Who is JUGNI ? By Indu Vashist No Punjabi wedding is complete without the mandatory ”JUGNI”—What are the origins of Jugni -Folklore-Does it have an Amritsar connection …YES ! MARCH 2011 The character of ‘’JUGNI’’ has been featuring in Punjabi popular and folk music for well over a century. The most recent references of this [...]
Archive for the ‘AMRITSAR-INDO PAK BORDER-INDIA-HERITAGE’ Category
23 Sep
FOLLOW–UP ON STORY OF —“22 HEP-C AND “1” HIV AIDS IN BORDER VILLAGE NARLI”
Villagers panic over death of one by AIDS in border village Narli ….50 infected with HIV AIDS, 70 with Hep-C Eye hospital’s random testing opens Pandora’s Box on fast spreading deadly diseases in village Rashmi Talwar AMRITSAR SEPT -23, 2010———Awareness Camp by health department headed by Dr Swarnjit Dhawan in village Narli on Indo Pak [...]
18 Sep
22- Persons found with deadly Hepatitis-C , One HIV+ in Indo-Pak border village Narli,
Women too among effected BY RASHMI TALWAR Amritsar September 18, 2010—————- In what seems to be an eye –opener , mandatory blood tests of patients suffering from Cataract (Eye Problem) diagnosed in a camp organized by “Dr Om Parkash Eye Institute” in Village Narli on the Indo Pak border, led to an alarming disclosure of [...]
14 Jul
Queen’s Baton: Will Bonhomie at Indo-Pak border be replicated in participation by Pakistan at Commonwealth Games?
BY RASHMI TALWAR Wagah-Attari Indo-Pak border never looked so bridal….. The marigold rivulet like strings on the border gates–a witness to millions of passersby over the past 63 years to either side of the Radcliff line- today looked in ‘merry’ celebration, as if on the entry of the girl back to her ‘sasural’ (marital home). [...]
23 May
Amritsar born Farida Khanum– legendry Pak singer loves coming to India
By SAANJH The voice of Farida Khanum has enchanted listeners for decades, on both sides of the border. The legendary artiste, when she was in Delhi recently, said she had always got a lot of love from India, and that the arts made a huge difference to cultural relations – something that an initiative like [...]
15 Feb
Elegant ‘Kasoori Jutti’ a craze in Punjab
>[/caption] ‘Juttis’, traditional footwear well known for comfort, are found in various designs and colours, ranging from Punjabi, Kolhapuri, and Jaipuri, but when it comes to ‘Kasoori Jutti’ of Pakistan, nothing can beat them in design, style and of course, comfort. The traditional embroidery, elegant style and softness make the ‘Kasoori Jutti’ a hot item [...]
31 Oct
LAHORE DI KIRAN BEDI NEELMA NAHEED DURRANI
BY RASHMI TALWAR FIRST PUBLISHED IN SATURDAY SPECIAL MAGAZINE OF PUNJABI TRIBUNE issue of October 31, 2009 LAHORE DI KIRAN BEDI NEELMA NAHEED DURRANI ENG- ROMAN TRANSLATION OF ABOVE ARTICLE Punjabi Tribune Amritsar 31.10.2009 Lahore (Pakistan) di pehli aurat SSP Neelma Naheed Durrani nu utho di Kiran Bedi kiha jave ta atikathni nahi hovegi. Aajkal [...]
7 Mar
Café to ‘desi lassi’ of Rajasansi , AMRITSAR
A small township Rajasansi -, a residence of the erstwhile Sandhanwalia family situated at the Ajnala Pargana, 1 km northwest of Amritsar, on the Amritsar Ajnala Road. It was founded in the year 1570 A.D. by a Jat Raja of Sansi tribe, and hence named Rajasansi . The Sandhawalias – the rulers of Rajasansi – [...]
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