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"Baqi Sab Sukh-Saand Hai" (Rest All is Fine Here) is a reflection of the equanimity of Punjabi village mind in the wake of tragedy. Mohan Bhandari (1937–2015) was a respected Punjabi short story writer known for his minimalist style and grounded realism. A schoolteacher by profession, he wrote about rural life, human relationships, and social tensions without ornamentation. His notable w...

'Ah Koi Maslah?' (It does not matter) is a short story involving a student, her professor, and professor's house-help as well as a cat and a kitten who all are dealing with their own issues incomprehensible to the others. Amber Hosseini weaves these four problems in her plot. About the author: Amber Hosseini is a recent but established signature in Punjabi literature being produced fro...

Kadaka Singh is a Nihang Singh who does an unexpected act for a young girl in a Punjab village. Listen to this witty and clever turn the story takes. About the author: Balwant Gargi (December 4, 1916 – April 22, 2003) was a pioneering Punjabi playwright, novelist, and theatre director who played a central role in modernizing Punjabi drama. Born in Sehna, Barnala district (Punjab), he completed his...

Rann, Talwar Te Ghoda (Woman, Sword and Horse) is a story revolving around crime of passion. Discover what happens the night Makhan completes his jail term and returns home. Muhammad Afzal Ahsan Randhawa ( محمد افضل احسن رندھاوا, 1 September 1937 – 18 September 2017) was a Pakistani Punjabi language writer, poet, translator, playwright and a politician. He authored several short stories and novels...

Kaanhi (The Pall Bearers) is the story of 1980s East Punjab when death, bullets and terrorism ruled the day and night. About the author: Prem Parkash (7 April 1932 – 30 March 2025) was an Indian writer from Punjab, regarded as one of the major short story writers in post-1947 East Punjabi literature. Also known as Prem Parkash Khannvi, he was born in Nawanshahar and worked as a farmer, teacher, ed...

Koi Ik Svaar (That One rider) is the story of a day inthe life of Baaru, the tonga driver. The arrival of trains and buses destroys the livelihood of the likes of Baaru and Kundan who end up clashing with each other, not realising that they both are victims of mechanization of modes of transport. About the author: Santokh Singh Dhir (1920–2010) was a distinguished Punjabishort-story writer, poet a...

In Mohan Rakesh’s Malbe da Maalk (The Owner of Rubble) Ghani visits Amritsar and finds his home destroyed in the riots. Unaware that Rakha Pehalwan murdered his son Chiragdeen and his family, Ghani warmly asks why he failed to save them. Rakha remains silent. Ghani returns permanently to Pakistan, leaving Rakha tormented by guilt. About the Author Mohan Rakesh (8 January 1925–3 December 1972), bor...

Chahhvhian di Rutt (The Days of Battle-Axes) is an insight into the mind of a blacksmith doomed to carve battle-axes, spears and other weapons to be used during the violence unleashed during Partition of 1947. The story touches upon how ordinary men were complicit in the killing and rapes during a lawless mass-movement of people. About the Author: Mohinder Singh Sarna (1923-2001) moved to Delhi fr...

"Sheesha" (The Mirror) is sequel to " Hawa" (The Wind) . Both stories are woven around one of the many incidents that took place during the partition and riots of 1947. Gurdev Singh Rupana (13 April 1936 – 5 December 2021) was a distinguished Punjabi author best known for his evocative short stories that capture the lives of ordinary people. A postgraduate in Punjabi literature and PhD scholar fro...

"Raavi Paar" - Across the river Raavi - is a short story steeped in partition trauma in which a father has to make a quick decision while crossing the border. Gulzar—born Sampooran Singh Kalra in 1934 in Dina, District Jhelum, now in Pakistan—is one of India’s foremost cultural icons. After spending his school years in Delhi, he moved to Bombay, where his poetic voice flourished through...

Pakistan Hamara Hai (Pakistan is Ours) is a poignant story of a Hindu woman who has made peace with her new abode which was India till yesterday and is now Pakistan. Unaware of the political upheaval, she has converted, and has married a Muslim. Her life is shaken when the 'abducted' women are recovered and brought 'home'. A prolific writer, Kartar Singh Duggal wrote in almost ever...

Mrs Chaudhary, a lecturer in a college remains aloof and keeps to her work, but many of her colleagues seek to make her join their cliques. What happens when they discover a 'secret' about her? Listen to the story to find out. About the author:Ajeet Cour is an eminent Punjabi fiction writer, memoirist and cultural activist. Born in Lahore in 1934, she moved to Delhi with her family followi...

'Barf di Bulbul' (The Ice Nightingale) is the story of a successful doctor. After a lifetime spent healing others and sacrificing himself for his family, Dr. Manjinder Singh Khela is left exhausted and deeply lonely. When Savi enters his life, she brings unexpected warmth and companionship—but her presence also threatens the interests of those closest to him. Barf Di Bulbul is an unsettlin...

'Jalawatan' (Exile) is the story of two lovers each of whom are processing their relationship within their own silence, and choices made long ago. When they meet again after twenty-five years, buried emotions return—raising a haunting question: Who was truly forced into exile, and who spent a lifetime hiding from her own truth? Sukirat Singh Anand (better known as Sukirat) is a short story...

'Dog Farm' is the story of attachment, guilt and parental love and loss. Through Kukku, the family dog, and Gulab, the son, Balwant Pharwali draws a powerful parallel between losing a beloved pet to a misunderstanding, and losing a child toemigration. The "dog farm" becomes both a literal place and a symbol of irreversible separation. The story ultimately suggests that relationsh...

Hazaar Meel Lammi Baanh (The Thousand Mile Arm) is a unique experiment in Punjabi short story writing where the author juxtaposes two widely diverse societies and geographies to interconnect humanity. Kishan Singh, the cart maker and Robert Oppenheimer, the atomic scientist are placed on two ends of the same spectrum on which the newly made bullock cart makes its journey. Ajmer Rode (b 1940 - Rode...

This memoir is Jaswant Deed's encounter with external and internal experiences of 'Chowkidaara' or Watchmanship. Listen to discover who is Hope Caur and why this piece is titled as a wake up call. Jaswant Deed ( born 11 March 1954, Shahkot, Jalandhar) is a Punjabi writer with nine books in poetry, three in prose, one book of short stories, and multiple translations to his credit. His t...

Angg-Sangg (Here and Around) is the story of the falling from grace of a recently deceased father when the family finds he has left them in dire straits. Waryam Singh Sandhu (born 1945) is a prolific author of short stories as well as historical prose in our times. His 9 short story collections paint a variety of life in the rural as well as urban Punjab. Sandhu's critical and historical work...

Epilogue to the Travelogue was written a few years after his return. He describes a unique Juloos taken out in Bombay and relates it to his travelogue. Mera Pakistani Safarnama (My Pakistani Travelogue) is a Punjabi travelogue by Balraj Sahni, based on his 1962 visit to Pakistan, more than a decade after Partition. Written in Punjabi and first serialised in 'Preet Lari' magazine in the ear...

Chapter 15 - The travel ends, but the yearning does not. Balraj Sahni takes the train back to Wagah border and brings back nostalgia, love and questions that his conscience poses to him. Mera Pakistani Safarnama (My Pakistani Travelogue) is a Punjabi travelogue by Balraj Sahni, based on his 1962 visit to Pakistan, more than a decade after Partition. Written in Punjabi and first serialised in '...

In Chapter 14 - Sahni returns to Lahore to Dr Nazir's hospitality. He attends a reception hosted by fellow artists and filmmakers which gives him hope and inspiration. Mera Pakistani Safarnama (My Pakistani Travelogue) is a Punjabi travelogue by Balraj Sahni, based on his 1962 visit to Pakistan, more than a decade after Partition. Written in Punjabi and first serialised in 'Preet Lari'...

Chapter 13 - While in Pindi, Sahni recalls the fortitude of a Pothohari Hindu woman whose son has converted to Islam. It is time for him to now part with his funny friend Khurshid. Mera Pakistani Safarnama (My Pakistani Travelogue) is a Punjabi travelogue by Balraj Sahni, based on his 1962 visit to Pakistan, more than a decade after Partition. Written in Punjabi and first serialised in 'Preet...

Chapter 12 - Balraj Sahni meets his old friend Khurshid who regales him with his Pothohari Punjabi that Sahni has been longing to hear all through his trip. He also feels relatively easier now that he is not requird to go again and again to police stations to register himself. Mera Pakistani Safarnama (My Pakistani Travelogue) is a Punjabi travelogue by Balraj Sahni, based on his 1962 visit to Pak...

Sahni recounts the train journey from Sargodha to Rawalpindi - right to the Pindi train station. On the way, he recalls his very first train journey, he thinks of various stations while crossing them, and ultimately with an aching heart - he enters Pindi - like an outsider coming home. Mera Pakistani Safarnama (My Pakistani Travelogue) is a Punjabi travelogue by Balraj Sahni, based on his 1962 vis...

Chapter 10 - Sahni goes inside the house that he had identified as his own in Chapter 9 and recognizes every nook and corner of the place. He comes away with mixed emotions of satisfaction and nostalgia. Mera Pakistani Safarnama (My Pakistani Travelogue) is a Punjabi travelogue by Balraj Sahni, based on his 1962 visit to Pakistan, more than a decade after Partition. Written in Punjabi and first se...