punjabi Bhawan on Friday. Over 100 poets who write poetry in Punjabi from the ...

THIS Persian couplet, written by Empress Noor Jahan (1577-1645), can roughly be translated as: I have bought Lahore with my life, I have given life and bought another paradise. Little did she know ...

LAHORE: “Most people believe that Punjabi poetry is on the decline. This is not true,” Saeed Bhutta, a Punjabi writer, said on Friday. “Good poets are still read. Mazhar Tirmizi’s name is high on the ...

Punjabi singer Sunanda Sharma is known not only for her songs but also for her musical poetry recitation. The singer is often seen reciting a few lines of famous poems, which simply leaves everyone in ...

The Tribune, now published from Chandigarh, started publication on February 2, 1881, in Lahore (now in Pakistan). It was started by Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, a public-spirited philanthropist, and is ...