Explore 'Bandi Bir,' Tagore's stirring poem on Sikh hero Banda Singh Bahadur, celebrating courage and sacrifice against Mughal tyranny.
Discover Munsha Singh Dukhi's legacy as a poet, journalist, and revolutionary hero who shaped history with his voice and words. Explore his inspiring journey.
Explore TAHIKAN's Hindi verse works, linked to Guru Gobind Singh's poets. Delve into manuscripts like AmarKosa & Asvamedha Parva from 17th-century Punjab.
BIJAYBINOD, a chronicle in Punjabi verse of the turbulent period following the death in 1839 of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, the sovereign of the Punjab, written according to internal evidence in 1901 Bk/AD 1844. The only known manuscript of the work, still unpublished, is preserved in the private collection of Bhai Haridhan Singh of Bagariari. The manuscript, which comprises 84 folios, with 495 stanzas, is dated 1921 Bk/AD 1864. The poetic metres used include Dohara, Soratha, Bhujarig Prayat and Kabitt. The work was undertaken by the poet, Gval, at the instance of Pandit Jalha, a close confidant of Hira Singh Dogra, prime minister to Ranjit Singh`s son, Maharaja Duleep Singh, and that explains much of his bias in favour of the Dogras.
Explore the profound works of Harinder Singh Mehboob, a celebrated figure in Punjabi poetry and essays, known for 'Sahji Rachio Khalsa' and his award-winning 'Jhanan Di Raat'.
Discover the valor of Raja Amar Singh in the 1774 battle against Bhatti chiefs, as eloquently depicted by poet Kesho Das. Explore this rich historical account.
CHAND or CHANDA, a goldsmith by profession, was one of the poets and scholars who enjoyed the patronage of Guru Gobind Singh (See BAVANJA KAV!). He rendered "Udyoga Parva" of the Mahabharata into Hindi verse. His work is preserved as a part of a Mahabharata manuscript in the private collection of the Maharaja of Patiala. In one of the couplets at the beginning of his work, the poet says that he had already translated "Kama Parva" from the Sanskrit text, but no copy of this work is known to exist.
Discover 'NANAK', Ksitish Chakravarty's Bengali poem, tracing Guru Nanak's journey and influence on the bhakti movement. First published in 1916.
Explore the striking battles of Guru Gobind Singh in the Punjabi poem VAR BHERE Kl PATSHAHl 10, revealing ancient tales and poetic details.
CHATTHIAN DI VAR is a Punjabi ballad describing the battle between Mahan Singh, father of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, and Ghulam Muhammad Chattha, a Muslim chieftain of the Chattha clan of the Jatts. The poet is some Pir Muhammad, whose name appears in some verses of the poem. The Var was first published in Persian script by Qazi Fazal Haq, a teacher at Government College, Lahore. According to his statement, Pir Muhammad, the poet, was a resident of Gujrat district, and he composed this ballad in the early years of the British occupation of the Punjab.
