Algoza: paired flutes and the ballad ensemble
Explore paired flute playing, regional comparisons and the algoza’s place beside the tumba and in a Punjab museum.
Punjab; regional comparison with Rajasthan
Culture in everyday life
Culture.
Textiles, performance, food and literature as living, changing traditions.
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Amritsari chole: chickpeas, seasoning and a regional recipe name
Compare documented preparations of Amritsari chole, including differences in darkening, sourness and finishing. A regional label does not make every recipe identical.
Amritsar and contemporary Punjabi recipe publishing
Amritsari fish: batter, seasoning and three cooks’ preparations
A dhaba recipe and two chefs’ versions reveal different flour mixtures, marinades and finishes under the Amritsari fish name, including fried and grilled presentations.
Amritsari culinary naming in Punjabi and wider recipe publication
Bagh embroidery: stitch, surface and changing use
Explore bagh embroidery through dense stitch coverage, a dated local description and a modern exhibition connecting historic cloth with contemporary making.
Punjab
Baoli stepwells in Punjab
A Kharian study describes stepped access through domed compartments towards a well, while older intervention records reveal how such structures could change.
Punjab
Basant in Lahore
A painter’s memories and named Lahore participants’ experiences connect Basant’s rooftops with questions of access, family participation and organisation.
Lahore
Basant Panchami in Punjab
Named school and university accounts in Punjab place Basant Panchami among Saraswati devotion, yellow displays, kite competitions and student programmes.
Mohali; Patiala; Mandi Gobindgarh
Bhangra: dance, stage and a changing sound
Follow the relationship between Punjabi dance and the later British music scene, while keeping their histories distinct.
Punjab and international performance networks
Biradari as a social institution
Alavi’s kinship distinctions and later Punjab village cases separate descent, recognition and participation from assumptions of uniform biradari action.
Sahiwal; Chakwal; Toba Tek Singh
Boliyan: verses, collective replies and new writing
Short and long forms, group response and named contemporary composition give boliyan a varied performance life.
Punjabi performance traditions; British diaspora gatherings and a Bathinda practitioner account
Brass and copper utensils
At Jandiala Guru, heated metal is shaped, hammered and finished by hand. Follow how this work gives brass and copper vessels their form and surface.
Jandiala Guru, Punjab
Bugchu: a pulled string and a skin-covered bowl
Explore Bugchu and Bugdu through instrument descriptions, a college workshop and a dated university festival programme.
Punjab; a teaching description from Surrey, British Columbia
Calligraphy in Punjab
A study of Lahore’s Maryam Zamani Mosque follows calligraphy across a mihrab frame, relief lettering and blue medallions within the decorated dome.
Lahore
Cassette culture in Punjab: shops, recordings and circulation
Explore cassette culture through a distribution account, Chandigarh retailer interviews and a named recording, keeping local evidence and dates in view.
Punjab; Britain
Chaas and salted buttermilk: names, churning and regional variation
Chaas can describe more than one preparation. Read the relationship between churned buttermilk, diluted yoghurt drinks and regional seasoning without imposing one universal boundary with lassi.
Punjab within wider South Asian dairy practices
Chadar and shawl traditions
A guide to chadar and shawl traditions, following the relationship between clothing, textile manufacture and changes in the use and production of woven cloth.
Punjab
Chaupar and traditional board games
Infrared study reveals an earlier painted board beneath a rug in a work attributed to Nainsukh, opening a careful comparison of chaupar objects and images.
India (gaming-set record)
Children’s games and counting rhymes in Punjab
A Punjab Educare lesson attributed to Sukhdev Madpuri describes changing play roles and everyday materials, showing what a game’s name alone leaves out.
Punjab; Calgary
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