LAHORE: Recollections about Faiz Ahmed Faiz’s literary genius and Punjabi Sufi poets were the highlight of third day’s activities at the international festival at the Alhamra Art Centre on Sunday. ‘A ...

Today, when English seems to have a stifling effect on Urdu’s rich literary culture, to create a piece of writing in Punjabi is like completely going against the tide. But Dr Azam Samore’s debut ...

This year’s edition celebrates poetry distinctively in four languages—Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi and English. This year also marks the addition of Punjabi poetry for the first time, starting with Waris Shah ...

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 ...

The 3rd International Punjabi Conference is scheduled to begin today (Friday) in Lahore. The conference features panel discussions on the Punjabi language, education, the environment and other issues ...

DEO (Elementary) Salwinder Singh Samra released a Punjabi book ‘Satrangi Lashkaare’ at Virsa Vihar today. Written by Baljit Kaur, the book is an anthology of 86 poems. She dedicated the anthology to ...

Abid, 37, aims to build a dictionary of Punjabi poetry Abid, a Punjabi whose grandparents lived on the outskirts of Patiala before Partition, recalls being stunned by the richness of these texts. Here ...

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 ...

Poetry written in Punjabi, Hindi, Urdu and English is featured in an exhibition in Craigieburn, Victoria, with the motive of taking the family violence prevention campaign down to the grassroots. The ...

Poetry book Asaan Dil Nu Murshad Jaan Laya in Punjabi by Abrar Nadeem starts with his couplet “Warehan Da Jagrata Ki Aei, Sahnu Puch Aklaapa Ki Aei” (Ask me about lying awake for years with ...