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  • * People Cluster: Punjabi * People Name General: Ulema
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  • ...His writings are significant in the context of the development of modern Punjabi prose. 1. Amarjit Singh, Punjabi sahit da itihas—Qissa kal, Amritsar, 1981.
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  • ...end of most English and other language books). Most people who understand Punjabi or Hindi can easily understand most words of Urdu. ...and to a lesser extent [[Punjabi]], Urdu is understood by many millions of people on the Indian sub-continent and overseas; Urdu poetry and songs are very po
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  • * People Name General: Vaddar * Alternate People Names: Beldar Rajput, Od
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  • ...on and complexity of the culture are vast. Some of the main areas include, Punjabi Philosophy, poetry, spirituality, education, artistry, music, cuisine, scie ==Ancient Punjabi Culture==
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  • * People Name General : Sudh Sikh * Alternate People Names : Sood, Sud, Suda, Sudgi
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  • '''Origin of Punjabi''' ...of the interaction between original inhabitants of India and the Caucasian people, who migrated to India from central Asia. The infusion of the languages of
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  • * People Name This Country: Teli Sikh * Alternate People Names: Gachhi, Malik
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  • ...u. The society was formed thanks to the dedication and commitment of a few people.
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  • ...ctors of Faisalabad became famous in the scene and choreographed dances on punjabi film songs where also introduced which increased the popularity of these st ...l. Sanders of KFC is used in humour, sometimes becoming racist on the way. Punjabi dramas are now also finding their way into upper-middle class homes as they
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  • ...the Khalsa Middle School, Satima (Rafiabad). He was a popular teacher and people of different religious backgrounds respected him. ...village he, along with some Sikhs, fought against them. According to local people a bullet hit his leg. In the evening he disappeared along with other 14 [[S
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  • ...., are called Kavishar. Originally started in [[Malwa]], this tradition of Punjabi poetry and singing has spread throughout Punjab although the majority of th
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  • ...the nearest village to stay for the night. Near the village they met some people. ''"Go away. We don't care for any traveller,"'' replied the people very rudely.
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  • The people of the region are known as Doabias. The Punjabi dialect spoken in Doaba is known as Doabi.
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  • ...his schooling, he was educated at Bishop Cotton School in Shimla, he is a Punjabi speaker. After graduating from University, he went to complete his master d [[category:sikh people]]
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  • ...''Awards & Honors''' Among her awards, she was honoured with the Shromani Punjabi Lok Gaaiki Award 2010 in November. Eleven persons has been previously been
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  • '''Babu Jagjit Sandhu''' was a Punjabi poet from the Malwa region of Punjab. ...childhood village of Sahoke in the now district of Faridkot. His Kavishari Punjabi melas were not bound by walls of religions or nationality.
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  • ...ual living Guru, the [[Sri Guru Granth Sahib]] or SGGS for short. For most people the SGGS is a Holy Book, but for the Sikhs it’s a lot more than just sacr
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  • ...night when there is a full moon. It has many cultural implications for the people of [[Punjab]] and [[India]] where many activities and geared to the lunar c
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  • ...anguage, such as the speakers of Punjabi, inhabitants of the Punjab or the Punjabi cuisine of the region. ...total Pakistani population, or above 60% if we include the closely related Punjabi dialect 'Siraiki', spoken in and around the historical city of Multan).
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  • ...[[Gurmukhi]] script is used by all people (Sikhs especially) to record the Punjabi language. ...right. The Shahmukhi and Gurmukhi script are both used to write the spoken Punjabi language most effectively and both scripts are commonly used for this purpo
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  • As in every society, Punjabi society has its own particular traditions to mark every stage of life from ...marriage ceremony itself. Nowadays, the personal preferences of the young people are given greater importance and families allow the couple to get to know e
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  • ...further shews that the disparity between the number of the Gurmukhiknowing people of the old school and that of the same class in the present time is out of ...andum of the Parijabi Pracharni Sabha contained two main demands: (1) that Punjabi should be the official language for all government business in the Punjab,
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  • ...Ghaf (United Arab Emirates), khejri, jant/janti, sangri (Rajasthan), jand (Punjabi), kandi (Sind), sami, sumri (Gujarat). Its trade name is kandi. It is an e People down the ages have held this tree as sacred and pious. It is sometime refer
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  • '''Multan''' ([[Punjabi]]: ਮ੝ਲਤਾਨ; Urdu: ملتان) is a capital city and district in ...Most of the residents speak Saraiki and Punjabi with a good portion of the people conversant in Urdu. English is understood by the educated.
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  • ...10, 1977. He is a bhangra/rap singer. He is the younger brother of famous Punjabi singer [[Daler Mehndi]]. Mika is the youngest of the six Mehndi brothers. H ...shows, sometimes as large as 60,000 people.[3] He is one of most talented Punjabi singer who has marked his talent also in Hindi playback singing also. Recen
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  • ...e on Friday Afternoons, and another diwan on Sunday mornings. There is a [[punjabi]] school at this gurdwara and a new gurdwara building to replace this gurdw
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  • ...mmon language among British Asians and is used by an estimated 1.3 million people in Britain. According to the Canadian 2001 Census, it is ranked as 6th most This page introduces resources to allow the translation of Punjabi into English. Below in alphabetical order is the beginning of a table from
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  • ...a play dealing with the 1984 riots in Delhi. Gursharan Singh points to the people responsible for this ghastly act and criticises main the political leaders 2. Sekhon, S.S. and K.S. Duggal, A History of Punjabi Literature, [[Delhi]], 1992.
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  • This is the Punjabi variant of the widespread but originally Rajasthan tale, "Dhola-Maru." Scho ...ange of subjects, were the poetic art of the 'Jaangli' (native inhabitant) people of the region.
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  • ...hem speak only Spanish, but others have retained their Indian links, speak Punjabi and visit India. In a town called Rosario de la Frontera, they have built a ...fficulties these earlier immigrants must have faced. In the old days for a Punjabi to go to Bombay was almost an expedition, what to talk of going overseas! T
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  • The population is over 99% Muslim. Most people in the town speak Punjabi, though almost all of them can also speak national language of Pakistan, Ur
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  • The Chamars of Doaba are rich and educated.Nowadays people of this community are mostly government officials. * Manjit Rupowalia, Punjabi singer
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  • ...e has an historical background and pertains to that moment in history when Punjabi Sardars had begun to rescue Indian women that used to be forcibly taken in
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  • '''Tiwana''' or ''Tawana'' is a widespread [[Punjabi people|Punjabi]] tribe that claims both [[Rajput]] and [[Jat]] affiliation.<ref>cite news ==Notable People==
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  • ...o '''Panjabi'''; (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ) in [[Gurmukhi]], is the language of the Punjabi people and the region of Punjab which is split between [[India]] and [[Pakistan]].
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  • Although, his writings can be found in a number of published Punjabi books in India and in newspaper columns, I came to discover his gems of wis ...emic background beyond religious spheres, having post-graduated with M.A. (Punjabi), he also have a certificate in draughtsman (civil), from Dehradun (in Uttr
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  • ...ut six months of torture, he was butchered along with other members of the Punjabi Sabha. Diwan Singh's collection of poems Vagade pani (Flowing water) was pu #Surjit Singh, Diwan Singh Kalepani ka adhyan, (Punjabi Sahit Sabha, Barnala, 1963).
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  • [[Kaur]], in modern day Punjabi means "princess" and is a name that is widely used as the second name by fe ...T SABHEY EKEY PEHCHANBAOO'''. Putting surnames behind the names tells that people think they are of high caste or show themselves.
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  • Various websites allow the translation of English to Punjabi (or Gurmukhi) and vice versa. This page lists the main webpages which allow ...English Dictionary. Started in 2003, this site is now used by millions of people in over a hundred countries around the world.
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  • ...N GOBIND LOKA KE''' (Sayings of the Saintly People) is a didactic work in Punjabi prose by Bhai Addan Shah, a Sevapanthi saint. Completed in 1904 Bk/AD
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  • ...w the seeds of the mother tongue in the childhood years, the future of the Punjabi language takes a promising shape. We parents must realize that the future ...concerned we have produced a book of Simple Punjabi grammar and a book on Punjabi Compositions For Secondary Schools. Both the books are based on local envi
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  • ...the top of the screen, you can listen to the [[Gurbani]] in [[Gurmukhi]]/[[Punjabi]]. ...{{w|ode}} or a ''lyrical verse''; the word [[Asa]] which means "hope" in [[Punjabi]]) is also a [[Raag]] or musical measure used in the [[Guru Granth Sahib]];
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  • The Chenab River ([[Punjabi]]: ਚਨਾਬ, Hindi: चनाब, literally: 'Moon(Chen) River(ab)') is ...ess revolves, and plays a prominent part in the tale of Heer Ranjha, the [[Punjabi]] national epic.
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  • A sect as used in an Indian/Punjabi context refers to an organized group of people so recognised because of their traditions, rituals, cultural habits or beha
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  • ==Punjabi Suba Movement== ...s viewed Punjabi Hindus as traitors for abandoning the cause of Punjab and Punjabi language. After the division of Punjab on linguistic purpose, Punjab receiv
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  • ...y to [[Urdu]] and has similarities [[Punjabi]]. Most people who understand Punjabi or Urdu can easily understand most words of Hindi. ...ns regard Hindi as "one language across the nation". More than 180 million people in India regard Hindi as their mother tongue. Another 300 million use it as
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  • ‘Nang’ literally means ‘naked’ in the Punjabi language. Nang is a derogatory term that refers to the negative element amo Many ‘Nangs’ are such people who having no home or place and end up joining the Nihang Dals (army) so as
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  • A '''lakh''' or '''lac''' is a [[Punjabi]] word which is also used by other communities in Southeast Asia and is a u ...h either a marked ("-s") or unmarked plural: "1 lakh people" or "1 lakh of people", "5 lakh rupees", "5 lakh of rupees", "5 lakhs rupees", "5 lakhs of rupees
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  • ...ted in the 1950's in support of a separate state for the Punjabi speaking people to be carved out of the then existing Punjab. In 1960 began his membership The renewal of the Punjabi Suba agitation in 1959-61 ended in a split in the Shiromani Akali Dal. Lach
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