On the last day of its term, the United States Supreme Court did what eight decades of settled constitutional understanding had led most serious lawyers to expect it would: it told a sitting President that…
[caption id="attachment_23590" align="alignleft" width="400"] The Akal Takht, literally meaning the “Throne of the Timeless One”, was established in 1606 by the sixth Sikh Guru, Guru Hargobind, directly opposite the Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple) in Amritsar.…
The recent statement made by Bhasha Vibhag Punjab Director Jaswant Singh Zafar has reignited a long-standing debate over the status of the Punjabi language in its own homeland. His reported allegation that an influential IAS…
BAISAKHI: THE SPRING HARVEST FESTIVAL Baisakhi (sometimes written Vaisakhi) is primarily a Sikh religious festival held in April each year; Hindus also mark it religiously, although Muslims in Punjab have traditionally celebrated it as a…
For forty-one years, the ghosts of Air India Flight 182 have stood outside Canada’s conscience. Now, slowly and perhaps reluctantly, Ottawa seems to be opening the door. The latest Hindustan Times report (25.6.2026) by Anirudh…
Pakistan’s Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB), established under the legal framework of the 1975 Act and rooted in earlier post-Partition agreements such as the Nehru-Liaquat Pact of 1950 and the Pant-Mirza Agreement of 1955, serves…
Canada’s new Combating Hate Act is not just another amendment to its Criminal Code. It is a belated admission that something has gone wrong in the name of tolerance and free speech. For years, India…
This study is primarily concerned with the lost and forgotten fairs and carnivals of pre-partition Lahore. For a long time, Lahore has been a place of different festivals for Indian subcontinent residents and visitors. Before…
Punjab today stands at a critical crossroads. The state is battling mounting debt, rising unemployment, a shrinking industrial base, environmental degradation, a persistent drug menace, agricultural distress, and the migration of its youth to foreign…
Some time ago, I came across a newspaper report stating that I would be “honoured” by an organisation for my services to society. At first, it felt like a genuine moment of recognition, something that…
