Follow a story into public life
Stories, play and publishing
Explore storytelling, riddles, play, theatre, cinema and publishing through particular books, studies, reports and remembered encounters.
10 entries · 20 min reading, calculated from article text
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Your reading goal
Distinguish a collected telling, a critical interpretation, a proposed activity and a documented practice.
- 01Culture · 2 min read
Puran Bhagat
Akshaya Kumar’s reading of Atamjit’s Pooran asks whether a modern setting gives its central character autonomy, offering one view of a changing tradition.
- 02Culture · 2 min read
Raja Rasalu traditions
Laila Rahman’s CV links a Rasalu illustration project with exhibitions in Lahore and Islamabad, documenting one modern visual afterlife of the stories.
- 03Culture · 2 min read
Dulla Bhatti folklore
Discover Dulla Bhatti as a Punjabi folk hero remembered at Lohri, and compare accounts of his resistance, generosity and place in performance.
- 04Culture · 2 min read
Punjabi riddles
Sukhdev Madpuri’s riddle collection groups clues around everyday worlds and prints answers below them, showing how a puzzle becomes a readable collection.
- 05Culture · 2 min read
Punjabi proverbs in social life
A Chak Zahir study discusses 43 proverbs collected from five women, showing how household criticism and respect for mothers coexist in selected sayings.
- 06Culture · 2 min read
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.
- 07Culture · 2 min read
Punjabi theatre history
Gunjeet Aurora’s study of Fida examines how absence, bodies and material surroundings communicate on stage, extending theatre history beyond written dialogue.
- 08Culture · 2 min read
Punjabi cinema in India
Explore Punjabi cinema in India through post-Partition film circulation, changing screen conventions, archives and national recognition.
- 09Culture · 2 min read
Punjabi newspaper history
Gulzar Singh Sandhu’s recollection of the Punjabi Tribune’s launch reveals editorial choices and newsroom negotiation within one account of newspaper history.
- 10Culture · 2 min read
Punjabi magazines and little journals
Simrat Khurana’s study of Preetlari examines the tension between Swadeshi promotion and opposition to burning clothes, opening a history of editorial choices.
A question to carry with you
Choose one claim from your reading. Identify its source and locator. What does that source directly establish, and what would need a second source?