Amandeep Sandhu » Akali Dal http://www.amandeepsandhu.com Panjab: Journeys Through Fault Lines Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:10:34 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 The Hindu BusinessLine: Democracy is an empty ritual in Punjab http://www.amandeepsandhu.com/?p=1286 http://www.amandeepsandhu.com/?p=1286#comments Sun, 08 Apr 2018 03:08:31 +0000 aman http://www.amandeepsandhu.com/?p=1286 Friends, this is deeply personal and as public as I can get. I attempt to articulate the caverns in my mind and in my land by trying to tell Panjab’s story through the prism of rituals and mental illness.

On social media I asked the question: Can I build a book on this premise? The response was an overwhelming yes. I feel finally I am getting a grip on Panjab. Thank you Aditi Sengupta. I loved being pushed to articulate the demons that haunt me.

Please read here…

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