Harkishan Singh Surjeet: communist and peasant organiser
Communist organiser Harkishan Singh Surjeet took part in anti-colonial and peasant politics before a national political career.
Punjab and beyond
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Writers, makers, scientists and public lives, with their connection to Punjab stated precisely.
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Harmanpreet Kaur: from Moga to India’s cricket captaincy
The Moga-born cricketer’s career spans international batting, overseas leagues, Mumbai Indians and India’s growing women’s game.
Moga, Punjab and international cricket
Harnam Kaur and girls’ education
Harnam Kaur’s 1906 letter urged a student to continue her studies. Her words illuminate ambitions within a girls’ education project at Ferozepur in Punjab.
Ferozepur, colonial Punjab
Hashim Shah: love stories, lyrics and a manuscript legacy
Hashim Shah is remembered for Sassi-Punnu and other Punjabi romances, as well as compact devotional lyrics. Literary criticism and a university manuscript donation preserve different parts of that legacy.
Jagdev Kalan, Amritsar region; literary preservation in Lahore
Hina Jilani
Hina Jilani’s Lahore legal work extended into shelter provision and international advocacy. Her UN report explains follow-up beyond individual communications.
Lahore
Ian Talbot: historian of Punjab and Partition
Historian Ian Talbot studies Punjab and Partition; his Divided Cities compares Lahore and Amritsar from 1947 to 1957.
Punjab and the wider world
Ilyas Ghuman: Punjabi writer and literary editor
Punjabi writer and editor Ilyas Ghuman trained as an engineer and contributed to literary editing and short fiction.
Punjabi literary communities
Imam Bakhsh Pahalwan: Punjabi wrestler and Lahore contests
Punjabi wrestler Imam Bakhsh travelled to England in 1910 and competed in Lahore; he was Gama’s brother.
Punjab and beyond
Intizar Husain and Lahore literary life
Intizar Husain recalled carrying books to Lahore and described his reading, storytelling and literary influences.
Lahore
Ishtiaq Ahmed: Punjab and Partition scholarship
Read about political scientist Ishtiaq Ahmed’s research on Punjab and Partition.
Punjab and the wider world
Ishwar Chander Nanda
Ishwar Chander Nanda’s Punjabi plays brought household conflict to the stage. Lahore college theatre and spoken idiom shaped a socially attentive practice.
Lahore
Jagmeet Singh: Canadian politics and Punjabi background
Canadian lawyer and politician Jagmeet Singh has worked in provincial and federal politics and has family roots in Punjab.
Punjab and the wider world
Jagmohan Kaur
Punjabi singer Jagmohan Kaur performed folk material and recorded with her husband and singing partner K Deep.
Punjab and Punjabi diaspora
Jahanara Shahnawaz
At the Round Table Conferences, Jahanara Shahnawaz changed her proposals for women’s representation. Her politics included debate over votes and reserved seats.
Lahore
Jahangir Butt: Pakistan hockey Olympian
Discover the Gujranwala-born hockey Olympian and Pakistan team medallist.
Punjab, Pakistan
Jaspreet Singh (novelist)
Jaspreet Singh’s writing follows scientific study and a move to Canada. Institutional records identify novels, short fiction and a public literary career.
India; Canada
Jassa Singh Ahluwalia: Dal Khalsa leader and territorial ruler
Jassa Singh Ahluwalia helped lead the Dal Khalsa through Afghan invasions and the struggle for Lahore. His authority also rested on courts, revenue and an expanding territorial base.
Ahlu, Fatehabad, Amritsar, Lahore and Kapurthala
Jassa Singh Ramgarhia: fort builder, chief and rival among the misls
Ramgarhia’s career moved between service, the defence of Amritsar, territorial rule and exile. His name remains associated with Ramgarh and the bunga beside Darbar Sahib.
Ichogill, Amritsar, Batala and the Jalandhar Doab; exile beyond the Sutlej
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