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Tuesday, April 21, 2026
TopicPunjabi literature

Topic: Punjabi literature

Punjabi Dalit fiction is reaching an English audience at last. The book is called Gangrene

Dalit literature in India is usually tied to the Ambedkar-Phule revolutionary legacy and raw Marathi autobiographies. Now a new translation of Punjabi-Dalit stories shows caste as Punjab lives it.

17 iconic Punjabis are now part of a new book by Ajeet Cour

For 91-year-old Ajeet Cour, speaking at the book launch was a challenge. So, the event at the India International Centre opened with a documentary featuring the author.

Dalit poet Lal Singh Dil was true ‘faqir’ who understood Punjab economy better than govt

Punjabi poetry is more than Amrita Pritam, Shiv Batalvi, or Amarjit Chandan. See why Dil's poetry is intellectually capturing in its own way.

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University townships — India’s chance to build its own version of what America got right

India’s university towns initiative is an opportunity to do something we have never managed at scale: build knowledge ecosystems rather than knowledge silos.

FTA partners drive India’s trade surge as reliance on non-FTA countries dips, says NITI Aayog report

Share of trade with FTA partners rose from 4.6% in 2006 to 28.8% in 2024. India is currently negotiating or advancing agreements with US, Israel, GCC, Canada & Mexico.

Japan overhauls post-World War II pacifist military approach, lifts restrictions on defence exports

Since October last year, Japan PM Sanae Takaichi has planned to increase defence spending target to 2 percent of GDP.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.