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A night in the life of a mostly boastful chaacha turns into a nightmare. Award winning Punjabi author Gurdial Singh wrote this hilarious story for children. Listen to the story to know how ! Enjoyed the narration? Please subscribe and share this podcast with family and friends. I would appreciate if you could submit a review and a rating here. - Manpreet Sahota To give feedback, write to us at pod...

Pooran was born to Queen Ichhira, the first wife of king Raja Sálván. Upon the suggestion of the astrologers, Pooran was sent away from the King for the first 12 years of his life. It was said that King could not see the face of his son. While Pooran was away, the King married a young girl named Loona, who came from a low caste family. After 12 years of isolation, Pooran returned to the royal pala...

The short story "Murde di Taaqat" (The Corpse's Power) is reflective of the changing circumstances around temporary camps and rehabilitation centres around newly minted borders of India and Pakistan in the months post-partition of 1947. A corpse comes floating in a canal, and defines the mutual relationship between the two kinds of security forces deployed in a refugee camp. Enjoyed the narration?...

"Haar di Jitt" ("Victory in Defeat") is the story of a monk who loses his own horse to ensure that people's world view of good Samaritans does not get tainted. Sudarshan (1895-1967) born in Sialkot was a Punjabi who wrote in Hindi. He also made his mark in Hindi film industry. Enjoyed the narration? Please subscribe and share this podcast with family and friends. I would ap...

The poem "Desh Pyar" (Love of/for Homeland; Patriotism) is about an Afghan man's interaction with the warrior Khalsa Hari Singh Nalwa. This poem by Sahitya Akademi winner poet Prof Mohan Singh is said to be inspired by/grafted from a legend used by RL Stevenson in his Scottish poem "Heather Ale." Enjoyed the recitation of this poem? 1) Leave a comment to let me know what ot...

Crisis brings out the best and the worst from within. A motley group of people is stuck on a soon-to-be-flooded piece of land. What happens when they all board a boat? Find out in the story and its surprising end. Saleem Khan Gimmi (1932-2010) was a broadcaster, a journalist and a fine writer of fiction. Enjoyed the narration? Please subscribe and share this podcast with family and friends. I woul...

O. Henry's stories frequently have surprise endings. In his day he was called the American answer to Guy de Maupassant. While both authors wrote plot twist endings, O. Henry's stories were considerably more playful, and are also known for their witty narration. "Witches' Loaves" is also one such story. Most of O. Henry's stories are set in his own time, the early 20th cen...

We have four photographs of Bhagat Singh out of which the one with the hat has evoked the maximum personal and collective emotion. Amarjit Chandan unpacks the history and reception of this image. Amarjit Chandan (b. 1946) is an eminent Punjabi writer, editor, translator and activist living in the UK. He has 8 collections of poetry and 5 collections of essays in Punjabi to his credit. His work is k...

Does the need for intimacy end as couples age? What happens when the woman in this short story 'Roti' stops expressing and allowing her husband to express his love and desire? Into this very sensitive and feel-good story of an ordinary couple, Sahitya Akademi Award (2020) winner and master story-teller Gurdev Rupana weaves a problem and its solution. Enjoyed the narration? Please subscribe...

A man gifts a log of wood to his wife, and she sings lullabies to it and takes care of it as of a child. The log of wood transforms magically into a little boy, Pilipka, who grows up to be brave and adventurous. He comes to love fishing so much so that he spends all his days fishing and netting a good catch. How the little Pilipka, with his presence of mind, escapes from the clutches of the witch...

"Khabbal" (Grass) is Kulwant Singh Virk's iconic short story culled out from his experiences as a liaison officer in charge of refugee-rehabilitation post-partition. Based on a true interaction with a woman kidnapped during the mayhem of 1947 migrations, the story is a reflection of the resilience of those suffering a displacement that was none of their own making. Enjoyed the narration? Please su...

"Chattu" (The Wooden Grinder) is a partition story of a family's leaving home, finding footing, and putting down roots in an unfamiliar land. The humble Chattu remains their companion through and through until... Listen on to follow the trajectory of the family which is fairly representative of the settlement of almost all families forced to leave home and find sanctuary among strang...

Surjit Singh Virdi's short story "Sapp'an Wali Raat" (Night of the Serpents) leads the reader on to a precipice and then leaves them hanging - did Taari, or didn't he? What were, after all, the dimensions of the tension/s between Paal and Taari? The story is unlike any other in Punjabi Literature in terms of lyrical quality and imagery. Surjit Virdi was born in village Shankar, Nakodar in 1935, an...

'Gadariya' (1955) is a multi-themed masterpiece about the inclusive Tehzeeb of undivided Punjab, of complete devotion to curiosity, to learning and to the teacher, and the pain of Partition. Its young, and teenaged narrator brings out the innocence and simplicity of DauJi, the protagonist. DauJi is the ideal teacher who lit himself from the light of his own murshid to pass on the thirst of...

A story of faith, of supreme sacrifice, of selflessness told from a child narrator's point-of-view. "Karamaat" (The Miracle ) happens to be among Duggal’s finest works and is often counted among one of the top ten Punjabi short stories. A prolific writer, Kartar Singh Duggal wrote in almost every genre of literature including poetry, drama, short story and novel. He penned 24 collect...

What happens when a Punjabi tourist gets mugged in the dark streets of Grenada? Listen on to know ! Sukirat’s story "Uh, te Uh" (He, and He) – is a reflection on the loss of self and identity in the process of migration. Sukirat Singh Anand (better known as Sukirat) is a short story writer, journalist and translator. He was born in 1956 in an illustrious literary and political family of...

Two sisters could not be more unlike than - Haldi Bai and Sundh. They both go to their nanka-village. What happens on the way to and from the nanka-pind? Find out after listening to this Rajasthani folktale. Vijaydaan Detha (1926-2013) was a Sahitya Akademi Award winner. He was also the recipient of the Padma Shri. Known as Bijji, Detha has more than 800 short stories to his credit, which have bee...

A lower-middle class father is unable to treat his 5-year old son to a simple Kulfi - the traditional Indian ice-cream. What happens when the kid takes things in his own hand? Listen to find out. Principal Sujan Singh (b 1909, Dera Baba Nanak – d 1993, Amritsar) Short Fictioner, Teacher Sujan Singh spent his early childhood in Calcutta. He did his BA from Khalsa College in Amritsar. He did his Gia...

"Shaheed" (Martyrs) is supposed to be based on true oral history oft repeated across villages in India and the then newly made Pakistan. Religion based killings were the norm of the day, and centuries-old brotherhood was forgotten quickly. This short story revolves around the Sikh-Muslim equation in 1947. The short story is set in Hoshiarpur District of Eastern Punjab. Gulzar Singh Sandh...

"Bedian" (Shackles) is the story of a maverick thief who would steal big game just for the fun of it. He who would escape undetected with his moolah suddenly found himself bound and shackled. Who got the big catch? Listen to this short story to find out. Muhammad Afzal Ahsan Randhawa ( محمد افضل احسن رندھاوا‎, 1 September 1937 – 18 September 2017) was a Pakistani Punjabi language writer,...

"Baaghi Di Dhee" (Daughter of the Rebel), a tale of a rebel couple that was arrested during India's freedom struggle, following which their ailing daughter was left behind, is considered a classic. (The Tribune) Giani Gurmukh Singh Musafir (15 January 1899 – 18 January 1976) was an Indian politician and Punjabi language writer. He was the Chief Minister of Punjab from 1 November 1966...

‘Katal/Qatal’ is narrated by the son of an artisan who is on his death-bed. The story captures complex spousal, parental and familial connections. Jinder ends the story inconclusively leaving the narrator as well as the reader/listener guessing whether the man died of natural causes or of strangling by the wife he cheated on all his life. This short story is considered among his masterpieces. An e...

The threads of this hand-knitted "Sweater" start with love, take the narrator places, and finally culminate in a hierarchy of needs. Nostalgia woven in the strands of the sweater keeps giving warmth. This story by Zubair Ahmad remains one of the most well known, and most loved short stories from West Punjab. Zubair Ahmad (b. 1958), Short story writer, poet, critic grew up in an old neigh...

Writer Amarjit Chandan dives deep into 1947 trauma held strongly but unaddressed in the collective psyche of Punjabis on both sides of the Indo-Pak border. He exhorts leaders, politicians and well-wishers of the community to come forward and lead to the path of apologizing for the past mistakes of violence and find forgiveness as well as reconciliation. On my YouTube, you can see the featured pict...

"Manjje di Baahi" (Side of the Cot) paints the picture of a small landholding family where a woman decides to make 'arrangement' with her brother-in-law to dissuade him from getting married. What is the logic behind her decision and action? Listen to the short story to find out. Ajmer Singh Aulakh (19 August 1942 – 15 June 2017) was a renowned Punjabi playwright from Mansa district, Punjab. He was...