Khaqan Haider Ghazi – the prolific Punjabi poet and prose writeron September 22, 2020Khaqan Haider Ghazi is an amiable personality. He has a well-built structure with reasonable height but when he talks, sweetness and cultured tone is exhibited. That is exactly what happens when he conducted his LIVE Radio Shows ‘Naina Dei Aakhe Lage’, ‘Mitraan Laai Bahaar’ as anchor on FM99, FM103 and FM95 Punjab Rang channels during […]
Dr Manzur Ejaz — poet, writer, columnist and playwright of Punjabi and literatureon September 13, 2020It has been more than three decades that Punjabi language supporters gather together outside Press Club, Shimla Pahari, Lahore on ‘Maaan Boli Dehar’ every year and walk to the Assembly Chambers in a rally in support of Punjabi language to be adopted in schools from primary level. Despite court orders, no legislation work has been […]
Crediting Khalid Farhad Dhariwal — a renowned short story writeron August 17, 2020Khalid Farhad Dhariwal is a renowned Punjabi Short Story writer from Pasroor, Sialkot, Pakistan. He has two short story books on his credit. He is also known as Khalid Farhad Sialkoti in literary circles. Born on July 10, 1978 in a family who did Agriculture on their lands, he kept his interest in studies alive […]
Reminiscing past glory from Chiragh Din to Ustad Damanon August 16, 2020Though Sachal Studios, Lahore continued carrying out quality music recordings, another dimension in which it exceled was printing of books on chosen themes. Unfortunately, this excellent set up is disbanded now due to exit of its director Mushtaq Soofi and ailment of Izzat Majeed, the owner. The latest news is that it is on sale […]
Karamat Mughal — the Punjabi writer who compiled and edited syllabus of Punjabi languageon August 14, 2020Karamat Mughal is in different fields such as fiction, criticism and teaching. He is also an editor, translator, transcribe, column writer, feature writer etc. It is because in Punjabi there is need of writing in every field. He is an activist struggling for introducing Punjabi at primary education level. In FC College, Lahore Karamat Mughal […]
Remembering Masud Bhagwan — Masud Hari — Masud Khaddarposhon August 10, 2020Muhammad Masud was born in Lahore on June 25, 1916 in Gumti Bazar, Inside City. His ancestors belonged to Qandhar, Afghanistan. Masud’s mother was Syeda Gul Begum from Kangra. He was the son of Dr. Ghulam Jilani, a renowned Hakeem and the personal physician to the Shah of Iran. Masud’s father was appointed ambassador by […]
Mushtaq Butt — the unsung hero of Punjabi languageon July 29, 2020Mushtaq Ahmad, known as Mushtaq Butt in literary circles was one unsung hero who worked for the promotion of Punjabi language in 1970s. He was born in Lahore in Mochi Gate on December 07, 1925 in a middle class family. His father’s name was Ghulam Qadir Butt. He obtained LLB degree from the University of […]
Takhleeq — June 2020 keeps up to its traditionson July 17, 2020The editor of Monthly Takhleeq was late Azhar Javed, a popular writer and poet from 1969 to 2012 followed by his son Sonaan to-date. Despite restrictions placed by COVID 19 lockdown and other incidences taking place in the country highlighted in the editorial, June 2020 issue of this magazine has been published, keeping up to […]
‘Nain Sukh allures with his non-linear narrative and the possibility of time travels’on July 9, 2020Nain Sukh is the pen name of Khalid Mahmood, who is Advocate High Court by profession and a prolific Punjabi poet and writer by passion. He is from rural background, born in Sargodha, settled in Lahore for past three decades. On June 4, 2017 he spoke to Iqbal Haider Butt and said that he has […]
Bolte Auraq — Part 1 opens up many concepts; social, political, philosophicalon June 24, 2020Dialogue, interviews, sketches, meetings etc are means of not only taking the best out of a creative person but also go into depth of some burning issues for us to learn from the ensuing wisdom. That is what Tanzeela Arooj has accomplished by compiling and editing interviews, dialogues, meetings, encompassing the creativity of an intellectual […]