Notes & Readings

Selected notes & readings on literature, cinema and technology

Written by Jasdeep Singh

ਭਗਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਦੀ ਕਮੀਜ਼ ਤੇ ਚੰਬੇਲੀ ਦੀ ਕਲੀ

Poem by Amarjit Chandan

A Punjabi poem by Swarajbir addressing an Indian judge, protesting the denial of a jailed activist’s request to see her dying father.

A Shah Hussain poem addressing a spinning wheel while reflecting on aging, mortality, and surrender of the self to the divine.

A Shah Hussain poem comparing life to a traveler’s brief stay at an inn, urging humility over pride and remembrance of God.

A Shah Hussain poem scolding a careless young woman for blaming others for her own faults and forgetting mortality.

A Shah Hussain poem on the impermanence of youth and worldly life, meditating on transience and eventual dissolution into nature.

A Shah Hussain poem warning that youth, beauty, and wealth are deceptive and fleeting, urging recognition of God over pride.

A Shah Hussain poem lamenting the deceit and treachery found everywhere in the world and urging withdrawal from it.

A Shah Hussain poem about a woman so consumed by love that she neglects her spinning and daily duties.

A Shah Hussain poem using the image of a shepherdess in the mountains to reflect on deeds, faith, and seeking divine grace.