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Why weren’t we talking Ukraine when we were talking agriculture crisis? Why were we discussing shenanigans of party-hopping politicians in Punjab when Ukraine was simmering? How’s Singhu Border Andolan & MSP for crops directly linked to Ukraine? How far do you... More »
Civil rights activists -Jamia Millia Islamia Research Scholar, Safoora Jargar, student activist Asif Iqbal Tanha, human rights activist Nadeem Khan and other ground activists and lawyers of the Association for Protection of Civil Rights have comprehensively ch... More »
Paul Farmer died today. You might not know him, but here is what you must know about him, even if he is dead. If you are already well aware of who Paul Farmer was– after all, he’s considered one of the greatest celebrities of our times – you should be telling ... More »
ਜਦ ਵੀ ਇਹ ਤਸਵੀਰ ਸਾਹਮਣੇ ਆਉਂਦੀ ਹੈ ਤੇ ਸਿੱਖ ਇਨਕਲਾਬੀ ਕਵੀ ਗਜਿੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਦੀਆਂ ਸਤਰਾਂ ਮਨ ਮਸਤਕ ਵਿਚ ਗੂੰਜਣ ਲੱਗ ਪੈਂਦੀਆਂ ਹੱਨ -“ਅੱਜ ਲੀਡਰ ਮੇਰੀ ਕੌਮ ਦੇ ਹੋਏ ਦਿੱਲੀ ਦੇ ਦਲਾਲ, ਕਿਸ ਅੱਗੇ ਜਾ ਕੇ ਫੋਲੀਏ ਅੱਸੀ ਕੌਮ ਦਾ ਮੰਦਾ ਹਾਲ।” ਪੰਜਾਬ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਹਰ ਉਂਗਲਾਂ ‘ਤੇ ਗਿਣੇ ਜਾਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਮੁੱਠੀ ਭਰ ਸਿਖਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਛੱਡ ਦੇਈ... More »
British activist and prolific writer Jagdeesh Singh pays a moving tribute to Deep Sidhu, calling him a powerful voice of Panjaabi nationhood a cut above the rest of the present decaying Sikh leadership. His untimely demise has awakened many a Panjaabi soul and... More »
Once upon a time, there was no Sikh face in the BJP, except a handful who could be counted on fingers outside Punjab. In fact, there was no Sikh face in the Jana Sangh -the precursor of the present-day BJP. Even the RSS -Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh had to inv... More »
This is a sterling example of brilliant journalists of established mastheads indulging in rank corrupt journalism, motivated by their biases, not due to any lack of knowledge. Vandita Mishra of the Indian Express is not someone who will not notice or will forg... More »
A rather amusing but also poignant message posted by Senior Journalist SP Singh within minutes of the news about death of Indian auto industry baron Rahul Bajaj breaking elicited many a response in various social media groups. We took the liberty to ask SP Sin... More »
Academicians, environmental activists, religious activists led by Baba Seechewal and Giani Kewal Singh staged a spirited march in Ludhiana to enforce a Green Manifesto for all political parties and candidates contesting elections for the Punjab Assembly Electi... More »
Jumping into the hijab row, Shekhar Gupta-run The Print published a short editorial note that questioned those defending Muslim women’s right to hijab on the ostensible grounds of it being a “regressive practice”, and then equated turbans with ghoonghats, proj... More »
Punjab will soon cast its vote. Punjabis will stream in their hundreds, thousands, to the nearest polling booths set up in schools from which kids have been kept away because schools could have, ostensibly, spread Covid, and will cast their votes. These will e... More »
Something sinister is happening to us, to the people interested in Punjab politics. We are tracking an electoral campaign, watching the shenanigans of politicians of all hues, and wondering if the newly formed SSM -Samyukta Samaj Morcha will undercut the Aam A... More »