Najm Hosain Syed
Punjabi poet and playwright Najm Hosain Syed moved from Batala to Lahore after Partition and wrote literary criticism.
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Nanak Singh
Nanak Singh’s writing joined public poetry and fiction. His novels addressed social life, while a recovered protest poem returned through family publication.
Peshawar; Amritsar
Narinder Biba
Discover Narinder Biba’s Punjabi folk and devotional singing, her early training and her recorded collaborations.
Punjab
Naseebo Lal
Pakistani singer Naseebo Lal moved from performances at marriage functions into Punjabi film, radio and stage work.
Punjab, Pakistan
Nasir Kazmi
Nasir Kazmi’s Lahore work joined Urdu poetry with radio, prose sketches and drama. An edition record preserves another part of that literary career.
Lahore
Navjot Kaur: India hockey midfielder
Indian hockey midfielder Navjot Kaur is associated with Shahabad Markanda in Haryana and has played internationally.
Punjab and the wider region
Navtej Bharati
Navtej Bharati’s Punjabi and English writing connects study in Punjab with a Canadian literary life. Publications record collaboration and philosophy.
Punjab; Canada
Nawab Kapur Singh: organising the eighteenth-century Khalsa
Kapur Singh combined military leadership with the organisation of Sikh congregations and fighting bands. His title emerged from a brief settlement with Lahore’s Mughal government.
Kaloke and Singhpura; Amritsar and the Malwa
Nirmal Saini: volleyball and sports administration
Nirmal Saini, also known as Nirmal Milkha Singh, was a volleyball player and former India women’s team captain.
Punjab and the wider region
Noor Jehan: a voice across Punjabi film, song and public memory
Born in Kasur, Noor Jehan became an actor and singer whose Punjabi and Urdu work crossed regional media and national histories.
Kasur, Lahore, Calcutta, Bombay and Karachi
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan: qawwali between shrine and world stage
Nusrat sustained a family performance tradition while extending the reach of qawwali through concerts, film and collaborative recordings.
Faisalabad, Pakistan and international stages
Om Puri
Actor Om Puri’s theatre training in Patiala preceded a film career that included Indian and British productions.
Ambala, Patiala and Britain
Panjabi MC
Coventry producer Panjabi MC’s Mundian To Bach Ke combined a television theme sample, tumbi and Punjabi vocals.
Coventry and Punjab
Pargat Singh: Olympic hockey player and captain
Mithapur-born Pargat Singh played international hockey for India and served as an Olympic captain.
Punjab
Pash: poetry, political dissent and an unfinished life
Avtar Singh Sandhu wrote as Pash, making Punjabi poetry confront inequality, coercion and the loss of the capacity to dream.
Talwandi Salem, Punjab; United States
Pathanay Khan
Discover Saraiki folk singer Pathanay Khan’s connection to Kot Addu and his singing of Sufi poetry.
Kot Addu and southern Punjab
Pir Mehr Ali Shah: scholarship, teaching and Golra Sharif
Mehr Ali Shah connected Chishti religious guidance with scholarship in Hadith, theology and poetry. His writings and teaching networks formed a legacy centred on Golra Sharif.
Golra Sharif, Rawalpindi region; now Islamabad Capital Territory
Prabhjot Kaur
Prabhjot Kaur’s Punjabi poetry moved between patriotic and personal concerns. Recollections and publication records preserve a career across literary forms.
Langrial; Lahore; Kalyan
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