When Amrita Pritam called out to Waris Shah in a heartrending ode while fleeing the Partition riots

The immortal Partition poem turns 70 too.

Nirupama Dutt

· Aug 14, 2017 · 05:30 pm

For Sahir Ludhianvi, the best kind of love was unrequited

On the celebrated Urdu poet’s 96th birth anniversary, a reminder of his contradictory attitudes towards women and relationships.

Nirupama Dutt

· Mar 08, 2017 · 01:30 pm

When Amrita Sher-Gil vowed to seduce Khushwant Singh to take revenge on his wife

On the artist’s 104th birth anniversary, a look at some of the stories from her life.

Nirupama Dutt

· Jan 30, 2017 · 03:30 pm

Celebrating Heer, the medieval heroine who challenged patriarchy in Punjab

Artists, historians and writers are marking Punjab's secular epic, 250 years after it was penned by Waris Shah.

Nirupama Dutt

· Nov 06, 2016 · 06:30 am

In the Mirza-Sahiban love legend, spare a thought for Sahiban’s predicament

Sahiban is not the cause of Mirza’s death but a pawn in the struggle to control desire and a prize that must be won.

Nirupama Dutt

· Sep 25, 2016 · 03:00 pm

The story of Amrita Pritam’s final love poem

August 31 is the Punjabi poet’s 97th birth anniversary.

Nirupama Dutt

· Aug 31, 2016 · 08:30 am

The Dalit who lost his limbs for protesting against his daughter’s gang-rape

A new book chronicles the amazing story of Bant Singh’s courage, resistance and willpower.

Nirupama Dutt

· Mar 15, 2016 · 08:30 am