Khushwant Singh - a Great English Writer

Khushwant Singh, one of the best -known Indian writers of all times, was born in 1915 in Hadali (now in Pakistan). He was educated at the Government College, Lahore and at King's College, Cambridge University, and the Inner Temple in London. He practiced law at the Lahore High Court for several years before joining the Indian Ministry of External Affairs in 1947. He began a distinguished career as a journalist with the All India Radio in 1951.

Short Biography of Bulleh Shah

Bulleh Shah (1680 – 1757) was a great Punjabi Sufi poet. His real name was Abdullah. He is believed to have been born in the small village of Uch, Bahawalpur in 1680 in modern day Pakistan. His ancestors had migrated from Bukhara in modern Uzbekistan . At the age of six months, his parents relocated to Malakwal. There his father, Shah Muhammad Darwaish, was a preacher in the village mosque and a teacher. His father later got a job in Pandoke, about 50 miles southeast of Kasur.

Bulleh Shah - a Legend

Bulleh Shah - a Legend

He was a great Punjabi poet. He wrote mainly romantice poems.

Dress of a Bride

Dress of a Bride

Famous actress Aishwarya Rai in traditional Punjabi wearings of a bride.

Frist Sikh Guru Nanak Dev

Frist Sikh Guru Nanak Dev

A great personality and originator of Sikh religion.

Dancers in Punjabi Dress

Dancers in Punjabi Dress

Kareena Kapoor with other dancers. A still from Jab We Met (a superhit Hindi film based on Punjabi back ground).

To which Religion do the Punjabis belong to?