Amar Singh Chamkila
Punjabi singer Amar Singh Chamkila wrote songs, collaborated with other performers and was killed in 1988.
Dugri and Mehsampur, Punjab
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Writers, makers, scientists and public lives, with their connection to Punjab stated precisely.
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Amarjit Chandan
Amarjit Chandan recalls learning and writing in Punjab. His interview connects school, political reading and a continuing search for poetic expression.
Punjab; London
Amarjot Kaur
Learn about Amarjot Kaur’s work with Punjabi singers, her performances with Amar Singh Chamkila and her place in their shared musical history.
Punjab
Amrit Kaur
Amrit Kaur’s public work linked health and medical education. A 1956 speech and a later AIIMS appointment exchange reveal institutional choices.
Kapurthala connection
Amrita Pritam: a life in Punjabi literature
Meet the poet and novelist through a few documented works, a careful chronology and routes into her published writing.
Gujranwala; Delhi; Punjabi literature
Amrita Sher-Gil
Painter Amrita Sher-Gil trained in Paris, worked across Hungary and India, and exhibited in Lahore.
Budapest, India and Lahore
Anis Nagi
Anis Nagi wrote fiction and criticism and edited Danishwar. His Lahore education and a recorded Urdu translation show other parts of a literary career.
Lahore
Anjum Moudgil: rifle shooting and Chandigarh
Rifle shooter Anjum Moudgil began shooting at school in Chandigarh and later worked with Punjab Police.
Punjab and Chandigarh
Anna Molka Ahmed: painting and art education in Lahore
Learn about Anna Molka Ahmed’s painting and her role in art education at the University of the Punjab.
Punjab and the wider world
Anshu Malhotra: gender, religion and Punjab history
Historian Anshu Malhotra studies gender, caste and religion in Punjab, including the nineteenth-century poet and seeker Piro.
Punjab and the wider world
Anwar Masood
Poet and teacher Anwar Masood has described the value of questioning and mother-tongue writing; a literary study examines his Punjabi collection.
Punjab
AP Dhillon
Punjabi singer AP Dhillon moved from Gurdaspur district to Canada, where he studied and built a recording studio.
Gurdaspur and British Columbia
Apache Indian
Birmingham musician Apache Indian has described Punjabi family influences alongside reggae and Jamaican culture.
Handsworth, Birmingham
Arif Lohar
Punjabi singer Arif Lohar discusses learning the chimta, his family’s musical background and recording across the India–Pakistan border.
Gujrat district and Lahore
Asa Singh Mastana: Punjabi folk singer and recordings
Punjabi singer Asa Singh Mastana is remembered for folk-associated performances, including jugni and Heer recordings.
Punjab and the wider region
Ashfaq Ahmed
Ashfaq Ahmed’s work moved between radio, television and short fiction. His broadcasting and the opening of Gadariya show different uses of voice.
Lahore
Asma Jahangir: legal aid, women’s rights and resistance to military rule
The Lahore lawyer connected individual legal cases with independent rights organisations, professional leadership and United Nations work.
Lahore, Pakistan and international human rights institutions
Attaullah Khan Esakhelvi
Folk singer Attaullah Khan Esakhelvi came from Mianwali district and built a recording career that included cassettes.
Esakhel, Mianwali and Bahawalpur
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