The Black Prince —The not so “true story of Maharajah Duleep Singh”
Well, it is not really a true story—just a tragic fiction built around a historic character whose treacherous ascension to the Lahore crown and descent were all blood-stained. Duleep Singh was not the last Sikh king, for there were other ruling Sikh dynasties in Punjab region with sovereign states such as Patiala, Kapurthala, Nabha, Jind, … Continue reading
Documents and Scripts taken away by the Indian Army during Operation Blue Star
India News (Punjab) Debate July 22, 2017 Return of Documents and Scripts related to Sikhs and Punjabi’s taken away by the Indian Army during 1984 Operation Blue Star. I would like to thank the Dr. Dharamvira Gandhi, Honourable Lok Sabha Member from Patiala for his effort and contribution on the matter. The loss of priceless relics … Continue reading
कस्टमर सुप्पोर्ट
थमे कहियो के म्हारी बेटी कमाल की, लो ब्याह लो हमनै ब्याहे ली पर लो मन्नै पर्दो हटायो तो देख्या पालणै में झूलती इक्क नवजन्मी छोरी लीकडी मन्नै जब शिकायत करी की यो क्या कर दिया ससुरा जी बोल्या यो थारा ससुराल है कोई कस्टमर सुप्पोर्ट का काऊंटर नहीं एक तो तमसै अपनी लाड़ली ब्याह्यो, … Continue reading
Drilling A Deeper Hole Yet Again!
First they claimed to win 117/117 Punjab Assembly seats; then they bargained a little, settling for a 100/117 seats; come elections, they were claiming to get 80 plus; a little closer to the results they had a little sour taste in their boastful mouths, somehow, yet they were giving themselves 65 plus seats. Well they … Continue reading
Portraits Of Ganga By Bhai Baldeep Singh
This year, the people of Bihar region are playing host to centenaries of various protagonists of our history who were hosted by the people of Bihar including Guru Gobind Singh, Mahavira Jain, the Champaran Satyagraha of Mahatma Gandhi, to mention just a few. The Anād Foundation, under its project Water Memoirs, with Sidharth Artist, has … Continue reading
What Oath Arvind Kejriwal?
Aam Aadmi Party had pledged to the nation that they shall be the party with a difference and that its leadership, shall be the leadership with a difference. What happened to that pledge? Was that first edition of AAP (with its extraordinary set of objectives) pious and pure or this fractured edition or leftovers, if … Continue reading
तूँ ऊँ तुँ ऊँ
घनघनघनघोर-घोर क़तराक़त्तक़त्तरा—दरिया गणगणगण जनजनजन घटघटघट उमड़—घुमड़ जटाहूँते धरतिधरत पगननछनछनछनछन सारंगिनी चालचलत डंगडंगडंग १ भमभमभम भोलाबोलत हरीहरिहरि हरीहरिहरि घुट्टघुट्टघुट्ट सिसकि-सिसक पीपीपी रंगरंगभर मिरदंग-मर्दल-गूँजत धाँधाँधाँथूँऽगा-किटतकता थयी २ धिमिधिमिधिमि पावनपवन उड़ततुरत पतियन अ-झूमझूम अडोल अडोलत ध्यानि धरत सुमेरु शंख बनि शंभु खेरत कारी कोकिल बनि तूँ ऊँ तुँ ऊँ आह! ३
Bhai Baldeep Singh Ji at Navdanya INA Delhi
WholesomeTales.com was at Navdanya that was celebrating the Harvest of India’s Biodiversity & Cultural Food Heritage – Baisakhi, Vishu and Bihu! We got opportunity to meet Bhai Baldeep Singh Ji from Anad Foundation, and Dr Vandana Shiva (from Navdanya), and what a great moment it was as Bhai Baldeep Singh Ji not just shared but … Continue reading
ताज़ा सुनत रही – ਤਾਜ਼ਾ ਸੁਣੀਂਦੀ
हैवान जरनैल के पापी वलवले जलीयांवाले बरसतीं ख़ौफ़नाक गोलियाँ मासूमों की हाहाकार निरझिझक अडुब्ब बुलंद इंक़लाबी ग़दरी नादिधुनि ताज़ा सुनत रही! ਿਦਲਜਲੇ ਦੁਰਮਤੀ ਜਰਨੈਲ ਦੇ ਮਨਿ ਿਰੜਦੀ ਸਾਜਿਸ਼ ਤੇ ਪਾਪੀ ਵਲਵਲੇ ਗੋਲੀਆਂ ਦੀ ਓੱਦਣ ਜਲੀਆਂਲੇ ਹੋਈ ਖ਼ੌਫ਼ਨਾਕ ਬਰਸਾਤ ਮਾਸੂਮਾਂ ਮਜ਼ਲੂਮਾਂ ਦੀ ਹਾਹਾਕਾਰ ਗ਼ਦਰੀਆਂ ਦੀ ਿਨਰਝਿਝਕ ਅਡੁੱਬ ਬੁਲੰਦ ਿੲਨਕਲਾਬੀ ਨਾਦੁੱਧੁਨਿ ਤਾਜ਼ਾ ਸੁਣੀਂਦੀ!
ਅੱਜ ਦਾ ਨਾਨਕ
ਅੱਜ ਦਾ ਨਾਨਕ ਬੜਾ ਈ ਸੂਮ ਿਸਰੀਚੰਦ ਵੀ ਹੱਥ ਮਲਦਾ ਰਹਿਿਗਐ ਨਾਂ ਨਾਨਕ ਪਰਖਾਂ ਕੀਤੀਆਂ ਨਾਂ ਪਾਸਫੇਲ ਕੋ ਹੋਇਐ ਿਜਓਂਦਾ ਗੱਦੀ ਮੱਲ ਕੇ ਬੇਠਿਆ ਮੋਇਆ ਨਾਲ ਿਚੰਬੜ ਕੇ ਲੈ ਿਗਐ! ਅੱਵਲ ਤਾਂ ਅੱਜ ਨਾਨਕ ਹੀ ਨਾਂ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਵੀ ਤੇ ਕਿਤੇ ਸੂੰਗੜ ਬਹਿੰਦਾ ਅਣਪਛਾਤਾ ਕਿਤੇ ਗੁੰਮਸੁੰਮ ਵਸਦਾ ਉਦਾਸੀ ਨਾਂ ਭਰਦਾ ਗੌਣ ਨਾਂ ਗੌਂਦਾ ਪੋਥੀ ਅੱਖਰ … Continue reading
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