Dear Friends,
Last November when we launched PANJAB: Journeys Through Fault Lines at MAJHA HOUSE, Amritsar, Bibi Kiranjot Kaur and I were talking about the possibility of translation of the book into other languages. Bibi ji emphasised that the book must be translated into Hindi. She said, ‘A book’s job is to educate. I hope this book educates the Hindi press and intellectuals. They learn about us firsthand and learn to report without a pro-Centre bias.’
While the translation of the book is not yet available, still in talks, I am very happy to share with you the first Hindi review of the book by Chandan Pandey.
Please read here …
Tags: Bibi Kiranjot Kaur, Chandan Pandey, Hindi
A few days back, in Canada, famous Panjabi singer spoke about the need for a single language in the country. I commented on his statement on my social media. The Tribune found it fit to quote.
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Tags: Gurdas Maan, Hindi, One Nation One Language, Panjabi
The anti-Sikh pogrom of 1984 is often invoked in political discourse but I did not know enough about all the literature that is available on the subject. So, I took my editor’s prompt as a trigger to research the documentation. Here are my findings. I am disappointed by how Punjabi did not really fully respond to the events and am impressed by how Hindi, English, even Assamese, Malayalam and Tamil have responded. Writing this article helped me create my own list, I do hope it serves as a map for your readings.
PS: My thanks to Rajesh Sharma, Daljit Ami, Surjit Singh, Nirupama Dutt, Chaman Lal, Deepinder Kaur, Abhirami Sriram, Kumar Anupam for immense help with information and guidance with this article. I am sorry I could not include everything but I am enriched by your support.
Please read.
Tags: 1984 anti-Sikh Pogrom, Assamese, english, Hindi, Malayalam, punjabi, Tamil