Netflix series delves into the life of a police informer: Meet the Gurdaspur man behind CAT, a series on Punjab’s dark decade
From its creator to cast, language to locations— CAT has Punjab deeply embedded into it at every level. Currently trending as the No 1 TV show on OTT platform Netflix, CAT is an eight-episode series set in the 1990s insurgency-hit Punjab, on the many shades of the life of Gurnaam Singh, a young man who […]Read More
Fearing misuse, Punjab decides to go slow on anti-gangster act
The law, being mooted in the state for past over 12 years, ever since SAD-BJP government led by Parkash Singh Badal was in power in the Punjab, is being pushed by experts citing that “the-need-of-the-hour” is to have strict and special provisions while dealing with the cases of organised crime involving gangsters. The state government […]Read More
A look back at origins of Punjab HC, a debate sealed with a dog’s nationality
The first wing of the High Court comprising the court of the Chief Justice and eight other court rooms became operational on January 17, 1955. Written by Dr Balram K Gupta The High Court of Punjab came into existence in 1955. A year later, the PEPSU High Court got merged with Punjab High Court. My […]Read More
How Sarthak Aggarwal is fast proving to be bridge & ladder to success for home-grown brands
Sarthak Aggarwal’s biggest high has been Gunsberg, which catapulted his mother’s ginger ale recipe into a bestselling beverage, named after a small town on the Swiss-German border. A rendezvous with Sarthak Aggarwal is nothing short of a magical window to endless possibilities, innovation and ideas. Gunsberg, his brainchild, has elevated ginger ale’s status to a […]Read More
Sangrur: Simranjit Mann’s Victory Is a Blow Not Just to AAP But Also BJP’s Hindutva Agenda
Though the SAD (Amritsar) leader has earned a reputation as a Sikh hardliner, he has repeatedly accused the BJP and RSS of trying to marginalise all minority communities. There is much more to the victory of Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) chief Simranjit Singh Mann in the by-election for the Sangrur Lok Sabha seat in Punjab […]Read More
Punjab adds another chapter in its long tradition of peasant struggles
Despite split after split in organisations, state repression, agrarian crisis and a wave of suicides, struggle was one thing the farmers of Punjab never forgot in the past more than 100 years Last year, a young farmer leader at the Tikri border motivated the farmers saying “we have to continue the struggle so that we don’t forget […]Read More
Guru Nanak
“The Bounteous Lord heard the anguished cries (of humanity),and so, Guru Nanak, He sent to this world of woe.” – Bhai Gurdas Ji Guru Nanak Dev Ji (Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰੂ ਨਾਨਕ), the founder and first Guru of Sikhism, was born in the year 1469, in the village Talwandi which is located in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent. The village, now known as Nankana Sahib, […]Read More
