Free Audio Download of me singing “Heer: Ranjha Leaves Takht Hazara” (a-capella) “Heer forever stands Tall” is something I, and I’m sure many Punjabis take for granted. That Waris Shah’s tragic love story, “Heer” would be counted amongst the most…
Kavita Di Kahani: Dheeaan
I completed the final version of the poem ‘Dheeaan’ not long ago when the news of infanticide started to get worse in India, especially in Punjab and Haryana. It seemed that there were new stories more horrific than the last…
The Nanhi Chhaan Foundation and my Kavita “Dheeaan” or “Daughters”
On October 6, 2010, Pratibha Patil, the president of India, visited my old stomping grounds of Khalsa College, Amritsar, to preside over the ‘Nanhi Chhaan’ campaign to “save the girl child,” an issue I hold very dear to me. While…
Sufi Sensation, Mamta Joshi, Pays a tribute to ‘Umber Di Shehzadi’
Dr. Mamta Joshi, a Sufi singer with a Ph.D. in music, contacted me through FaceBook after listening to my poem “Umber Di Shehzadi: To the Princess of the Skies” set to images and my voice on the you tube. She…
Punjabi Poem: Dheeaan
A Call to All Sikh Organizations: November is Sikh Awareness & Appreciation Month
Although the Sikhs have lived in the United States for over a century, many people are still unaware of who the Sikhs really are and where they originally come from. Following the 9/11 attacks, many Sikhs were targeted in cases of…