ਬੇਚੈਨੀ ਤੇ ਅਚੰਭੇ ਤੋਂ ਪਾਰ
An essay on cinema, narrative, and time, exploring restlessness and wonder in storytelling with reference to filmmaker Gurvinder Singh.
The Bullet Marks
A poem commemorating the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, honoring the bullet-scarred walls as enduring testimony to sacrifice and resilience.
One Day/ ਇੱਕ ਦਿਨ
Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula’s final note, reproduced as a poem, foretelling how he will one day be understood and remembered after his death.
Fidel / ਫ਼ੀਦੇਲ
Eduardo Galeano’s tribute to Fidel Castro, weighing his critics' charges against his legacy of revolution and resistance to the United States.
Tomorrow someone will arrest you/ ਕੱਲ੍ਹ ਨੂੰ ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਕੋਈ ਗ੍ਰਿਫਤਾਰ ਕਰ ਲਵੇਗਾ
A Meena Kandasamy poem, translated into Punjabi, depicting the escalating tactics states use to arrest, brand, and silence dissenters.
ਮਕਬੂਲ ਫਿਦਾ ਹੁਸੈਨ / Maqbool Fida Hussain
A poem celebrating painter M.F. Hussain’s life and art, and the borderless, timeless freedom of colors.
the art of being empty / ਸੱਖਣੇ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਕਲਾ
A Rupi Kaur poem, translated into Punjabi, about a daughter taught by her family to see herself as invisible and worthless.
ਇਹ ਕਵਿਤਾ
Meena Kandasamy’s poem sarcastically lists accusations of blasphemy against it while confronting caste, patriarchy, and Hindutva fundamentalism, with a Punjabi translation.
ਫਸਾਦ / Riots
A poem on the numbing, repetitive cycle of communal riots in India and society’s fading emotional response to them.
ਤੂੰ ਨਹੀਂ ਆਇਆ
A poem by Amrita Pritam about longing and unfulfilled waiting for a lover who never arrives, even as spring blossoms all around.
kujh unj vi rahwan aukhiaN san
Munir Niazi’s poem, given with two English translations, reflects on a hard, sorrowful life journey among harsh people and a lingering wish for death.
ਕਲਾਮ ਨੂੰ/ to the poem
A poem addressing poetry itself, questioning what it means to be human amid hypocritical idol worship and fleeting devotion.
ਬੁਰਕੀ / bait
A poem on how the powerful use flattery and small favors, rather than force, to tame their enemies, and on resisting being bought.
ਅਸਮਾਨ ਤੇ ਧੁੱਪ / the sky and sunshine
A poem in dialogue between the sky and sunshine about the longing of separation and the joy of reunion.
Parchanve featured in Hindustan Times
News that the Punjabi blog ‘Shabdan De Parchanve’ was featured in a Hindustan Times article on regional-language blogging.
ਉੱਕ ਗਿਆ ਸੁਪਨਾ/ A Dream Deferred
A Punjabi translation of Langston Hughes' poem asking what becomes of a dream that is deferred.
ਦੋ ਮੁਟਿਆਰਾਂ ਇੱਕ ਸਫਰ
A conversational poem between two young Punjabi women on a shared journey, contrasting emigration and career ambitions with independence in marriage and life choices.
Brilliante Award
The author announces receiving the Brilliante blog award and passes it on to five favorite Punjabi-language and culture blogs.
Kujh Palan Dee Saanjh/ਕੁਝ ਪਲਾਂ ਦੀ ਸਾਂਝ
A poem reflecting on how a brief romantic bond was reduced to a fleeting acquaintance because of caste differences.
ਕਾਕੂ ਤੇ ਕਾਟੋ/kaakoo te kaato
A nostalgic poem recalling a simple village shepherd boy, Kaku, whose innocent world was later lost to modernization.
ਜਿੰਦਗੀ ਕਦੇ ਹਾਰ ਨਹੀਂ ਮੰਨਦੀ/jindagi kade haar nahin manndee
A translated anonymous Vietnamese poem about life’s resilience in rebuilding after the destruction of war.
ਤੇਰਾ ਸੁਪਨਾ ਕੀ ਏ ?-tera supna kee e ?
A poem about an unspoken dream tied to a lost love, and the lingering question of what one’s true dream is.
ਕੁਝ ਤਾਂ ਸੀ/ Kujh Taan See
A poem about two people who drifted apart in life but who still carry a lingering, unspoken memory of what once was between them.
ਮਨੁੱਖ,ਖੁਸ਼ੀ ਤੇ ਆਜ਼ਾਦੀ / manukh,khushi te azadi
A poem exploring how humanity’s pursuit of love, wealth, and fame ends up costing it true freedom and happiness.
ਨਾਨਕ /Naanak - ਜਸਵੰਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਜ਼ਫਰ
A poem by Jaswant Singh Zafar contrasting the raw, radical true image of Guru Nanak with the sanitized portrait society prefers to worship.
ਿਰਸ਼ਤਾ ਅੈ ਗੂਹੜਾ
A short poem comparing the deep bond of human life to a twinkling star, encompassing joy, sorrow, and eventual loss.
Ih Saal Navan…. Naviaan khusiaan lai ke aavega,…
A New Year poem questioning whether the coming year will truly bring change, addressing poverty, corruption, and women’s rights in India.
Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi ! Hazaaron Khwaishen ais…
A post quoting a Ghalib ghazal and reviewing the Hindi film ‘Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi’ about 1970s Indian politics, the Naxalite movement, and the Emergency.
Religious India ! A recent Times News Survey has …
Commentary questioning why India, despite being highly religious, has seen religion linked to communal riots, partition violence, and war.