Solomon’s Sword Hangs on it again as the other woman Claims baby Chandigarh her Own!Your Majesty it is mine she approaches the King one more time. Would he un-sheath the sword again to do justice or tell her finally to…
UPDATE ON NEW TEXT BOOKS FOR CALIFORNIA SCHOOLS 2018
Status of 2016 History – Social Science Curriculum Framework was approved on 14 July, 2016. The State Board of Education has now approved textbooks that are currently available for viewing at one of the 17 Learning Resources Display Centers (LRDC)…
Discussion: Remembering Ghadari Babas, the Unsung Heroes of the Indian Struggle for Independence
Every nation has a history and a story of their patriot warriors who at one critical juncture or another of a dire need, had stood up to the tyrant to be counted, fought and had sacrificed their all to protect its freedom…
Maa-N Boli (Mother Tongue): A Poem for Mothers Everywhere!
This poem was written and sung by me on the first birthday of my first grandchild. The poem is from the point of view of a child asking Mommy to speak to him (or her) in her mother-tongue: in this…
Happy Vaisakhi and Pagdi Divs! Pag Di Saanjh: A Tribute to the Sikh Turban and the Bond with Humanity (Dedicated to Late Professor Atamjit Singh)
Happy Vaisakhi and Pagdi Divs to you all! I dedicate this blog post on ‘ Vaisakhi and Pagdi Divs’ to a gentleman and a scholar: Professor Atamjit Singh, who did a commendable job understanding unity in diversity by spreading not just…
Know Your Poets: Anwar Masood
Many people think about Pakistani poet and singer, Anwar Masood as a very humorous poet and I must admit the first poem of his I heard, “Lassi te Cha,” I initially thought was really funny, but he so skillfully weaved…
The Chandigarh That Was
Forty-two years ago, in 1968, I wrote my maiden poem ‘Rooh Mere Punjab Di’ for the maiden Rose Festival in Chandigarh and won special appreciation from the local community, specifically from Dr. M.S. Randhawa, the then Chief Commissioner of Chandigarh.