ਭਗਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਦੀ ਕਮੀਜ਼ ਤੇ ਚੰਬੇਲੀ ਦੀ ਕਲੀ
Poem by Amarjit Chandan
Wat Na Dunia Aawan
A Shah Hussain poem on the impermanence of youth and worldly life, meditating on transience and eventual dissolution into nature.
Joban Dhan Thagg Hai
A Shah Hussain poem warning that youth, beauty, and wealth are deceptive and fleeting, urging recognition of God over pride.
Jahan Dekho Tahan Kapat Hai
A Shah Hussain poem lamenting the deceit and treachery found everywhere in the world and urging withdrawal from it.
Albeli Kion Katte
A Shah Hussain poem about a woman so consumed by love that she neglects her spinning and daily duties.
Chande Hazaar Aalam
A Shah Hussain poem using the image of a shepherdess in the mountains to reflect on deeds, faith, and seeking divine grace.
Kaun Kise Naal Russe
A Shah Hussain poem reflecting on life’s brevity and death’s inevitability, asking who has time to hold grudges.
Jeevain Taan Darda Raho vo
A Shah Hussain poem warning that true love demands fear, sacrifice, and endurance, and should not be entered into lightly.
Dua Faqiran Di Aiha
A Shah Hussain poem contrasting the eternal love of mendicants with worldly vanity, youth, and beauty that fade with mortality.
Kai Bagh Di Mooli Husaina
A Sufi poem by Shah Hussain questioning self-importance and pride, comparing the self to a humble weed and invoking Mansoor’s martyrdom for divine love.
Rahiye Naal Sajjan De Rahiye
A Shah Hussain poem on steadfast devotion, vowing to endure blame and suffering in silence, dying to the self while staying with the beloved.
Thohdi Reh Gayi Raatri
A Shah Hussain poem warning that life’s night is nearly spent, urging the soul to wake and remember God before death takes it unaware.
Jis Nagri Thakur Jas Naahi
A Shah Hussain poem declaring that a town without praise of the divine master is as debased as a den of stray dogs, condemning vain worldliness.
Asin Burian Ve Loka
A Shah Hussain poem in Heer’s voice, defending women branded ‘bad’ by society for the sharp, sword-like pain of separation from their beloved.
Mere Sahiba Main Teri Ho Mukki Aan
A Shah Hussain devotional poem of total surrender, in which the devotee declares complete, humble belonging to the divine master.
Bhun De Fakiran De Daane
A Shah Hussain poem chiding a woman for grudgingly roasting grain for humble faqirs while readily serving others.
Jeti Jeti Dunia Teri Ram Ji
A Shah Hussain poem in the voice of a wandering mendicant asking God for worldly intoxicants alongside spiritual knowledge and grace.
Says Hussain
Moderator for poetry reading group
AsaN Talab Sayeen De Naam Di
A Shah Hussain poem contrasting worldly cravings like theft, drugs, lust, and power with the poet’s sole craving for the beloved’s name.
Maye ni main keehnu aakhan
A Shah Hussain poem lamenting the pain of separation from the beloved and wondering to whom that grief can even be told.
Jhumai Jhum khel lai manjh vehde
A Shah Hussain poem picturing the body as a courtyard with rivers, doors, and a bed, symbolizing the soul’s intimate union with the divine.
Mitran Di Mijmani Khatar
A Shah Hussain poem about sacrificing one’s heart and enduring suffering out of devoted love for a friend or the divine beloved.
Main Bhi Jhok Ranjhan Di Jaana
A Punjabi Sufi kafi in the voice of Heer, longing to journey alone to Ranjha despite dangers, expressing the pain of separation.
Kafi - Najam Hussain Syed
A Najm Hussain Syed poem reflecting on the interconnected breath of life shared between beings and the earth.
Charkha Mera Ranglarha Rang Laal
A Shah Hussain poem using the imagery of a colourful spinning wheel to express longing, isolation, and devotion to the divine beloved.
Varan Bhai Gurdas: Vaar 22
A verse from Bhai Gurdas’s Vaar 22 using nature metaphors to describe the soul’s union with the divine Guru.
Keeti HaaN Ishq Ateran
A Shah Hussain poem describing how love overwhelms the spinner, leaving her unable to work and consumed by the pain of separation.
Uth hun dhol mana
A Shah Hussain poem urging the soul to reconcile with the divine beloved before regretting the fleeting nature of youth, beauty, and wealth.
Kabir Ji Bhairon Di War (Ai Dhan Mere Har Kay Naon)
A Kabir hymn declaring devotion to God’s name as one’s only true wealth, crop, family, and companion.
Sajjna Asan MorioN Langh Payia Se
A Shah Hussain kafi using the metaphor of slipping through a narrow gate to describe freedom from worldly attachments and distractions.
Ainve Gujri Raat
A short Shah Hussain kafi mourning a night that passed without play or union, reflecting on the humble, childlike station of faqirs.
Dil Dardan Keeti Poori Ni
A Sufi kafi by Shah Hussain on how sorrow fulfills the heart, contrasting worldly wealth with the humble truth of the faqir’s path.
Ni Sayio Asan Naina de Aakhe Lagge
A Sufi kafi by Shah Hussain on the purity of true love, faithful eyes, and martyrdom for one’s beloved.
ਦੀਨੁ ਬਿਸਾਰਿਓ ਰੇ ਦਿਵਾਨੇ ਦੀਨੁ ਬਿਸਾਰਿਓ ਰੇ ॥
A Kabir shabad from the Guru Granth Sahib warning against forgetting faith and squandering human life in base, animal-like pursuits.
These are the hands
Michael Rosen’s poem honoring the hands of NHS healthcare workers who care for patients from first touch to last, translated into Punjabi.
ਜਾ ਰਿਹਾ ਏ ਲੰਮਾ ਲਾਰਾ
A poem likening migrant workers' desperate exodus during the COVID-19 lockdown to a long caravan of the poor and displaced.
ਔਰਤਾਂ ਪੰਜਾਬ ਕੀਆਂ ਬੱਲੇ ਬੱਲੇ ਆਂ
A Punjabi folk-style song by Charan Poadhi celebrating pioneering Punjabi women across politics, arts, medicine, sports, and activism through history.
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.
ਇਹ ਗੀਤ ਨਹੀਂ ਮਰਦੇ: ਲਾਲ ਸਿੰਘ ਦਿਲ / These Songs Do Not Die: Lal Singh Dil
Translated poems by Lal Singh Dil about caste oppression, labor, and the enduring power of songs and words.
ਫ਼ਿਰਕੂ ਦੰਗੇ ਅਤੇ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦਾ ਇਲਾਜ / Communal Riots and Their Solutions
Bhagat Singh’s essay analyzing the causes of Hindu-Muslim communal riots and arguing that economic reform and class consciousness are the real solution.
ਸਿੱਖਣੀ ਫ਼ਾਤਿਮਾ ਬੀਬੀ ਉਰਫ਼ ਜਿੰਦਾਂ / Sikhni Fatima Bibi Alias Jindan
A poem recounting the Partition-era abduction and forced conversion of a young Sikh woman, Jindan, who came to be known as Fatima.
Tobha Tek Singh by Saadat Hasan Manto
A repost introducing Saadat Hasan Manto’s short story ‘Tobha Tek Singh’, about an asylum inmate caught in the absurdity of Partition.
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.
The Station of the Blind / ਅੰਨ੍ਹਿਆਂ ਦਾ ਸਟੇਸ਼ਨ
A poem condemning a crowd of bystanders' willful blindness and complicity in witnessing a mob killing without intervening.
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.
ਅਸੀਂ ਲੜਾਂਗੇ ਸਾਥੀ / We shall fight Comrade
A revolutionary poem by Paash vowing to keep fighting oppression and injustice until true freedom is won.
ਚੁੱਪ ਕਰਕੇ ਕਰੀਂ ਗੁਜ਼ਾਰੇ ਨੂੰ / Stay silent to survive
A Sufi poem by Bulle Shah on how speaking the truth invites persecution, so lovers of truth must bear it silently.
ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਨਾ / to love
A Punjabi poem by revolutionary poet Paash describing love as inseparable from struggle against oppression.
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.
ਮਾਏ ਨੀ
Harbhajan Singh’s lyrical poem depicts a yearning son pleading with his heavenly mother to grant him the moon and mend his fate.
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.
Earthquake
A poem noting how an earthquake ignores borders, passports, and religion while dividing humans build and destroy such barriers themselves.
Mull Di Teevien
An audio rendition of a Punjabi short story about a trafficked Bengali woman ‘bought’ by a Punjabi truck driver.
ਧਰਮੀ ਬਾਬਲ ਪਾਪ ਕਮਾਇਆ / Honorable father committed a sin
An excerpt from Shiv Kumar Batalvi’s poem Loona retelling the Puran Bhagat legend from Loona’s viewpoint, defending her against being branded characterless for her forced, mismatched marriage.
Saadi jithe laggi aai / let me be
A Sufi-inspired Gurdas Mann song about seeking the divine across all faiths while staying devoted to one’s beloved despite others' judgment.
ਮੇਰੇ ਕੋਲ ਪੜ੍ਹਨ ਆਉਂਦੇ ਬੱਚੇ/ The children who come to learn from me
A poem by Gurpreet Mansa about a rural Punjab teacher’s mix of affection and frustration toward his poor, mischievous, dreaming students.
ਕਲਾਮ ਨੂੰ/ to the poem
A poem addressing poetry itself, questioning what it means to be human amid hypocritical idol worship and fleeting devotion.
ਫਿਰ ਆਈ ਹੈ/Again, She has Come
A Kartar Singh Duggal poem comparing a worn, repeatedly rejected bureaucratic file to a weary, disgraced woman.
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.
ਆਪਣੀ ਅਸੁਰੱਖਿਅਤਾ ‘ਚੋਂ / अपनी असुरक्षा से / Lines to Our Own Insecurity
A Paash poem arguing that the state’s version of national security and peace, built on conformity and suppression, is itself a threat to the people.
ਭਾਰੇ ਭਾਰੇ ਬਸਤੇ / are we standing still ?
A Surjeet Patar poem criticizing the burdensome, rote-learning-heavy Indian school system through children’s complaints about heavy bags and blind recitation.
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.
ਯਤਨ / effort
A short poem about resolving to keep practicing and try again after a day of failure.
ਅੱਗ ਨੂੰ ਹਵਾ/spreading fire
A Punjabi translation of Gorakh Pandey’s poem giving voice to the ancient, simmering anger of the oppressed despite fears it stokes rebellion.
ਆਇਆ ਨੰਦ ਕਿਸ਼ੋਰ/ aiya nand kishor
A poem contrasting a migrant Bihari laborer’s daughter learning Punjabi with local Punjabi children learning English, reflecting on migration, livelihood, and language.
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ਕਮਜ਼ੋਰੀਆਂ/Weaknesses
A Punjabi translation of Bertolt Brecht’s short poem about unrequited, one-sided love.
ਉੱਕ ਗਿਆ ਸੁਪਨਾ/ A Dream Deferred
A Punjabi translation of Langston Hughes' poem asking what becomes of a dream that is deferred.
spill overs / ਪਾਣੀਆਂ ਦੇ ਵਹਿਣ
A bilingual Punjabi-English poem about rain, memory, and longing for words and feelings that were never expressed.
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.
ਜੋ ਲੜਨਾ ਨਹੀਂ ਚਾਹੁੰਦੇ/Those who do not want to fight
A short Lal Singh Dil poem asserting that those who do not know or want to fight are the ones turned into slaves, on resistance and liberty.
Kuch Palan Di Saanjh (Composition)
Shares a fellow blogger’s guitar and vocal musical composition set to the author’s earlier poem about caste prejudice in relationships.
ਆਜ਼ਾਦੀ ਦਾ ਡਰਾਮਾ/Freedom Show
A poem satirizing hollow patriotism and political hypocrisy amid terror attacks and turmoil across South Asia, translated from Punjabi to English.
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ਥੈਲਾ ਬੋਰੀ / Bag
A poem imagining wishing to be a gunny sack instead of a man, so one could be turned inside out and freed of pent-up burdens.
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.
ਜਨੀਨ ਪਿੰਡ ਦੀ ਮਾਂ / zaneen pind dee maaN
A poem about a Palestinian mother standing amid the rubble of her bombed home, and the world’s willful blindness to her suffering.
ਜ਼ੀਰੋ/Zero
A poem using the mathematical zero as a metaphor for a civilization that has lost its own path and merely follows others, invoking Guru Nanak’s legacy.
ਇੱਕ ਫੱਟ ਡੁੰਘੇਰਾ / ikk phatt dhunghera
A Punjabi translation of an English poem about a deep, dark wound of thought that finds no peace or solace even in heaven.
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.
ਮਾਂ ਨੂੰ/ Maan Nu
A short poem expressing love for one’s mother, cherished not for birth or upbringing but for their wordless understanding.
ਬੇਥਵ੍ਹੀਆਂ/bethaviaan
A philosophical Punjabi poem questioning the certainty of natural and human-made order, urging defiance of blind obedience to rules.
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.
ਪਰ-ਮੁਕਤ ਪਰਵਾਜ਼/ Par Mukat Parwaaz
Ghazal couplets by Surjit Judge urging fearless, wing-free freedom and true revolution instead of settling for corrupt rulers relabeled as servants.
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.
ਕੁੜੀ ਤੇ ਨ੍ਹੇਰੀ / kudi te nerhi
A poem using a girl’s fear of an approaching storm as a metaphor for fear of change that ultimately brings renewal and growth.
ਸਿਤਾਰੋਂ ਸੇ ਆਗੇ ਜਹਾਂ ਔਰ ਭੀ ਹੈਂ
Muhammad Iqbal’s Urdu poem urging the soul to rise like a falcon beyond worldly limits toward higher goals and the trials of love.
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ਜਗਾ ਦੇ ਮੋਮਬੱਤੀਆਂ-ਸੁਰਜੀਤ ਪਾਤਰ
Surjeet Patar’s poem urges lighting candles of hope and resilience against darkness, despair, and adversity.
ਬੁਰੀ ਔਰਤ
Nirupama Dutt’s poem celebrates the defiant, fearless ‘wicked woman’ who expresses herself without shame or restraint.
ਤੁਰ ਗਿਆ ਕੋਈ ਦਿਲ ‘ਚ ਲੈ ਕੇ ਸਾਦਗੀ - ਲਾਲ ਸਿੰਘ ਦਿਲ
A tribute poem to Lal Singh Dil mourning lost love and the simplicity that departed with him.
ਅਮਰੀਕਾ - ਸੰਤੋਖ ਸਿੰਘ ਧੀਰ
Santokh Singh Dhir’s poem contrasts America’s dual nature of arrogance and violence versus science and peace, written after the Rosenbergs' execution.
ਮੈਂ ਨਹੀਂ ਆਖ ਸਕਦਾ
A poem by Amarjit Chandan about the shame and hesitation of not being able to voice deep, consuming love to the beloved.
ਮਾਂ ਭੂਮੀ / Motherland
A poem by Lal Singh Dil professing unconditional love for one’s homeland, independent of its natural beauty or riches.
ਉੱਡਦਿਆਂ ਬਾਜ਼ਾਂ ਮਗਰ…
Paash’s revolutionary Punjabi poem about rural poverty, debt, and lost youth, urging readers to follow freedom despite the odds.
Sab toN Khatarnak / ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਖ਼ਤਰਨਾਕ / सब से ख़तरनाक
Avtar Singh Paash’s revolutionary poem ‘The Most Dangerous’, given in Punjabi, Hindi and English, on complacency and the death of dreams as the ultimate danger.
ਿਰਸ਼ਤਾ ਅੈ ਗੂਹੜਾ
A short poem comparing the deep bond of human life to a twinkling star, encompassing joy, sorrow, and eventual loss.
ਮੇਰੀ ਜੁਗਨੀ ਦੇ ਧਾਗੇ ਬੱਗੇ
An article recounting the historical origin of the Punjabi folk song ‘Jugni’, from the 1906 Golden Jubilee celebrations to its modern revival.
ਮੈ ਇਹ ਚਿੌਗਰਦਾ ਤਾਂ ਨਹੀਂ ਸੀ ਲੋਚਦਾ
A poem by Gurpreet Kaur expressing disillusionment with one’s surroundings and the numbing effect of self-interest and unwanted outcomes.
ਸਾਈਕਲ ਚਲਾਉਂਦਿਆਂ
Amarjit Chandan’s poem uses cycling through the heat as a metaphor for working-class solidarity and class consciousness under capitalism.
ਸੁਰਜੀਤ ਪਾਤਰ- ਮੇਰੀ ਖੁਦਕੁਸ਼ੀ ਦੇ ਰਾਹ ਿਵੱਚ ਮੇਰੀ ਖੁਦ…
Surjeet Patar’s Punjabi adaptation of Jean Giraudoux’s play, a poem listing the beauty and small joys that stand as obstacles on the path to suicide.
ਅਸੀ ਫੇਰ ਲਾਸ਼ਾਂ ਦੀ ਗਿਣਤੀ ਨਹੀਂ ਕਰਦੇ/asin pher laashan dee ginti nahin karde
A Punjabi poem by Surjeet Judge condemning the hypocrisy and devastation of the Bush-led war on terror in Iraq.
ਇੱਕ ਲਰਜ਼ਦਾ ਨੀਰ ਸੀ
Surjeet Patar’s poem mourns the assassination of Punjabi poet Pash by Khalistani militants, reflecting on fear and turning to stone.
ਨਾਰੀ- ਿਸ਼ਵ ਕੁਮਾਰ ਬਟਾਲਵੀ
An excerpt from Shiv Kumar Batalvi’s epic poem ‘Loona’ celebrating women as the source and inspiration behind all beauty and creation.
ਮੌਤ ਦੇ ਅਰਥ
A poem adapted from Lorca’s Blood Wedding on how nature and grieving mothers understand the meaning of death and bloodshed differently.
ਸਵਰਨਜੀਤ ਸਵੀ-ਿਕਤਾਬ ਜਾਗਦੀ ਹੈ
A poem by Swarnjit Savi about a book that patiently waits, unread, until it eventually finds and awakens the right reader.
ਚੜਦੀ ਜਵਾਨੀ / chardi jawani
A Gurdas Mann song lamenting how Punjabi youth are abandoning traditional culture and values for Western fashion and habits.
ਮੇਰੀ ਮੌਤ ਤੇ ਨਾ ਰੋਇਓ/Meri maut te na royio
A revolutionary poem by Sant Ram Udasi urging that his ideas be preserved rather than mourned after his death, embracing martyrdom.
ਏਥੋਂ ਦੀ ਹਰ ਰੀਤ ਦਿਖਾਵਾ / Here, every custom is a pretence
An excerpt from Shiv Kumar Batalvi’s epic poem Loona lamenting how love, religion and custom have become mere pretence in a lonely, lust-driven world.
Jaswant Singh Zafar - Galileo …
A post sharing Jaswant Singh Zafar’s poem about Galileo, the scientist persecuted for asserting that the earth revolves around the sun.
ਬਾਬਾ ਬੁੱਲੇ ਸ਼ਾਹ-ਕਲਾਮ …
A Sufi kalam by Baba Bulle Shah arguing that pilgrimages to holy sites are meaningless without first knowing and purifying oneself.
ਸੁਰਜੀਤ ਪਾਤਰ - ਚੰਨ ਦੀ ਚਾਨਣੀ
A Surjeet Patar poem using moonlight and starlight as metaphors for a beloved’s enduring presence, words, and love that outlasts hatred.
ਸਫਰ - ਅਮਰਜੀਤ ਚੰਦਨ
A short poem by Amarjit Chandan comparing the comfort of resting one’s head on a train window to tender human touch, reflecting on life’s shared journey.
A Handful of Pains- Shiv Kumar batalvi
Scanned images of a poem by Punjabi poet Shiv Kumar Batalvi expressing themes of pain and sorrow.
Balraj Thind - Dozakh (Hell)
A scanned image of a poem titled ‘Dozakh’ (Hell) by Balraj Thind.
Paash- Sab ton Khatarnak
An excerpt of revolutionary poet Paash’s famous poem declaring that the death of one’s dreams is the most dangerous thing of all.
Dard - Quote by Gurmukh Singh musafir
A short quote titled ‘Dard’ (pain) attributed to Punjabi writer Gurmukh Singh Musafir, shared with his photograph.
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.
Harjeet Singh - Us Vele Da Rab (Remembering Tsunam…
A poem written after the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, mourning the tragedy’s devastation and questioning why God allowed it to happen.
Na Chhat Hai, Na Deewaarna
A poem lamenting the dismal state of rural government schools in India, corrupt officials misusing funds, and its cost to poor children’s futures.
Sardool Singh ‘Dard’ - Kachihari …
A poem excerpt from Sardool Singh Dard’s novel depicting the harsh, unjust realities faced by ordinary people in courtrooms.
Amreek Singh Kang- Amrit Preetam de Naam
Scanned images of a poem by Amreek Singh Kang dedicated to Amrit Preetam, touching on the 1984 events.
Shiv Kumar Batalvi - Jaach Mainu Aa Gayee …
A Shiv Kumar Batalvi poem expressing deep longing and the pain of unfulfilled love.
Dr. Jagtaar - Har Mod Te Saleeban
A Dr. Jagtaar poem about facing hardship, oppression, and imprisonment at every turn while remaining unbroken and defiant, invoking history and struggle.
Paash - Kalaam Mirza
A poem by revolutionary Punjabi poet Paash reworking the Mirza-Sahiban folk legend into a political allegory of persecution and impending assassination by those in power.
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