Story of a Punjabi Magazine 1951

Story of a Punjabi Magazine 1951

Here u will read story of magazine name "PUNJABI" by Dr Faqier M Faqier printed by Gillani art press, Hospital road (Mayo hospital) and published from Abott road, lhore in September 1951. It may be considered First Pakistani Punjabi magazine. Famous writer Abdul Majeed Salik was among co-editors with Dr Faqier M Faqier. There were names of famous writers included among contributors like Abid Ali Abid (Principle Dyal Singh College), Sufi Ghulam Mustafa Tabbasum, Dr M Baqar, Mollana Muhammad Baksh Muslim, Mulla Baksh Kushta, Joshu Fazal din, Qateel shafayee, Malik lal Din qaiser, Sgarief Kunjahi etc. At that even nawa e waqat was among its supporters who later turned against Pakistani mother tongues especially Punjabi. Till 1960, the magazine continued its publication and if someone has its copies he should upload it at website. Read the piece which is an Urdu translation from Punjabi published in express daily today.

http://www.express.com.pk/epaper/PoPupwindow.aspx?newsID=1101943964&Issue=NP_LHE&Date=20130828

Anti Women Statements by Indian Democrats--A Bad Taste

Anti Women Statements by Indian Democrats--A Bad Taste

Usually anti-women statements are attributed either from extremists, religious fundamentalists or orthodox leaders yet the current piece shows you the flip side of Indian Democracy. The main issue is not to share these remarks as reproduced by Silicon India website but to remind you what their respected parties did against their leaders who issued such remarks. These statements are not only against 500 million Indian women but also a bad name for Indian democracy itself. 

These remarks are from the politicians of World's Largest Democracy, from a country where we witnessed No Marshallh. It reminds us that for democracy, we do need continuity of elections yet we also needs Some More Important steps especially regarding Gender biases, respect for lower classes, protection for minorities, Human Rights etc. If such steps are absent then it means Democracy is for Elite Only. Just read these remarks by the Indians for the Indians and of the Indians, it includes leaders of Congress, BJP, SWP etc. The main issue is not to share these remarks as reproduced by Sillicon India website but to remind you what their respected parties did against their leaders who issued such remarks. Just read urself

http://e.dunya.com.pk/detail.php?date=2013-08-24&edition=LHR&id=554024_46549224

refrence: http://www.siliconindia.com/news/general/8-Infamous-Sexist-Remarks-Made-by-Indian-Politicians-nid-152270-cid-1.html

Continuity of thought: IQBAL , Warish Shah, bhartri-Hari & Tilla Jogian

Continuity of thought

 IQBAL , Warish Shah, bhartri-Hari & Tilla Jogian

Tilla Jogian is ancient place of scholarship in the Punjab and it is considered ancient sufi place & Centre of yogi/Jogi traditions much before UCCH in our part of the world. The place is in Pakistani Punjab yet needs extra care. In this piece u will hear about Bhartri-Hari, a poet philosopher and expert of Grammar who was like Bal Nath, among the pupils of Gorakh Nath. Bhartri-Hari Smadh is still at Tilla Jogian.( for refrence see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhart%E1%B9%9Bhari) If u are coming to lhore from Pindi, u can turn from Mandara or u can enter from Rohtas at G T Road to reach Tilla. As usual, road is not good, neither torism department develop this ancient cite yet Zubair Shafi Ghauri, a civil servant by profession and archeologist by conviction visited Tilla in his youth. Here he not only visited Tilla, Smadh of Hari but also saw the place where Ranjha beptimized. Yah, the place is known as "kan Phatta" Yogies/jogies. Wearing wrings in the ears is an old tradition which is still prevelent in our times. 

In 1935, in a book, another poet philosopher recorded Bhartri-hari verse, translated in URDU, either from him or from someone else. It is matter of research. The book which recorded or revives Bhartri was Bal e Jibreal by Allama Iqbal. Just read the piece and enjoy it

http://e.dunya.com.pk/detail.php?date=2013-08-23&edition=LHR&id=552016_40984938

Lesson from Russian Revolution: Ideology, State Craft and Nationalism

Lesson from Russian Revolution

Ideology, State Craft and Nationalism

For an ideologically driven person ideology remains at no one priority yet power politics has its own rules and mechanics. When someone with specific rules or ideology enters in the power corridors, by hook or crook, a shift starts suddenly. In many cases power politics with a massive experience of State craft smartly neutralize ideology some times on the name of nationalism and many times on the name of national interest. It happened everywhere and there are still remote chances of vise versa. The story mentioned in this piece is about early days of Russian Socialist revolution, it was time when even Lenin was alive and Bolsheviks had command on every sphere. But state craft, as usual, played smartly on the name of Russian Nationalism. Russian Nationalism led the party and after the attack of Hitler, Russian nationalism swallows the ideology smartly. Till the attack of Hitler on Russia, for Bolsheviks, WW2 was an imperialist war yet after that attack under the pressure of Russian nationalism revolutionary empire had to joined US led allied forces. At that moment, USSR declared it people’s War. It was an ideological compromise as dictated by nationalist forces. Russian communist party ordered their comrades in all countries to support British War efforts. In 1943, Russian party broke communist international (com-in-tern) and formed a new pro-moscow alliance under the name Com-in-form. Then rest was history.  The lesson is there for comrades who often hook either in nationalisms or national interest. 

The lesson is not for comrades only yet new revolutionaries can also learn from it. For those who want to enter in power politics must have an idea of state craft and its working. They should have some balance approach and sologans so that they can gradually change things.

 After that USSR was awarded with east Europe and also got place as no 2 world power yet it had to act as villain in planned Cold war.

Read here
http://e.dunya.com.pk/detail.php?date=2013-08-20&edition=LHR&id=547498_28360229

Lessons from Indian Democracy: 8 Infamous Sexist Remarks Made by Indian Politicians

Lessons from Indian Democracy

 8 Infamous Sexist Remarks Made by Indian Politicians

These remarks are from the politicians of World's Largest Democracy, from a country where we witnessed No Marshallh. It reminds us that for democracy, we do need continuity of elections yet we also needs Some More Important steps especially regarding Gender biases, respect for lower classes, protection for minorities, Human Rights etc. If such steps are absent then it means Democracy is for Elite Only. Just read these remarks by the Indians for the Indians and of the Indians, it includes leaders of Congress, BJP, SWP etc. The main issue is not to share these remarks as reproduced by Sillicon India website but to remind you what their respected parties did against their leaders who issued such remarks. just read urself

Only Attractive Women Get Ahead" By Mulayam Singh Yadav

Only girls and women from affluent class can go forward...remember this..you (rural women) will not get a chance...Our rural women did not have that much attraction

“Old Wife Loses Her Charm” Sriprakash Jaiswal, Union Coal Minister 

“New victories and new weddings both have their own importance. As time passes, the joy of the victory fades, just like a wife becomes old and loses her charm as time passes.”

Sanjay Nirupam, a Congress MP, made a nasty(Self rightous) remark using indecent language against Smriti Irani, a BJP leader and former TV actress

I don’t have to listen to you. It’s been four days since you have entered politics and you already think you are a great political analyst. Till yesterday you were dancing on television and today you have become a politician

“Stay Indoor To Prevent Rape” Andhra Pradesh Congress Chief, and Minister for Transport in the government of Andhra Pradesh Botsa Satyanarayan

“Just because India achieved freedom at midnight does not mean that women can venture out after dark. They should ensure that they do not board buses with few passengers.

“Dented And Painted Women” By Abhijit Mukherjee Son of Indian president Parnab Mukherjee

At a time when the entire India was deeply shocked with the Delhi gang-rape incident that was followed by a series of protests, mainly carried out by the youth and women, Abhijit Mukherjee, Member of Parliament and President’s own son erupted with a chauvinistic comment against women who were part of the protest. He said, "Those who are coming in the name of students in the rallies, sundori, sundori mahila (beautiful women), highly dented and painted, giving interviews in TV and showing off. What’s basically happening in Delhi is something like pink revolution, which has very little connection with ground realities."He also said, "dented-painted women protesters in Delhi went to discotheques and then turned up at India Gate to express outrage.’’

“50 Crore Girlfriend” By Narendra Modi ( expected future Indian PM)

What a girlfriend. Have you ever seen a 50-crore-girl friend?

u may read urself at

http://www.siliconindia.com/news/general/8-Infamous-Sexist-Remarks-Made-by-Indian-Politicians-nid-152270-cid-1.html

Why British Indian Administration was against Punjabi

Why British Indian Administration was against Punjabi

A good article by Majid Sheikh published At 4 August 2013 in DAWN, read urself and u will understand why British indian administration remained reluctant to introduce mother tongues in Frontier Forward policy region esp the Punjab. Online page is not available which is a bad taste. 

Just read it urself

Lhore Saved by Shah Chiragh 1798

Lhore Saved by Shah Chiragh 1798

http://e.dunya.com.pk/detail.php?date=2013-08-16&edition=LHR&id=537950_91553248

Iqbal Response to Skill base Education & Education for Muslims

Iqbal Response to Skill base Education & Education for Muslims 

Here i need to share a letter of Allama Iqbal written at November 27, 1920 , some 93 years back in which he gave his opinion regarding some important issues related to education, ,,our education,,,,,yet after almost a century we r still reluctant to adopt it. He wrote about two issues

1.     Skill base education (to gain economic freedom before political freedom)

2.     For education of Muslims no 1 priority will be to accept , engage all Muslim school of thoughts (Sects)

 These days we are again busy in developing a new education policy but will we decide core issues related to OUR EDUCATION THIS TIME? Or they will remain ambiguous, misleading and controversial. It includes a lot of issues like

•  Linking technical education with general education,
•  Linking education with the market, 
• Place of Pakistani mother tongues in our education system,
• Development of Language Commission so that (a) we can readjust role of English and Urdu (b)no one can use language or dialect controversies in future, 
• Co-education at primary level,
• Linking examination system with Learning Out Comes rather than obsolete prevent  method to link it with Textbooks
• Non sectarian approach in Muslim education

 In November 1920, Allama Iqbal wrote a letter in response to Mahatama Gandhi in which he gave no 1 priority to technical education. in his message to First education conference M A Jinnah emphasized need for technical education. 1951 2nd education conference was on technical education yet we still failed to link it with general education. We r producing metric, FA,BA useless people who can replace c larks only.

for reading the piece clik here
http://e.dunya.com.pk/detail.php?date=2013-08-15&edition=LHR&id=536544_46452597

Deconstructing "One Nation Theory" & importance of digit 14 regarding National freedom in first half of 20th century

Deconstructing "One Nation Theory" & importance of digit 14 regarding National freedom in first half of 20th century

Woodrow Wilson's 14 Points     8 January 1918
M A Jinnah's 14 Points                               1929
Atlantic Charter by US                14 August 1941
Formation of Pakistan                  14 August 1947
Since 1920s many forces challenge One Nation theory including Iqbal & Jinnah but after infamous & ambiguous Objective Resolution we as State opted same One Nation Theory  that proved fatal in many ways. It is time to revisit it.
One Nation Theory was a product of pro-centralist British mindset which ruined our culture & history. Subcontinent or South Asia was a loose federation from centuries. From Ashok ( i will not write Ashoka ) to Gandhara and from Hindu Shahya till Mughals there were strong federating units/ city states under King-ships either in Bengal, Nepal, Sheri Lanka, Burma or in Kabul, Gandhar, Sindh, Baluchistan, Kashmir, Chitral and the Punjab. There were different power circles and Delhi had no absolute power at all. Centralism was introduced by colonial masters which started from Permanent Settlement and then supported by new legal & administrative system. 1849 was a bench mark when after 50 years of consistent conspiracies, diplomacy, proxy wars and hot wars they completed annexation. In 1850 by using latest technology of Railways Britishers started to vision India as a One Nation. Either it were Macaulay's Minute (1835) , decision to replace Persian with English (1837) or Wood's Education dispatch (1854) one can easily identify emergence of One Nation Theory in them. 
Here we will introduce u with John Bright (16 November 1811 – 27 March 1889). He was a British Radical and Liberal statesman, associated with Richard Cobdenin the formation of the Anti-Corn Law League. He was one of the greatest orators of his generation, and a strong critic of British foreign policy. He sat in the House of Commons from 1843 to 1889.
In 1857, Bright's unpopular opposition to the Crimean War led to his losing his seat as member for Manchester. Within a few months, he was elected unopposed as one of the two MPs for Birmingham in 1858. He would hold this position for over thirty years though he would later leave the Liberal Party on the issue of Irish Home Rule in 1886.
It was J.B who criticized British policy makers in parliament at 1858 and Warren them not to use One Nation Theory. It was reproduced in the book Verdict on India Published in 1944 by Jonathan cape London written by Beverly Nicholas, writer, journalist, Play write. It was my friend Zafar Iqbal Mirza (Zim, Lhori) an unprecedented editor and columnist who introduced this book to me. even boletho remembered this book in his biography of Jinnah. The book is available on internet and from page 188 to 196, you can read Jinnah's conversation with author. am reproducing a piece from John Bright book, which Jinnah shared with the author during interview. it is
"He handed me the book. It was a faded old volume, The Speeches of John Bright, and the date of the page at which it was opened was June 4th, 1858. This is what the greatest orator in the House .of Commons said on that occasion:

*How long does England propose to govern India? Nobody can answer

that question. But be it 50 or 100 or 500 years, does any man with the

smallest glimmering of common sense believe that so great a country, with

its 20 different nationalities and its 20 different languages, can ever be

bound up and consolidated into one compact and enduring empire confine?

I believe such a thing to be utterly impossible."

unfortunately, it was congress who the concept of One Nation Theory from colonial masters yet they failed to challenge the inbuilt centralism within it. In fact, One Nation Theory suited to new desi elite especially bureaucrats and industrialists living in early British settlements like Calcutta, Surat, Bombay etc. Politics of One Nation Theory gave birth to Two Nation Theory and when Two Nation Theory got support from two major & powerful federating Units (Bengal & the Punjab , both Muslim majority provinces) it became powerful. Just rethink, from 1849 till 1947 it was a fight between centralist forces and loose center. One could resolve it by following american experience yet anti colonial politicians too adopted centralism. In his allahbad adress, It was Iqbal who fiercely criticized One Nation theory and supported an idea of loose federation which would ensure linguistic  cultural & religious  rights. just read some sentences from allahbad address

[[2c]] The unity of an Indian nation, therefore, must be sought not in the negation, but in the mutual harmony and cooperation, of the many. True statesmanship cannot ignore facts, however unpleasant they may be. The only practical course is not to assume the existence of a state of things which does not exist, but to recognise facts as they are, and to exploit them to our greatest advantage. And it is on the discovery of Indian unity in this direction that the fate of India as well as of Asia really depends. India is Asia in miniature. Part of her people have cultural affinities with nations of the east, and part with nations in the middle and west of Asia. If an effective principle of cooperation is discovered in India, it will bring peace and mutual goodwill to this ancient land which has suffered so long, more because of her situation in historic space than because of any inherent incapacity of her people. And it will at the same time solve the entire political problem of Asia.

[[2d]] It is, however, painful to observe that our attempts to discover such a principle of internal harmony have so far failed. Why have they failed? Perhaps we suspect each other’s intentions and inwardly aim at dominating each other. Perhaps, in the higher interests of mutual cooperation, we cannot afford to part with the monopolies which circumstances have placed in our hands, and [thus we] conceal our egoism under the cloak of nationalism, outwardly simulating a large-hearted patriotism, but inwardly as narrow-minded as a caste or tribe. Perhaps we are unwilling to recognize that each group has a right to free development according to its own cultural traditions. But whatever may be the causes of our failure, I still feel hopeful. Events seem to be tending in the direction of some sort of internal harmony. And as far as I have been able to read the Muslim mind, I have no hesitation in declaring that if the principle that the Indian Muslim is entitled to full and free development on the lines of his own culture and tradition in his own Indian home-lands is recognized as the basis of a permanent communal settlement, he will be ready to stake his all for the freedom of India.  (see complete text at Columbia University website , taken from Writings and statements of Iqbal re-published by Iqbal academy Lhore) 

Iqbal pinpointed problems and struggle of Muslim majority provinces in this regard with a clear vision and in mid 1940s Iqbal proved right when both Punjab & Bengal supported ML. In this address Iqbal also criticized Lucknow Pact 1916 and called it a pitfall rightly. When Iqbal raised his voice, Jinnah was reluctant yet after 1937 elections he had to follow Iqbal. hakim ajmal khan, Mian Shafi, C R das and Iqbal were pioneer in raising their voices against One Nation theory while Mollana sindhi and jinnah followed them. now u can read the article in urdu Published in Express 14 August 2013. thanks

for easy reading click here

http://www.express.com.pk/epaper/PoPupwindow.aspx?newsID=1101930613&Issue=NP_LHE&Date=20130814

Why Allama Iqbal opposed Khilafat movement..Read & Unlearn

Why Allama Iqbal Opposed Khilafat Movement..Read & Unlearn

Allama Iqbal had reservations regarding Institution of Khilafat as well as Khilfat Movement yet Pakistani Public & Private Textbooks not ready to acknowledge it. Even some of our anchors and columnists have less knowledge about Iqbal. There is no place of reservations regarding misleading Khilafat Movement by Allama Iqbal and M A Jinnah. The piece is taken from Khuram Ali Shafique's book which is third in series of unusual biography of Allama Iqbal in 6 volumes. Iqbal academy, Lhore is publishing this series written by Shafique of Karachi. There is a reference of a poetic piece of Iqbal and a letter written by Iqbal to his brother Atta. In his poetic piece Iqbal called Ottoman Khilafat a shame for Muslims and Islamic thoughts. It was a verdict of Iqbal against King-ships. As Iqbal was against Kingship so why would he support its revival. Iqbal supported Atta turk not only in his prose writings but also in his poetry yet Rightest and orthodox forces in Pakistan are remain reluctant to accept pro-Attaturk Iqbal. You may read an article Allama Iqbal in Favour of Ataturk’s Secularism . In his letter Iqbal explained his reasons to resigned from Khilafat Committee Punjab , wrote about bad behaviors of Khilafat committee members and criticized their over sentimental role.

In his seminal work The Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam, Iqbal wrote:

“Such is the attitude of the modern Turk, inspired as he is by the realities of experience, and not by the scholastic reasoning of jurists who lived and thought under different conditions of life. To my mind these arguments, if rightly appreciated, indicate the birth of an International ideal, which forming the very essence of Islam, has been hitherto overshadowed or rather displaced
by Arabian Imperialism of the earlier centuries in Islam.”

http://e.dunya.com.pk/detail.php?date=2013-08-08&edition=LHR&id=525949_49315321

Where is the Mosque built by Bhagwan-das during 16th century at LHORE?

Where is the Mosque built by Bhagwan-Das during 16th century at LHORE?  

Father of  Akbar's General Maan Singh, Bhagwan Das Kachawa built a mosque in Lhore during 16th century and it was recorded by Lhore born Shahnawaz Khan in his famous book Maasar ul  Omraah Vol 3, page 126 published by Asiatic society Calcutta in 1888 both in Persian and with English translation. The book was written by Shahnawaz khan during Aurangzeab period yet his Son further extended it till 1788. it is a record of nobles, saints, warriors, artists etc from 1556 till 1779.  It was bhagwandas daughter who married with Jangieer and gave birth to Khusro. Read the piece and search for the mosque's exact location in lhore.
http://e.dunya.com.pk/detail.php?date=2013-08-07&edition=LHR&id=523361_40041288

PRIDE & PREJUDICE IN SOUTH ASIAN TEXTBOOKS

PRIDE & PREJUDICE IN SOUTH ASIAN TEXTBOOKS

MUST READ: How a company tussle set back the language of Lahore by Majid Sheikh

MUST READ
How a company tussle set back the language of Lahore by Majid Sheikh in Dawn August 4, 2013
"Punjab has been occupied but not conquered. The Punjabi & his language have yet to be conquered" Charles Napier 1849
A STORY HOW URDU & HINDI USED AGAINST PUNJABI & PERSIAN AFTER ANNEXATION OF THE PUNJAB BY THE BRITISHERS.
A story of Punjabi Qaida and how Britishers had fears from it. The writer also mentioned a poster published by British administration after 1849 annexation of the punjab, still there in Lhore Museum says " Two annas for sword & six annas for Punjabi Qaida" 
Still not there at Dawn website , What a policy? now here it is, read urself

Unexplored Flip Side of Colonial period: Demographic change through social engineering in the Punjab

Unexplored Flip Side of Colonial period: Demographic change through social engineering in the Punjab

Whenever one read literature, travel notes, diaries, books and memoires written before colonial time, even written by Britishers, one observes a massive change of demography in the Punjab after 29th March 1849. One major example is our River Channel Trade (RCT) which was linked not only with Land Trade Routes (LTRs) but also had links via Lhori Bandar (near Thatta towards sea) with Sea Trade Routes (STRs). Recently when i read Alexander Barnes, Travels into Bukhara, he mentioned presence of crocodiles in the river Jhelum, Punjab. He acknowledged presence of crocodiles in Punjabi rivers but he told that in Jhelum their presence was much more in 1831. He mentioned Arrian, Greek historian who centuries back recorded presence of boat industry in this area. They usually use cedar wood in ancient times. But now even crocodiles are not there in rivers? Where they gone? Was it a side effect of great canal system installed by Britishers in 2nd half of 19th century? Like crocodiles, our river channel trade is also not there. In South Asia, we are habitual to study history either in pro-British or anti- colonial modes so we still fails to map effects of social engineering done by masters regarding demographic change. 

 http://e.dunya.com.pk/detail.php?date=2013-08-02&edition=LHR&id=514036_32623460