Bangla- Prem Parkash ਬੰਗਲਾ- ਪੇ੍ਮ ਪ੍ਰਕਾਸ਼ Way of living has changed with the changing perspectives of life. After getting the 'sarkari naukri', life of B.S.Gill has totally changed. The jatt lad has turned into a Sarkari Babu who is married to a girl from city and has two children. While residing in the 'Sarkari Bangla', he lives a lavish lifestyle with his family. He enjoys whenever his relatives come from village to meet him and his family, but this thing displeasures his wife Sonia. And this s...
Nov 21, 2022•30 min•Season 4Ep. 9
Kursi- Raghubir Dhand | ਕੁਰਸੀ- ਰਘਬੀਰ ਢੰਡ | It is a very multidimensional story written by Ragubir dhand which is symbolic for the chronic system of conscious subjugation. Kursi stands for power and strength which passes from one generation to another yet remains in same class. Ultimately, remains symbolic for suppression and subjugation both physically and mentally. The characters of the story represent different sections of the society which are actually connected to each other through the leve...
Nov 14, 2022•34 min•Season 4Ep. 8
Jah Pare- Bhupinder Singh ਜਾਹ ਪਰੇ- ਭੂਪਿੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘ This story is written by one of the recent Punjabi writer that is Bhupinder Singh who is popular for many of his Punjabi stories. Times have changed so is every relationship that is there around us. Modernization has strengthened our life expectancy but weakened our soft emotions. Traditional families have been transformed into nuclear families and search of opportunities has propelled the children to stray far away from their parents and their roo...
Nov 07, 2022•13 min•Season 4Ep. 7
Vavrole- Baldev Singh ਵਾਵਰੋਲੇ- ਬਲਦੇਵ ਸਿੰਘ Vavrole is one of the most popular Punjabi Short stories which is written by a well know punjabi writer Baldev Singh. The plot of the story revolves around the essence of emotions in the changing era of modernization. It reflects the various stages through which every individual goes through and ultimately evolves. But, sometimes this pace of evolution and that too in case of emotions and relations backfires and ruins everything. This is what Baldev sing...
Oct 31, 2022•27 min•Season 4Ep. 6
Diwali De Diwe- Saadat Hasan Manto | ਦੀਵਾਲੀ ਦੇ ਦੀਵੇ- ਸੁਆਦਤ ਹਸਨ ਮੰਟੋ | This punjabi short story has been written by one of the most famous and criticized punjabi writer Saadat Hasan Manto.As we all know diwali is often said to be the festival of lights. People celebrate this festival by greeting each other with sweets and gifts. Since every strata of society has its own perspective of life and has its own limitations to it, this short story is about individuals of different classes and sectors wh...
Oct 24, 2022•5 min•Season 4Ep. 5
Khajooran- Sukhjeet ਖਜੂਰਾਂ- ਸੁਖਜੀਤ This audiobook is based on the short story "khajooran" which is written by one of the most famous punjabi writer Sukhjeet who has given immense contribution to the punjabi literature. 'ਖਜੂਰਾਂ' is story which belongs to every generation who have felt the sorrows of punjab which is still drowning day by day. Two friends of opposite ideologies have a shared goal which is to uproot the problem of drugs from their village. Their Identities are symbolic for the persp...
Oct 17, 2022•20 min•Season 4Ep. 4
Ek Hauka- Amrita Pritam ਇੱਕ ਹਉਕਾ- ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤਾ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਮ Amrita pritam is one of the most renowned punjabi writer who is also the author of this short story "Ek Hauka". Patriarchal notions have been driving our society since the ages. A woman usually finds herself dependent upon the various male identities which extends from being husband, father or son. Even in this story a childless female is in search of young girl whom she can marry with her husband and ultimately bore a child so that their family ...
Oct 10, 2022•20 min•Season 4Ep. 3
Baapu -Prem Parkash ਬਾਪੂ -ਪੇ੍ਮ ਪ੍ਰਕਾਸ਼ 'Baapu' is a critically acclaimed short story written by one of the most famous punjabi writer Prem Parkash. This story lays emphasis on the fluctuations that usually happen in the positions of members of the family when 'marriages' increases the families and gives birth to new relations. Parents are supposed to share their son with a girl whom he gets married. Sometimes the adjustments are made easily and sometimes things just don't work the way they shoul...
Oct 03, 2022•26 min•Season 4Ep. 2
Chhoti Sardarni- Veena Verma ਛੋਟੀ ਸਰਦਾਰਨੀ-ਵੀਨਾ ਵਰਮਾ 'Chhoti Sardarni' is a story written by one of the most famous punjabi writer Veena Verma which is about a girl who has a dysfunctional family and has left her home in search of escape. Episodes take turn as she goes through different shades of life while encountering various individuals in search of respect and honour. The Portrayal of 'Chhoti Sardarni' is symbolic for the desires of a girl who finds herself trapped in the equations of the soc...
Sep 26, 2022•46 min•Season 4Ep. 1
Rajai- Principal Sujan Singh ਰਜ਼ਾਈ- ਪ੍ਰਿੰਸੀਪਲ ਸੁਜਾਨ ਸਿੰਘ Rajai is one of the most famous punjabi short story by renowned punjabi writer Principal Sujan Singh. Teacher by profession, the protagonist of the story is symbolic for the middle class strata of India especially the society of Punjab. He is the father of 5 children home and he considers them as a big mistake. He has a huge family to take care off since many of his relatives have also come from Pakistan. This makes the whole situation fin...
Sep 20, 2022•12 min•Season 3Ep. 10
Paatshah- Sukhjit ਪਾਤਸ਼ਾਹ- ਸੁਖਜੀਤ 'Paatshah' is a beautiful short story written by one of the most renowned punjabi writer Sukhjit. The protagonist of the story who is an old man gives away all of his land and resources to a religious institution (Dera) which is not acceptable to his family. The spiritual delusion and politics of religion actually depict the old man being nasty and murky in the eyes of his family because of his decision of joining the Dera. The only son of the old man is not all...
Sep 15, 2022•46 min•Season 3Ep. 9
ਖੂਨ- ਗੁਰਬਚਨ ਸਿੰਘ ਭੁੱਲਰ Khoon- Gurbachan singh Bhullar Gurbachan singh Bhullar is one of the most influential as well as famous writers of all the time. He basically belongs to Punjab and his short stories and other stories as well are very much rooted in the sections of the rural society. The characterization of his stories is enormously based upon the feelings which nurtures our overall persona. 'Khoon' is a story which is about different ties in a family. The 'notion of revenge' which blurs th...
Sep 10, 2022•15 min•Season 3Ep. 8
Manje Di Bahi- Ajmer Aulakh ਮੰਜੇ ਦੀ ਬਾਹੀ- ਅਜਮੇਰ ਔਲਖ 'Manje Di Bahi' is on of the most beautiful Punjabi short story which basically exposes the different layers of a family structure of a patriarchal society. In this story there are two brothers who live together peacefully. The younger sibling is married and the elder one is a bachelor. Situations take a new turn when the elder sibling express his desire to get married but his younger brother and sister in law start contemplating about the divi...
Sep 05, 2022•15 min•Season 3Ep. 7
ਤਮਾਸ਼ਾ- ਸਆਦਤ ਹਸਨ ਮੰਟੋ Tamasha - Saadat Hasan Manto Saadat Hadan Manto is regarded as one of the most sensitive writers of all time. He was born in Samrala (Ludhiana)and he is known as the only writer who wrote about the hard realities of society that no one ever talked about. The raw and rough situation that every individual, every family and every local society faced is beautifully portrayed in his stories. As famously he has written, "A writer picks up his pen only when his sensibility is hurt...
Aug 30, 2022•14 min•Season 3Ep. 6
ਸਤੀਆ ਸੇਈ- ਦਲੀਪ ਕੌਰ ਟਿਵਾਣਾ : ਭਗਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਦੀ ਮੰਗੇਤਰ ਦੀ ਕਹਾਣੀ Satiyan Sei- Dalip Kaur Tiwana : Story of Bhagat Singh's fiancé 23rd of March is celebrated as Martyrdom of Shaheed-E-Azam Bhagat singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev. All of them were born in the common middle class families who chose their own destiny and finally gave their life for the sake of Independence of India. But, this is neither the story of their Martyrdom nor the story of their valor. This is a simple story of Bhagat Singh's fiance, with...
Aug 26, 2022•9 min•Season 3Ep. 5
Khuda Di Kasam- Saadat Hasan Manto | ਖੁਦਾ ਦੀ ਕਸਮ- ਸੁਆਦਤ ਹਸਨ ਮੰਟੋ | Saadat Hasan Manto is one of the most prominent names among the Punjabi writers who gave a brand new perspective to the literature of this pious land. He not only wrote about the unsung voices of the society but exposed the society to their noblest perspectives. Khuda Di Kasam (ਖੁਦਾ ਦੀ ਕਸਮ) is one of the most famous short stories written by him. This story vivifies the deep emotions that shaped the consequences and different aspe...
Aug 22, 2022•12 min•Season 3Ep. 4
ਵਾਰਸ- ਤਲਵਿੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘ Waris- Talwinder Singh Big cities have invaded the common villages. With the passage of time they will dissolve the richness of the rural life and barter them for petty values. This is what has been the epicenter of the short story named 'Waris' which is written by one of the most famous writers Talwinder Singh. An old man shifts in the city to stay with his son, but misses the soulful memories which resides in the village from where he actually comes from. After the death of ...
Aug 16, 2022•30 min•Season 3Ep. 3
ਉੱਪਰ ਦੀ ਆਮਦਨ- ਕਰਤਾਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਦੁੱਗਲ Upar Di Amdan- Kartar Singh Duggal With the passage of time the morals of our society are declining and decaying. The ethics which were supposed to cherish the past, maintain the present and shape the future have turned into a complete hoax. This greed and lust has dishonored the sense of rationality which was the best of the things that have been gifted by almighty himself. But, why this all happened? Has it anything to do with the way we look and perceive the bad...
Aug 12, 2022•15 min•Season 3Ep. 2
Toba Tek Singh Saadat Hasan Manto... "Toba Tek Singh" is one of the most famous short stories written by a well renowned writer named as Saadat Hasan Manto. This Punjabi short story was published in the year 1955 in which it provides a glimpse of atrocities that happened during the partition of India in 1947. The story revolves around the inmates in a Lahore asylum, some of whom are supposed to be transferred to India following the 1947 Partition keeping their religion in consideration. This sto...
Aug 08, 2022•17 min•Season 3Ep. 1
ਅੱਤਵਾਦੀ ਦੀ ਮਾਸ਼ੂਕ- ਵੀਨਾ ਵਰਮਾ Attwadi Di Mashook- Veena Verma The days of glory are gone as well as the days of valor are also gone. The land of five rivers has seen numerous ups and downs. The past which was supposed to maintain the present and plan the future lost its own way in the world which is full of filth and dishonor. 1984 has been a very important point in the history of Punjab. The youth found itself triggered into abyss which knowingly and unknowingly was moving far away from the real...
Aug 04, 2022•17 min•Season 2Ep. 10
ਤੈਂ ਕੀ ਦਰਦ ਨਾ ਆਇਆ- ਕਰਤਾਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਦੁੱਗਲ Tain Ki Dard Na Aya- Kartar Singh Duggal The year 1947 has always been regarded as the year of mourning and sadness in the state of Punjab, though India celebrated its freedom from the chains of British Raj. Partition resulted in the bloodbath and it literally tore off the land of five rivers into two halves. 'Tain Ki Dard Na Aya' is a short story written by the writer Kartar Singh Duggal. The writer has beautifully mirrored the exact pain which was felt by Pu...
Aug 01, 2022•18 min•Season 2Ep. 9
Pemi De Niane | ਪੇਮੀ ਦੇ ਨਿਆਣੇ - ਸੰਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਸੇਖੋਂ | Principal Sant Singh Sekhon was born in the year 1908 and died in the year 1997. He is one of the most astonishing Indian playwright and fiction writer. He is one of those Indian writers who mark the shift of India into an independent nation which are combined with the tragedies of partition. His various contributions to the Punjabi literature are eternal as he voiced the different sections of culture and society strata very effectively. ਪੇਮੀ ਦੇ ਨ...
Jul 30, 2022•9 min•Season 2Ep. 7
Ghotna - Mohan Bhandari ਘੋਟਣਾ ਮੋਹਨ ਭੰਡਾਰੀ Mohan Bhandari is regarded as one of the most renowned Punjabi writers of all the time. He has been awarded Sahitya Akademi Award for his various contributions to the literature of the land. He got inspiration from writers like MANTO along with Russian authors like Gorky, Dostoevsky, Tolstoy and Chekhov. Among his various stories Ghotna is also very famous. In this story he has very beautifully portrayed the changing dynamics of a rural family who migrat...
Jul 28, 2022•15 min•Season 2Ep. 6
ਉਹ ਸੋਚਦੀ- ਦਲੀਪ ਕੌਰ ਟਿਵਾਣਾ Dalip Kaur Tiwana- Oh Sochdi Dalip Kaur Tiwana (1935 –2020) was one of the renowned novelist who was born in the year 1935 and took her last breadth in the year 2020. She is a famous short-story author of contemporary Punjab. She has won awards both regionally as well as nationally and she is one of the most widely translated author in the world. She was part of Punjabi University, Patiala, where she was retired as Professor of Punjabi, and Dean, Faculty of Languages. M...
Jul 26, 2022•13 min•Season 2Ep. 6
ਬੋਅ -ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤਾ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਮ Amrita Pritam Amrita Pritam is one of the most renowned Indian novelist, essayist and a great poet who wrote in Punjabi as well as in Hindi. She is considered as the first prominent female Punjabi writer who is loved equally in India as well as in Pakistan. With a writing career that spans over six long decades, she has produced over 100 books which are very popular all over the world. 'Boo' is a short story which is famous worldwide as it profoundly exhibits the unsung emot...
Jul 24, 2022•15 min•Season 2Ep. 5
ਇਹ ਉਹ ਜਸਬੀਰ ਨਹੀਂ- ਪ੍ਰੇਮ ਪ੍ਰਕਾਸ਼ Eh Oh Jasbir Nahi- Prem Parkash The years of extremism has put a drastic impact and plundered the soul of Punjab, Punjabi and Punjabiyaat. The social strata which has been evolved throughout the centuries got the first setback in the year 1947 and then in the year 1984. This story is all about the various situations which turned the warmth which is among the different relations into heat and turned friends into foes. Furthermore, it truthfully reflects the way the...
Jul 22, 2022•30 min•Season 2Ep. 4
ਬਿਗਾਨਾ ਪਿੰਡ- ਗੁਰਦਿਆਲ ਸਿੰਘ Begana Pind- Gurdial Singh Gurdial Singh is also known by the name of Gurdial Singh Rahi. He started his career in literature in the year 1957 with a short story named 'Bhaganwale'. He became tremendously popular with his novel named as Marhi Da Deeva which was published in the year 1964. Anhe Ghore Da Daan which is another novel by him became very famous and a film with the same title was also made in 2011. Gurdial Singh was honoured in 1998 with padamshree and in 1999...
Jul 20, 2022•14 min•Season 2Ep. 3
ਅਸ਼ਕੇ ਬੁੜ੍ਹੀਏ ਤੇਰੇ- ਰਾਮ ਸਰੂਪ ਅਣਖੀ Ashke Budiye tere- Ram Saroop Ankhi Ram Saroop Ankhi is one of the most famous Punjabi writer who started his literary journey as a poet but ended it as a fiction writer. He always preferred to write in his mother tongue that is Punjabi, but he taught as an English teacher. He was born in Barnala and completed his education from Mohindra college Patiala. He mostly wrote about the village life of Punjab where all the characters of his works were based upon. He wa...
Jul 18, 2022•13 min•Season 2Ep. 2
ਇੱਕੀਵੀਂ ਸਦੀ- ਗੁਰਬਚਨ ਸਿੰਘ ਭੁੱਲਰ 21st Century- Gurbachan Singh Bhullar Gurbachan Singh Bhullar is always considered as one of the most influential and famous writers of Punjab. His contribution to literature is just mind blowing and soulful because he has been the inspiration for a whole new generation of writers. The subject matter for his stories always revolved around Punjabi society. He portrayed the changes in the social strata of Punjab after modernism. 21st century is a Bold Punjabi Short S...
Jul 16, 2022•24 min•Season 2Ep. 1
ਸ਼ਾਂਤੀ ਨਿਕੇਤਨ- ਸ.ਸ.ਅਮੋਲ Shanti Niketan- S.S. Amol S.S Anmol is one of the famous names when we talk about the most influential contribution to the basket of punjabi literature. The writer of modest character, he loved writing about the life of punjab in the way he perceived it since his childhood days. He did not only write about the land of five rivers but also elaborated his experience that he gained while traveling outside punjab. ਸ਼ਾਂਤੀ ਨਿਕੇਤਨ is an extract from his book named ਯਾਤਰੂ ਦੀ ਡਾਇਰੀ...
Jul 14, 2022•17 min•Season 1Ep. 10
