ਇੱਕ ਕਾਲੀ ਔਰਤ / The Black Woman
A poem by Nirupma Dutt about a dark-skinned woman’s pain and longing shaped by societal prejudice against her skin color.
ਮਿੱਟੀ ਦੀ ਢੇਰੀ/mitti di dheri
A poem likening life and love to a heap of dust scattered by successive storms, evoking loss and uncertain belonging.
ਬੰਦਾ, ਸਿਆਸਤ ਤੇ ਤਜਾਰਤ / Banda, Siaasat te Tajarat
A Punjabi gazal by Surjeet Judge critiquing corrupt politics and the commercialization of society, from farmers to human relationships.
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.
ਸਾਨੂੰ ਸਨਮਾਨਿਤ ਕਰੋ - ਹਰਪ੍ਰੀਤ
A Punjabi poem by Harpreet Singh about educated rural youth trapped in a cycle of degrees, unemployment, and shattered hopes.
ਇਹ ਰੁੱਤ ਹੰਝੂਆਂ ਲੱਦੀ ਬਿਰਹਾ ਮਾਰੀ ਹੈ
An excerpt from Shiv Kumar Batalvi’s epic poem Loona, mythologically explaining the sorrowful monsoon season through the tale of the god Inder and the nymph Aindar.
Dard - Quote by Gurmukh Singh musafir
A short quote titled ‘Dard’ (pain) attributed to Punjabi writer Gurmukh Singh Musafir, shared with his photograph.