From Bajre Da Sitta and Bhabhi Meri Hoor Wargi or remixed renditions of Do Pall and Ik Meri Akh Kashni, chances are that you’ve heard these Punjabi folk songs while scrolling on Instagram lately. The ...

Punjab folk music has been tied to the art of resistance. Several moments in history are testament to this. Even today, the artists take their protest global through Punjabi rap. Here's a report.

aiz Ahmed Faiz, writing on the flap of Ban Phulwari (meaning “flowers in full bloom”), a collection of Pothwari and Punjabi folk songs and dances, reflected on the role of folklorists. Folklorists, ...

Lohri, celebrated every year on January 13, is one of the most vibrant winter festivals in North India. It is most popular in Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, and Himachal Pradesh, where people gather around a ...

The music of the people, folk music, is so old that only a guess can be hazarded about its antiquity. We do not know when it was made up or who made it up. We do know, however, that music itself ...

Custodian of folk songs For over 50 years, Punjabi scholar Nahar Singh went from village to village in Malwa region, jotting down verses and interpreting the meanings. His 12th and final book on folk ...