More than anything, it is Amrita Pritam’s anguished cry that echoes in my emptiness, as she laments the violence that eats away at the fabric of human existence: “Ajj Aakhaan Waris Shah Nu ...

His poetry captured the essence of the Gujjar-Bakerwal culture ... Versified translation of “Heer Waris Shah” into Gojri, Translation of short stories into Gojri, Translation of “History of Gujjars ...

Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) in collaboration with the Dolphin Communication presented a stage drama titled ‘Heer Waris Shah’, based on the poetry of Punjab’s renowned Sufi ...

4. Prominent Sufi poets, like Hazrat Bedam Shah and Hazrat Aughat Shah, continued Hazrat Waris Ali Shah’s legacy through their inclusive poetry. 5. Hazrat Waris Ali Shah welcomed women into his ...

But it was looted and destroyed by the Pashtun king Ahmad Shah Abdali in 1748. Although restored by Sikh Maharaja Ranjit Singh, it fell into ruins again after 1947. Folklore, as written by revered ...

The three-day annual Urs celebrations of renowned Punjabi Sufi poet and author of Punjabi folk tale 'Heer Ranjha' Syed Waris Shah, began in Jandiala Sher Khan near Sheikhupura on Monday. On the ...

The best gift I received was my name, given to me by my father. He named me after his favourite poet, Waris Shah. It was so long ago. I was a younger man then. It was over dinner and Wes said to come ...

“Syed Waris Shah Award” will be announced for Punjabi Poetry, “Afzal Ahsan Randhawa Award” for Punjabi Prose,“Mast Tawakali Award” for Balochi Poetry, “Syed Zahoor Shah Hashmi Award ” , for Balochi ...

I began with Mahboob-e-Ilahi, followed by Chirag-e-Dilli, Waris Shah and ... Bulleh Shah is the fifth in the series,” says Manjari, who found this poet and thinker incredibly inspiring.