Punjabi Literature
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In popular imagery, Punjab royalty brings to mind the stalwart personality of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, the founder of the Sikh Empire, under whose patronage Punjabi identity and culture saw a renaissance. Forgotten in common culture are other equally important individuals, chief among them Maharaja…
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ਨੈਣਾ ਦੀ ਨਮੀ ਦਾ ਵੀ ਕੁਝ ਕ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਮਾ ਸੀ ਰਲੀਆ
ਸਾਡੇ ਰੰਗਲੇ ਸੱਜਣ ਦਾ ਸਤਰੰਗਾਹ ਸਿਵਾ ਬਲਯਾ
ਸੁਰਜੀਤ ਪਾਤਰ
(It was, perhaps, also the miracle of the tears in my eyes,
That lent the colour to our friend’s funeral pyre.)
—Surjit Patar, “Lali Baba,” in Lafzanapul, ed. Sukhwinder (2024).
Bhootwara — a…
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Jagtar Singh Grewal is a prominent historian of medieval and modern Indian history, especially the history of the Punjab and Sikhs. He has published over three scores of books—monographs, collections of articles, Persian sources and other edited works—and over a hundred research papers in the past…
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Jagtar Singh Grewal is a prominent historian of medieval and modern Indian history, especially the history of the Punjab and Sikhs. He has published over three scores of books—monographs, collections of articles, Persian sources and other edited works—and over a hundred research papers in the past…
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