Sufis, Sants and Folklore
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حسن ابدال میں ہوئے بابا ولی قندھاری اور گرونانک کے ٹاکرے کا احوال
Exploring Bahauddin Zakariya's tomb in Multan and three tiered tradition in South Punjab and Sind
Sufi Kabir | Bhagat Kabir اردو میں پڑھیئے Chak # 281-83 WB a.k.a Chatta Pahur and Moza Jhandir Wah in tehsil Dunyapur of Lodhran share a common graveyard It houses an ancient tomb attributed to one Syed Ahmed Kabir This, dear reader is a 13th century Ghaurid Tomb Built on a square plan the roof …
Deciphering Myth from Brick
A Ballad from History
Shah Rukn e Alam of Multan
A Gurdwara, a Smadh, a bit of history
Guru's Langar
and the traditional Rs.20 offering (ਭੇਟ)
seeking a great literary work of Punjab folklore, a tale of an architectural discovery, in the very heartland of Punjab, Pakistan
A village from the Punjab hinterland where export quality dolls are made. A tale of finding the possibilities amongst all odds...
A trip to embrace the Jogis of the Kanphata tribe. An adventure to scale Tilla Jogiyan. The day I auctioned myself.
An account of celebrating Eid e Milad. The pen of Ashfaq Ahmed, the clarinet of Master Bali, the devotion of Bismillah Khan.
Had no idea of Iqbal as Peer Sahab, was made aware of it and inspired to take on the pilgrimage on the night it mattered the most....
a soul that undertook a travel in order to be fed, sheltered and taught, the wise way...
On the footprints of Guru Nanak. From Nankana Sahab to Kartarpur.
Eid at my native village, after a lot many years...
A story of one blessed night, an account of getting pulled to the devotees of the divine, and the misery of returning empty handed...
An account of transitioning into a random social group and our flirting with the peripheries of Lahore...
Moments of solitude, meditating with nature, and rediscovering the simplicity of the universal language. All this in the company of some caring friends conspiring to make that happen.
A Trio At Large
A routine outing initially planned to explore Gurdwara Panja Sahib went out of control owing to the inclusion of three characters with unique sets of personalities. The trio was at large in Hassan Abdal and whatever surrounded it...
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Something that started with a nom de guerre based on initials in Urdu transcript gets expressed somewhat artistically......
بھـج دانا باد چلئـیے
Mirza Jatt infiltrates into the very den of Sahiban’s household and filches away his love setting course for Danabad. In the heat of the chase by Sahiban’s brothers, she put Mirza at disadvantage hoping a compromise between her lover and her brothers. All of this, setting up in my very own Apna Punjab, the lands of Faisalabad and Jhang ...