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.
Parchanve featured in Hindustan Times
News that the Punjabi blog ‘Shabdan De Parchanve’ was featured in a Hindustan Times article on regional-language blogging.
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.
Ada Lovelace Day - Leah Culver
A tribute for Ada Lovelace Day celebrating Leah Culver, a female technologist and open-source contributor, as a woman admired in tech.