Profiling Muhammad Jawwad — a competent classical vocalist, philosopher and a short story writer on October 16, 2020I know Professor Muhammad Jawwad as a prolific classical singer. He used to carry out regular practice sessions with his teacher Ustad Parvez Paras from a young age. He used to perform regularly in classical music nights of All Pakistan Music Conference Festivals and perform classical Raags in Radio Pakistan’s monthly classical music programme ‘Aahang-e-Khusrovi’. […]
Anjum Qureshi desires for Punjabi to be a living language on October 12, 2020What inspires me is Anjum Qureshi’s resolve to contribute, through poetry, towards the acceptance, promotion, appreciation and existence of Punjabi as a living language. She devotes her creative talent in achieving these goals she has set for herself. Anjum Qureshi has a strong educational background. She passed her BA Examination from PECHS College, Karachi in […]
Lauding the services of Mudassar Bashir — a Punjabi writer, historian and editor on October 11, 2020Mudassar Bashir is a Pakistani writer with editorial background. He is Professional author for more than 30 years, and has experience in Magazine, Newspaper and Article writing. He is author and researcher of twelve books on Fiction, Poetry and History in Punjabi and Urdu Literature. He is an expert in the history of walledcity of […]
APMC since 1959 — does it still need NOC from Deputy Commissioner? on October 10, 2020“We promote art Music of the classical as well as the folk genre. It is the oldest and the largest organization of any art discipline in the country”. This is the statement given on APMC’s official website. I am witness to innumerable live concerts and music festivals organized by APMC on a regular basis. APMC […]
Jameel Ahmad Paul — a Punjabi writer, poet, journalist, translator and orator par excellence on September 29, 2020“Journalism was introduced by British when they brought Printing Press in India although it was Chinese who had first introduced Printing Press through wooden blocks in the world. In the subcontinent, British brought Printing Press in Bengal where the Bengalis started writing and printing stories and novels due to the availability of printing facilities. In […]
Khaqan Haider Ghazi – the prolific Punjabi poet and prose writer on 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 literature on 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 writer on 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 Daman on 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 language on 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 […]