Qaimdeen
Punjabi translation of an Urdu short story by Ali Akbar Natiq
Bitter Fruits
Punjabi translation of a critical essay on legacy of agriculturalist MS Swaminathan by Aditya Bahl
What is to be Done?
Godard’s manifesto on political films
The Archeology Of War
Punjabi Translation of an essay on Russo-Ukrainian war by Andrey Kurkov Published in newspaper Punjabi Tribune
Jodhpur Di Hadd
Punjabi translation of an Urdu short story by Ali Akbar Natiq
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Parchanve
Curator, Translator for weblog on Punjabi Poetry, Prose and Fiction in translation