देश कागज पर बना नक्शा नहीं होता/ ਦੇਸ਼ ਕਾਗ਼ਜ਼ ਤੇ ਬਣਿਆ ਨਕਸ਼ਾ ਹੀ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੁੰਦਾ
A poem arguing a nation is more than a map on paper, that violence against any citizen wounds the whole country, and urging that murderers never be forgiven.
ਇਹ ਕਵਿਤਾ
Meena Kandasamy’s poem sarcastically lists accusations of blasphemy against it while confronting caste, patriarchy, and Hindutva fundamentalism, with a Punjabi translation.
tum bilkul ham jaise nikale
Fahmida Riaz’s poem tells India it has ‘turned out just like us,’ comparing rising Hindu majoritarianism to Pakistan’s own history of religious fundamentalism.
Why Sikhism fears Christian conversions !
An essay arguing that caste discrimination and economic neglect within Sikhism, not external threat, drive Dalit conversions to Christianity.