Hope of cure lures people to churches
While Punjabis, especially Sikhs, had reined in local deras where self-styled godmen “cured diseases” and helped people in many ways such as getting a better job and spouse, in the last decade, a void was created after the deras were shut. It paved the way for independent churches to “flourish”. However, with the rising economic […]Read More
This Karnataka Professor Is On A Mission To Promote Punjabi
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann last November called for a mass movement for putting up signboards prominently in Punjabi along with other languages as a mark of respect to the mother tongue. A 47-year-old professor has been going around Punjab and exhorting shopkeepers and business owners to put up signboards in Punjabi language. The man […]Read More
Libraries on wheels: How Punjab’s Hoshiarpur is taking a giant step forward, book by book
In Hoshiarpur, a green district of Punjab otherwise known for its natural beauty and serenity, two mobile libraries launched amid pandemic to keep residents occupied during lockdown and inculcate reading habit, have now become a regular feature. Barring a few exceptions, the concept of taking books to every nook and corner of a city or […]Read More
Vijay Diwas: A recap of the 1971 Indo-Pak War, which helped birth Bangladesh
The Indo-Pak War of 1971, which was short and intense, was fought on both the Eastern and Western fronts over 13 days. A look at what led to it, and how India played its part in the liberation of Bangladesh. Vijay Diwas or Victory Day is commemorated on December 16, marking the end of the […]Read More
When Lata Mangeshkar and Noor Jehan broke down as they met in the no man’s land between India-Pakistan
Lata Mangeshkar and Noor Jehan shared a warm friendship with each other even though they lived miles apart. Late singer Lata Mangeshkar, who passed away earlier this year, shared a warm friendship with Pakistani singer Noor Jehan. So much so that the two singers would chat on the phone for hours whenever they got a chance. On […]Read More
Holy city of Amritsar offers a range of articles of Sikh faith
These include swords, palkis, decorative goods and cloths; a large collection of such material attracts visitors from around the world Being the axis of Sikhism, the holy city of Amritsar offers a range of religious material including swords, palkis, decorative goods and cloths around the Golden Temple complex. A large collection of such material attracts […]Read More
‘An unforgettable tour of Sikh history’: After decade-long wait, Saka Chamkaur theme park set for inauguration
Punjab tourism officials say that even as the project was conceptualised during first tenure of Capt Amarinder Singh as Punjab CM and its foundation stone laid in 2006, it was eventually abandoned midway. ELEVEN EXQUISITE galleries spread across 14 acres, each displaying a glorious chapter of Sikh history with carefully drafted script and lyrics dedicated […]Read More
Are urban villages contested territories of the city?
The reorganisation of the state of Punjab in 1966 witnessed the second edge – and the periphery of the state of Punjab was trifurcated between Punjab, Haryana, and UT Chandigarh. The creation of cities is a phenomenon associated with the creation of boundaries and edges. It has emerged from several edges, the first being the […]Read More
What War Does to Work, What Work Does to War
Radhika Singha’s ‘The Coolie’s Great War: Indian Labour in a Global Conflict’ offers a radical conceptualisation of the history of war as the history of work, where the industrial-military complex and its systems are peopled and humanised. Today, November 11, is Armistice Day. It marks the armistice signed between the Allies of World War I […]Read More
Exhibition on 1984 anti-Sikh riots organised at GNDU
Put up on GNDU campus & a large number of students, scholars came to see the exhibition Student organisation ‘Sath’ organised a photo exhibition based on documents, photographs and literature on 1984 anti-Sikh riots. The exhibition was put up at Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU) campus and a large number of students, scholars came to […]Read More
