Browsing Tag: Punjabi

A collection of Punjabi short stories written by Dr Harshinder Kaur, deputy medical superintendent of Government Rajindera Hospital in Patiala, have been rewritten in English by a Canadian writer, Ajmer Rode.

Panini Keypad uses artificial intelligence to accurately estimate the characters that the user could be typing and places them to his fingertips. This approach is completely new and unique and results in sensationally simple usability to type on the phone for complex languages.

Not long back, research meant trudging down to the library, searching for journals through musty stacks and queuing up for the photocopier. But not anymore. Digital books will play a vital role since people today are more tech-savvy and time-conscious. Taking a cue from the trend, Punjab has acquired its first digital library, providing an access to swathes of information.

The need of the hour is to come up with an industry that can synergize the Punjabism and Sikhism and such industry should focus on the projects centered around realistic subjects addressing the issues of the modern and post-modern society.

"We believed that people from the community were moving away from their roots. Punjabi is hardly spoken nowadays, and that's sad because our culture is rich," says Kirandeep Kaur, product development manager at 1469, a novel T-shirt manufacturing firm that relies on Punjabi symbols, slogans and graphics.

The book and CD are the result of a collaboration between Ujjaldidar Singh Memorial Foundation and Kikli, two organizations committed to the education of Sikh children in Sikh values and Punjabi culture. The kavitas were inspired by the long-standing traditions of music and learning in Sikhi.

Sikhs live by core principles that put more of an emphasis on spirituality in daily life — being constantly meditative of God, giving to others and earning a living through honest means. That less-didactic approach made it hard to instill the religion in a Sikh generation growing up in the West...

Though the number of Indo-Candians contesting Canada's federal election has increased this year but paradoxically the number of elected Indo-Canadian MPs has fallen from 9 to 8 as some Punjabi top guns failed to fire in these elections.

Ironically Sikh's single largest body Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) had already conducted surveys of the Gurdwara's of Bangladesh for their development but had not been able to do anything on the ground.

These mixed families, mostly unwelcome among Mexican-Americans, formed self-contained communities. While no Punjabi/ Mexican dance form emerged from this singular ethnic mix, dance is an ideal medium for exploring this little-known cultural legacy.

“In purview of above facts, it is clear that the decision of BCI to ignore Punjabi is not justifiable and amounts to discrimination against Punjabi Students and Punjabi Language.” said Parmjeet Singh Gazi, who further added that SSF is a student organization, which takes up issues related to students..

..first of all, an ideal film may not be a successful film and a successful movie may not necessarily be an ideal movie. An ideal movie should provide a package of art, entertainment and thought provoking ideas...

As you climb down Mount Titlis in the Urner Alps of Switzerland, over 3,000 metres high, it's not what you would expect - the aroma of samosas wafting through the chilly mountain air. Europeans - their faces light up at the sight of Punjab da puttar, Bhairu Singh, frying the popular savoury, just the way they want it.

The Yuba-Sutter Fairgrounds will host more than 10, 000 people Sunday, May 30th, during the 16th Annual International Punjabi American Festival. Sponsored by the Punjabi American Heritage Society of Yuba City, the festival is a way for those with Punjabi roots to celebrate and share their culture with fellow Americans.

The Book is unique and the first of its kind in the sense that it enables anyone with a knowledge of English to learn Punjabi in a span of 20 hours . It might sound impossible but the book has been written after a lot of research..

The Punjabis used to speak their own language when the world-known ancient Indian Valley Civilization flourished in the north-west parts of the country.

There's a lasting link between the 35-character alphabet used to write Punjabi and the Sikh religion.

Punjabi is set to become the fourth largest spoken language in Canada by 2011 after English, French and Chinese, according to Canadian Immigration Minister Jason Kenney.

Meet Harinder Singh, the man who invented the "Pure Punjabi" T-shirt.

Writers hailing from Punjab and other states of India, USA, UK, Australia, Spain, Philippines and Hong Kong have written in the genres of geet, ghazal, nazm and blank verse in this book.

Carrying his love for Punjab’s rich culture, heritage and literature, Dr Norio Okaguchi, a Japanese scholar, graced the state again and interacted with students and staff of the Khalsa College

The book Menus and Memories from Punjab: Meals to Nourish Body and Soul by Veronica (Rani) Sidhu is the first Punjabi cookbook for a western audience.

2008 was the year in which Punjabi culture ruled the world!

Harjot Kaur talks about what it is like being a Punjabi Sikh woman, some of the challenges she has faced and how she has dealt with them pursuing equal respect. She gives some advice to young Sikh women.

Ever wondered, why our generation is turning their back to both our mother tongue (Punjabi - 'ura') and Sikh identity ('Jura')? What roles can the parents play to take care of both Punjabi and Sikh identity?

This is the story of a young Sikh boy who comes to the U.S. for higher education and has to face some harassment from the society. He meets some sangat which helps him to walk on Guru's path.

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Festival mixes homeland with new..

Day Two of the First Panjab University World Punjabi Conference saw prominent Punjabis yet again, doing their good bit, within and outside the country...