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# 108 - Chapter 15 - ਮੇਰਾ ਪਾਕਿਸਤਾਨੀ ਸਫ਼ਰਨਾਮਾ - ਬਲਰਾਜ ਸਾਹਨੀ | Mera Pakistani Safarnama - Balraj Sahni | मेरा पाकिस्तानी सफ़रनामा - बलराज साहनी | AudioBooks by Manpreet Sahota
02 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Chapter 15 - The travel ends, but the yearning does not.Balraj Sahni takes the train back to Wagah border and brings back nostalgia, love and question...
# 107 - Chapter 14 - ਮੇਰਾ ਪਾਕਿਸਤਾਨੀ ਸਫ਼ਰਨਾਮਾ - ਬਲਰਾਜ ਸਾਹਨੀ | Mera Pakistani Safarnama - Balraj Sahni | मेरा पाकिस्तानी सफ़रनामा - बलराज साहनी | AudioBooks by Manpreet Sahota
25 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In Chapter 14 - Sahni returns to Lahore to Dr Nazir's hospitality. He attends a reception hosted by fellow artists and filmmakers which gives him ...
# 106 - Chapter 13 - ਮੇਰਾ ਪਾਕਿਸਤਾਨੀ ਸਫ਼ਰਨਾਮਾ - ਬਲਰਾਜ ਸਾਹਨੀ | Mera Pakistani Safarnama - Balraj Sahni | मेरा पाकिस्तानी सफ़रनामा - बलराज साहनी | AudioBooks by Manpreet Sahota
18 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Chapter 13 - While in Pindi, Sahni recalls the fortitude of a Pothohari Hindu woman whose son has converted to Islam. It is time for him to now part w...
# 105 - Chapter 12 - ਮੇਰਾ ਪਾਕਿਸਤਾਨੀ ਸਫ਼ਰਨਾਮਾ - ਬਲਰਾਜ ਸਾਹਨੀ | Mera Pakistani Safarnama - Balraj Sahni | मेरा पाकिस्तानी सफ़रनामा - बलराज साहनी | AudioBooks by Manpreet Sahota
11 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Chapter 12 - Balraj Sahni meets his old friend Khurshid who regales him with his Pothohari Punjabi that Sahni has been longing to hear all through his...
# 104 - Chapter 11 - ਮੇਰਾ ਪਾਕਿਸਤਾਨੀ ਸਫ਼ਰਨਾਮਾ - ਬਲਰਾਜ ਸਾਹਨੀ | Mera Pakistani Safarnama - Balraj Sahni | मेरा पाकिस्तानी सफ़रनामा - बलराज साहनी | AudioBooks by Manpreet Sahota
04 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Sahni recounts the train journey from Sargodha to Rawalpindi - right to the Pindi train station. On the way, he recalls his very first train journey, ...
# 103 - Chapter 10 - ਮੇਰਾ ਪਾਕਿਸਤਾਨੀ ਸਫ਼ਰਨਾਮਾ - ਬਲਰਾਜ ਸਾਹਨੀ | Mera Pakistani Safarnama - Balraj Sahni | मेरा पाकिस्तानी सफ़रनामा - बलराज साहनी | AudioBooks by Manpreet Sahota
28 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Chapter 10 - Sahni goes inside the house that he had identified as his own in Chapter 9 and recognizes every nook and corner of the place. He comes aw...
# 102 - Chapter 9 - ਮੇਰਾ ਪਾਕਿਸਤਾਨੀ ਸਫ਼ਰਨਾਮਾ - ਬਲਰਾਜ ਸਾਹਨੀ | Mera Pakistani Safarnama - Balraj Sahni | मेरा पाकिस्तानी सफ़रनामा - बलराज साहनी | AudioBooks by Manpreet Sahota
14 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Chapter 9 - Sahni meets Mohan Lal, a distant family member in Sargodha. He becomes extremely emotional when he sees his house in Bhera, his birthplace...
# 101 - Chapter 8 - ਮੇਰਾ ਪਾਕਿਸਤਾਨੀ ਸਫ਼ਰਨਾਮਾ - ਬਲਰਾਜ ਸਾਹਨੀ | Mera Pakistani Safarnama - Balraj Sahni | मेरा पाकिस्तानी सफ़रनामा - बलराज साहनी | AudioBooks by Manpreet Sahota
09 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Chapter 8 - During his last days in Jhang-Maghiana, Sahni listens to an informal mushaira, and also enjoys a special performance of Sammi-Dhrees given...
# 100 - Chapter 7 - ਮੇਰਾ ਪਾਕਿਸਤਾਨੀ ਸਫ਼ਰਨਾਮਾ - ਬਲਰਾਜ ਸਾਹਨੀ | Mera Pakistani Safarnama - Balraj Sahni | मेरा पाकिस्तानी सफ़रनामा - बलराज साहनी | AudioBooks by Manpreet Sahota
28 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Chapter 7 - Sahni has a feeling of deja vu in various faces he sees and in various settings during his visit to Pakistan in 1962. His interactions wit...
# 99 - Chapter 6 - ਮੇਰਾ ਪਾਕਿਸਤਾਨੀ ਸਫ਼ਰਨਾਮਾ - ਬਲਰਾਜ ਸਾਹਨੀ | Mera Pakistani Safarnama - Balraj Sahni | मेरा पाकिस्तानी सफ़रनामा - बलराज साहनी | AudioBooks by Manpreet Sahota
21 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Chapter 6 - After being ordered by the local authorities to stay in an ordinary Sarai instead of a posh guest house, Sahni feels redeemed when he meet...
# 98 - Chapter 5 - ਮੇਰਾ ਪਾਕਿਸਤਾਨੀ ਸਫ਼ਰਨਾਮਾ - ਬਲਰਾਜ ਸਾਹਨੀ | Mera Pakistani Safarnama - Balraj Sahni | मेरा पाकिस्तानी सफ़रनामा - बलराज साहनी | AudioBooks by Manpreet Sahota
14 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Chapter 5- Sahni reaches Jhang Maghiana to pay respects to Heer, but his experience turns sour during his journey to Pakistan in 1962.Mera Pakistani S...
# 97 - Chapter 4 - ਮੇਰਾ ਪਾਕਿਸਤਾਨੀ ਸਫ਼ਰਨਾਮਾ - ਬਲਰਾਜ ਸਾਹਨੀ | Mera Pakistani Safarnama - Balraj Sahni | मेरा पाकिस्तानी सफ़रनामा - बलराज साहनी | AudioBooks by Manpreet Sahota
07 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Chapter 4- Dr Nazeer Ahmad drops Sahni at a bus stop so he can go to Jhang. This chapter recounts his adventures on the way during his journey to Paki...
# 96 - Chapter 3 - ਮੇਰਾ ਪਾਕਿਸਤਾਨੀ ਸਫ਼ਰਨਾਮਾ - ਬਲਰਾਜ ਸਾਹਨੀ | Mera Pakistani Safarnama - Balraj Sahni | मेरा पाकिस्तानी सफ़रनामा - बलराज साहनी | AudioBooks by Manpreet Sahota
31 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Chapter 3 -is about the writer's recollection of his long lost young love, of being on roads of Lahore on an early morning, overhearing conversati...
# 95 - Chapter 2 - ਮੇਰਾ ਪਾਕਿਸਤਾਨੀ ਸਫ਼ਰਨਾਮਾ - ਬਲਰਾਜ ਸਾਹਨੀ | Mera Pakistani Safarnama - Balraj Sahni | मेरा पाकिस्तानी सफ़रनामा - बलराज साहनी | AudioBooks by Manpreet Sahota
24 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Chapter 2 of this travelogue takes the reader on a trip through Lahore where the writer Balraj Sahni relives some memories from his youth. He recounts...
# 94 - Chapter 1 - ਮੇਰਾ ਪਾਕਿਸਤਾਨੀ ਸਫ਼ਰਨਾਮਾ - ਬਲਰਾਜ ਸਾਹਨੀ | Mera Pakistani Safarnama - Balraj Sahni | मेरा पाकिस्तानी सफ़रनामा - बलराज साहनी | AudioBooks by Manpreet Sahota
03 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Chapter 1 of this travelogue is about Balraj Sahni's boarding the Amritsar-Lahore train to go to his first destination during his journey to Pakis...
# 93 - ਮੁੱਢੋਂ-ਸੁੱਢੋਂ - ਕੁਲਵੰਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਵਿਰਕ | MuddhoN SuddhoN-Kulwant Singh Virk | मुड्ढों - सुड्ढों - कुलवंत सिंह विर्क | AudioBooks by Manpreet Sahota
27 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
MuddhoN SuddhoN (From the Beginning) by Kulwant Singh Virk is a tale of hope in dismal times. KULWANT SINGH VIRK Phullarwan, Sheikhupura; 1921 – Tor...
# 92 - Full Audiobook - ਕੂੜਾ-ਕਬਾੜਾ- ਅਜੀਤ ਕੌਰ | Kooda-Kabada - Ajeet Cour | कूड़ा-कबाड़ा - अजीत कौर | کوڑا کباڑہ اجیت کور Audio Books by Manpreet Sahota
13 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to the full AudioBook of the autobiography of Sahitya Akademi winner author Ajeet Cour who herself is a survivor of domestic violence. In this ...
# 91 - ਰਲ਼ ਬੈਠਣ ਦੀ ਬਰਕਤ - ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਲੋਕ ਕਹਾਣੀ | Ralh Baithan di Barkat- Punjabi Folk Tale | रल बैठण दी बरकत - पंजाबी लोक कहानी | AudioBooks by - Manpreet Sahota
06 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Ral Baithan di Barkat" (The Power of Unity) is a didactic tale of how a family stands to gain when they are in tune with each other and whe...
# 90 - ਵੀਡਜ਼ - ਹਰਪ੍ਰੀਤ ਸੇਖਾ | Weeds-Harpreet Sekha | वीडज़-हरप्रीत सेखा | AudioBooks by - Manpreet Sahota
29 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Weeds" depicts the quandary faced by a Punjabi Radio show-host where he has to compromise their integrity to survive. Through the character...
# 89 - ਘਮ ਘਮ ਵੱਸੇ ਕਾਲ਼ੇ ਬੱਦਲ - ਗ੍ਰੇਸ ਓਗੋਤ | Ghamm Ghamm Wasse Kaale Baddal - Grace Ogot |घम्म घम्म वस्से काले बद्द्ल - ग्रेस ओगोत | Translated by Amarjit Chandan | AudioBooks by Manpreet Sahota
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Ghamm Ghamm Wasse Kaale Baddal" (The Rain Came) is the story of Oganda- the girl who was to be sacrificed to the Lake Monster to bring about rains. T...
# 88 - ਘਰ ਦਾ ਪਿਆਰ - ਪ੍ਰਿੰਸੀਪਲ ਤੇਜਾ ਸਿੰਘ | Ghar da Piar - Principal Teja Singh | घर दा प्यार - प्रिंसिपल तेजा सिंह | Audio Books by Manpreet Sahota
30 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Ghar da Piar" ( Love of/from Home) is an essay touching on the role of home and values received from home in personality building.Principal Teja Sing...
# 87 - ਮੁਬੀਨਾ ਕਿ ਸਕੀਨਾ - ਗੁਰਬਖ਼ਸ਼ ਸਿੰਘ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਲੜੀ | Mubeena ke Sakeena - Gurbaksh Singh Preetlari | मुबीना कि सकीना -गुरबख्श सिंह प्रीतलड़ी | Audio Books by Manpreet Sahota
16 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Mubeena Ke Sakeena" (Mubeena or Sakeena) is the story of a child separated and then united with her parents through a kind woman. The two names of th...
# 86 - ਹਵਾ - ਗੁਰਦੇਵ ਰੁਪਾਣਾ | Hawa- Gurdev Rupana | हवा - गुरदेव रुपाणा | Audio Books by - Manpreet Sahota
16 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hawa (Wind) is an account of the communal violence of 1947, and its impact on ordinary Punjabis Gurdev Singh Rupana (13 April 1936 – 5 December 2021...
# 85 - ਅਲੇਹਾ - ਗੁਰਮੀਤ ਕੜਿਆਲਵੀ | Aleha- Gurmeet Kadyalvi | अलेहा -गुरमीत कड़िआलवी | Audio Books by - Manpreet Sahota
09 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Aleha" ( Silverfish) is the unpacking of multiple and inter-connected social attitudes highlighted in the background of personal trauma of ...
# 84 - ਨੂਣ- ਬਲੀਜੀਤ | Nooan - Balijit | नूण- बलीजीत | Audio Books by - Manpreet Sahota
02 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Nooan" (Salt) is the story of leather worker Sudagar and his family. Poverty, and deprivation are his lot. He and his family raise a weakli...
# 83 - ਪਹੁਤਾ ਪਾਂਧੀ - ਗੁਰਬਖ਼ਸ਼ ਸਿੰਘ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਲੜੀ | Pahuta Pandhi- Gurbaksh Singh Preetlari | पहुता पांधी - गुरबख्श सिंह प्रीतलड़ी | Audio Books by Manpreet Sahota
26 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Pahuta Pandhi" (The Transcended Traveller) is a feel-good story in which Major Sahib, an army officer heading home for a furlough spreads c...
# 82 - ਬੱਸ ਕੰਡਕਟਰ - ਦਲੀਪ ਕੌਰ ਟਿਵਾਣਾ | Bus Conductor - Dalip Kaur Tiwana | बस कंडक्टर - दलीप कौर टिवाणा | Audio Books by Manpreet Sahota
19 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pali, a doctor who travels everyday by a private bus on a route she is to traverse for many months, fights embarrassment as well as an internal battle...
# 81 - ਵਿਹਲੀਆਂ ਗੱਲਾਂ - ਪ੍ਰਿੰਸੀਪਲ ਤੇਜਾ ਸਿੰਘ | Wehlian Gallan - Principal Teja Singh | वेहलियाँ गल्लाँ - प्रिंसिपल तेजा सिंह | Audio Books by Manpreet Sahota
12 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Principal Teja Singh, in his essay, highlights the need and art of engaging in conversations beyond the pale of necessity. 🎧 Narrated by Dr. Manpre...
# 80 - ਕੁਹਾੜੇ ਦਾ ਦਲੀਆ - ਰੂਸੀ ਲੋਕ ਕਹਾਣੀ | Kuhade Da Dalia - Russian Folk Tale | कुहाड़े दा दलीया - रुसी लोक कहानी |Audio Books by Manpreet Sahota
05 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A hungry traveler tricks a stingy woman into making porridge by claiming he can cook it using just an axe. Gradually, he convinces her to add salt, gh...
# 79 - ਤਿਲਚੌਲੀ - ਮੋਹਨ ਭੰਡਾਰੀ | Tilchauli - Mohan Bhandari | तिलचौली - मोहन भण्डारी | Audio Books by Manpreet Sahota
28 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
'Tilchauli' (Sesame and Rice Offering) by Mohan Bhandari is a short succinct recount of class struggle through a metaphor of anthill.Mohan Bhandari (1...
# 78 - ਸੋਨੇ ਦਾ ਬੂਟਾ - ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਲੋਕ ਕਹਾਣੀ | Sone da Boota - Punjabi Folk Tale | सोने दा बूटा - पंजाबी लोक कहानी | Audio Books by Manpreet Sahota
21 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A poor priest receives the gift of a few coins and shells from a king. What happens to them when his wife angrily throws them in the backyard?About th...
# 77 - ਅਵੱਲੇ ਨਸ਼ੇ - ਅੰਬਰ ਹੁਸੈਨੀ | Awalle Nashae - Amber Hosseini | अवल्ले नशे - अंबर हुसैनी | Audio Books by Manpreet Sahota
14 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Awalle Nashae" (Strange Addictions) by Amber Hosseini is the story of a 'well-respected' but repressed housewife who is supposed to...
#76 - ਡੱਡੂ ਜ਼ਾਰ ਜ਼ਾਦੀ ਚਤੁਰ ਸੁਜਾਨ ਵਸੀਲਿਸਾ- ਰੂਸੀ ਲੋਕ ਕਹਾਣੀ | Frog Princess Clever Vasilisa -Russian Folk Tale | चतुर सुजान वसीलिसा | Audio Books by Manpreet Sahota
07 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When a prince happens to marry a little she-frog, she turns out to be a clever princess who was under a spell. How far will the prince go to free her ...
# 75 - ਸੌ ਮੀਲ ਦੌੜ - ਬਲਵੰਤ ਗਾਰਗੀ | Sau Meel Daud – Balwant Gargi | सौ मील दौड़ - बलवन्त गारगी | Audio Books by Manpreet Sahota
31 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Sau Meel Daud" (100-Mile Marathon) is a chronicle of the rise and fall of the dream fed to a young man who has extra-ordinary physical endu...
# 74 - ਸੱਜਾ ਖੱਬਾ - ਤੌਕੀਰ ਚੁਗਤਾਈ | سجا کھبا-توقیر چغتائی | Sajja Khabba – Tauqeer Chughtai | सज्जा-खब्बा - तौक़ीर चुग़ताई |Audio Books by Manpreet Sahota
24 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Sajja-Khabba" (Right or Left) This story by contemporary author Tauqeer Chughtai explores the evolution of a naturally left-handed young boy who is s...
# 73 - ਮਰਦਾਨਗੀ - ਅੰਬਰ ਹੁਸੈਨੀ | Mardaangi – Amber Hosseini | मर्दानगी - अंबर हुसैनी | Audio Books by Manpreet Sahota
17 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Mardaangi" (Masculinity) is the recollection of a rich Punjabi landlord's awakening to what real masculinity is. This coming of age sto...
# 72 - ਸਲਾਮੀ-ਖ਼ਾਲਿਦ ਫ਼ਰਹਾਦ ਧਾਰੀਵਾਲ | Salaami-Khalid Farhad Dhariwal | سلامی | सलामी- ख़ालिद फ़रहाद धारीवाल | Audio Books by Manpreet Sahota
10 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
'Salaami' (The Salute) is a reflection of human desire for recognition. Through the character of Band Master Pyare Lal, Dhariwal presents a cosmopolit...
# 71 - ਅੰਬਰ ਦੀ ਢੋਲਕੀ - ਸੁਰਜੀਤ ਕੌਰ | Amber Di Dholki - Surjit Kaur | अम्बर दी ढोलकी- सुरजीत कौर| Audio Books by Manpreet Sahota
03 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Amber Di Dholki" (Amber's Drum) is a feel-good empowerment story that begins with a sisterhood of immigrant women. Amber, a teacher and...
# 70 - ਘਰ- ਹਰਪ੍ਰੀਤ ਸੇਖਾ | Ghar- Harpreet Sekha | घर -हरप्रीत सेखा | Audio Books by Manpreet Sahota
26 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Ghar" (Home) is the story of the dilemma of a son torn between community shame and his decision of admitting his father to a much needed Care Home in...
# 69 - ਸ਼ੇਰ ਮੁਹੰਮਦ ਚੌਕ - ਅਲੀ ਅਕਬਰ ਨਾਤਿਕ | Sher Muhammad Chowk–Ali Akbar Natiq |شیر محمّد چوک | शेर मुहम्मद चौक – अली अकबर नातिक़ | Audio Books by Manpreet Sahota
12 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Sher Mohammad Chowk" is a touching story of love and responsibility towards a fellow being. Who is Sher Muhammad, and why is a chowk named ...
# 68 - ਸੇਫ਼ਟੀ ਕਿੱਟ – ਜਿੰਦਰ | Safety Kit- Jinder | सेफ़्टी किट - जिन्दर | Audio Books by Manpreet Sahota
08 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Safety Kit" is a mirror of male-dominated society across cultures in which a young woman decides to train and be prepared to be raped if that is the ...
# 67 - ਮੈਨੂੰ ਚੰਦ ਚਾਹੀਦੈ -ਜੇਮਜ਼ ਥਰਬਰ | Many Moons – James Thurber | मुझे चाँद चाहिए -जेम्ज़ थर्बर| Audio Books by Manpreet Sahota
05 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Many Moons - is a children's picture book written by James Thurber and illustrated by Louis Slobodkin. It was published by Harcourt, Brace & C...
# 66 - ਲਤੀਫ਼ੇ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ ਡਿੱਗਿਆ ਹੰਝੂ - ਜਸਵੀਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਰਾਣਾ | Lateefe to’n Baad Diggeya Hanjhoo -Jasvir Singh Rana | लतीफ़े तों बाद डिग्गिया हंझू - जसवीर सिंह राणा | Audio Books by Manpreet Sahota
29 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"The Teardrop That Fell After the Joke" explores the compulsions of livelihood that three generations of performing human statues have to endure. What...
# 65 - Full Audiobook- ਖ਼ਾਨਾਬਦੋਸ਼ - ਅਜੀਤ ਕੌਰ | Khaanabadosh - Ajeet Cour | خانَہ بَدوش | ख़ानाबदोश - अजीत कौर | Audio Books by Manpreet Sahota
22 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
📚 Ajeet Cour’s autobiography ‘Khaanabadosh’ (The Vagabond) won Sahitya Akademi award in 1985. “Free from all reformative or revolutionary p...
# 64 - ਫ਼ਲੈਟ ਨੰਬਰ 13 - ਸਿਮਰਨ ਧਾਲੀਵਾਲ | फ़्लैट नंबर 13 - सिमरन धालीवाल | Flat Number 13 - Simran Dhaliwal | Audio Books by Manpreet Sahota
20 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Flat Number 13" is the story of loneliness of a whole generation of empty-nesters who are longing for company - of their children, of their age-mates...
# 63 - ਖੋਲ੍ਹ ਦੋ- ਸਆਦਤ ਹਸਨ ਮੰਟੋ | Khol Do-Saadat Hasan Manto | खोल दो - सआदत हसन मंटो | Audio books by Manpreet Sahota
14 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This story commences with Sirajuddin, an elderly father, regaining his consciousness in a refugee camp in Lahore. As he comes to consciousness, he rea...
# 62 - ਦੁੱਲਾ ਭੱਟੀ (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਲੋਕ-ਕਹਾਣੀ) | Dulla Bhatti (Punjabi Folk Tale) | दुल्ला भट्टी (पंजाबी लोक-कथा) Audio Books by Manpreet Sahota
11 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The story of Dulla Bhatti , the "Robin Hood," from medieval Panjab remains etched in the minds of Panjabis across centuries. His deeds of social bandi...
# 61 - (part 14 of 14) ਚਿੱਟਾ ਲਹੂ - ਨਾਨਕ ਸਿੰਘ | Chitta Lahu–Nanak Singh | چٹا لہو - نانک سنگھ| चिट्टा लहू | Audio Books by Manpreet Sahota
09 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chapter 35 - Gupteshwar is sitting with Sham Das - Station Master - narrating his novel - Chitta Lahu. This chapter finally resolves the mystery...
# 60 - (part 13 of 14) ਚਿੱਟਾ ਲਹੂ - ਨਾਨਕ ਸਿੰਘ | Chitta Lahu–Nanak Singh | چٹا لہو - نانک سنگھ| चिट्टा लहू | Audio Books by Manpreet Sahota
08 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chapter32, 33, 34 - Sundari goes to meet Bachan Singh in jail where he is awaiting hanging for triple murders he has not committed. What will this mee...
# 59 - (part 12 of 14) ਚਿੱਟਾ ਲਹੂ - ਨਾਨਕ ਸਿੰਘ | Chitta Lahu–Nanak Singh | چٹا لہو - نانک سنگھ| चिट्टा लहू | Audio Books by Manpreet Sahota
06 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chapter 27, 28, 29, 30, 31- The couple are not even finished celebrating their first reformative win, when Bachan Singh is implicated in a triple murd...
# 58 - (part 11 of 14) ਚਿੱਟਾ ਲਹੂ - ਨਾਨਕ ਸਿੰਘ | Chitta Lahu–Nanak Singh | چٹا لہو - نانک سنگھ| चिट्टा लहू | Audio Books by Manpreet Sahota
04 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chapter 23, 24, 25, 26- Bachan Singh and Sundri are trying to persuade the rich man of the village to not splurge needlessly on his daughter's wedding...
# 57 - (part 10 of 14) ਚਿੱਟਾ ਲਹੂ - ਨਾਨਕ ਸਿੰਘ | Chitta Lahu–Nanak Singh | چٹا لہو - نانک سنگھ| चिट्टा लहू | Audio Books by Manpreet Sahota
02 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chapter 22- Sundri is sent away to Lahore to attend school. She learns of Baba Rodu's death through one of the letters she and Bachan Singh exchange. ...
# 56 - (part 9 of 14) ਚਿੱਟਾ ਲਹੂ - ਨਾਨਕ ਸਿੰਘ | Chitta Lahu–Nanak Singh | چٹا لہو - نانک سنگھ| चिट्टा लहू | Audio Books by Manpreet Sahota
01 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chapters 20, 21- Pala Singh and his party conspire to tighten the noose around Bachan Singh while also harassing Sundri and her adoptive father. Bacha...
# 55 - (part 8 of 14) ਚਿੱਟਾ ਲਹੂ - ਨਾਨਕ ਸਿੰਘ | Chitta Lahu–Nanak Singh | چٹا لہو - نانک سنگھ| चिट्टा लहू | Audio Books by Manpreet Sahota
28 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chapters 17,18,19-Sundri's enlightenment begins and so does the inclination of Bachan Singh towards her. Meantime, she is caught sneaking visiti...
# 54 - (part 7 of 14) ਚਿੱਟਾ ਲਹੂ - ਨਾਨਕ ਸਿੰਘ | Chitta Lahu–Nanak Singh | چٹا لہو - نانک سنگھ| चिट्टा लहू | Audio Books by Manpreet Sahota
26 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chapters 13,14,15,16-the plot thickens as Bachan Singh is implicated by those he is trying to reform. He also meets Sundari, the foundling, who is now...
# 53 - (part 6 of 14) ਚਿੱਟਾ ਲਹੂ - ਨਾਨਕ ਸਿੰਘ | Chitta Lahu–Nanak Singh | چٹا لہو - نانک سنگھ| चिट्टा लहू | Audio Books by Manpreet Sahota
24 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chapters 9,10,11,12 - bring in Bachan Singh - the young poet-activist who wants to bring about change in his village. We also meet the character...
# 52 - (part 5 of 14) ਚਿੱਟਾ ਲਹੂ - ਨਾਨਕ ਸਿੰਘ | Chitta Lahu–Nanak Singh | چٹا لہو - نانک سنگھ| चिट्टा लहू | Audio Books by Manpreet Sahota
22 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chapters 5, 6, 7, 8 have a lot to reveal - right from Gurdeyi's dismal future to a new character of Baba Rodu as well as Sundari, his adopted daughter...
# 51 - (part 4 of 14) ਚਿੱਟਾ ਲਹੂ - ਨਾਨਕ ਸਿੰਘ | Chitta Lahu–Nanak Singh | چٹا لہو - نانک سنگھ| चिट्टा लहू | Audio Books by Manpreet Sahota
20 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the fourth part of this audio recording, the hypocrite pandit, his circle and his doings are introduced. Gurdeyi is dropped at his place in the cha...
# 50 - (part 3 of 14) ਚਿੱਟਾ ਲਹੂ - ਨਾਨਕ ਸਿੰਘ | Chitta Lahu–Nanak Singh | چٹا لہو - نانک سنگھ| चिट्टा लहू | Audio Books by Manpreet Sahota
18 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the third part of this audio recording, Gurdeyi is introduced. Beaten, injured and left in the cold, she is found by a kind soul. She tells her sto...
# 49 - (part 2 of 14) ਚਿੱਟਾ ਲਹੂ - ਨਾਨਕ ਸਿੰਘ | Chitta Lahu–Nanak Singh | چٹا لہو - نانک سنگھ| चिट्टा लहू | Audio Books by Manpreet Sahota
16 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the second part of this audio recording, Gupteshwar, the novelist-narrator of the novel begins to tell the story he has written. 'Chitta Lahu' (Whi...
# 48 - (part 1 of 14) ਚਿੱਟਾ ਲਹੂ - ਨਾਨਕ ਸਿੰਘ | Chitta Lahu–Nanak Singh | چٹا لہو - نانک سنگھ| चिट्टा लहू | Audio Books by Manpreet Sahota
14 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
'Chitta Lahu' (White Blood) was first published in 1932, and is among the most popular novels of Punjabi and a classic written by Nanak Singh, the Fat...
# 47 - ਸ਼ਾਨੇ-ਪੰਜਾਬ - ਰਘੁਬੀਰ ਢੰਡ | Shan-e-Punjab - Raghubir Dhand | शाने-पंजाब -रघुबीर ढंड | Audio Books by Manpreet Sahota
09 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
📖 "Shan-e-Punjab" (The Glory of Punjab) - is Jaswant, a revolutionary forced to clip his wings. The story uncovers the hypocrisy of Non-Resident In...
# 46 - ਹਾਊਸ-ਵਾਈਫ਼-ਹਰਪ੍ਰੀਤ ਸੇਖਾ | Housewife-Harpreet Singh Sekha | हाऊस-वाइफ़ - हरप्रीत सेखा Manpreet Sahota
07 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Housewife," a short story set in Canada is a reflection of the changing gender-roles between couples. Meet, the husband, is struggling to come to ter...
# 45 - ਮੈਲਾਨਿਨ - ਜਸਵਿੰਦਰ ਧਰਮਕੋਟ | Melanin - Jaswinder Dharamkot | मेलानिन - जसविंदर धर्मकोट | Audio Books by Manpreet Sahota
01 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The short story ‘Melanin’ explores the nuances of fair complexion preference in the Indian society. The evil especially targets young women and ...
# 44 - ਸ਼ਹੀਦਾਂ-ਏ-ਵਫ਼ਾ - ਅੱਲ੍ਹਾ ਯਾਰ ਖ਼ਾਂ ਜੋਗੀ | Shaheedan-e-Wafa - Allah Yaar Khan Jogi | شہیداں ء وفا - جوگی یار اللہ خان | शहीदां-ऐ-वफ़ा - अल्लाह यार खां जोगी | Audio Books by Manpreet Sahota
28 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Shaheedan-e-Wafa is a great poetic work on the martyrdom of young sahibzadey of Guru Gobind Singh Ji. It was written by Hakeem Allah Yaar Khan Jogi, a...
# 43 - ਗੰਜ-ਏ-ਸ਼ਹੀਦਾਂ - ਹਕੀਮ ਅੱਲ੍ਹਾ ਯਾਰ ਖਾਂ ਜੋਗੀ | Ganj-E-Shaheedan - Hakeem Allah Yaar Khan Jogi | گنج ء شہیداں | गंज-ए-शहीदां - हक़ीम अल्लाह यार खां जोगी | Audio Books by Manpreet Sahota
26 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sahibzada Ajit Singh (17) and Sahibzada Jujhar Singh (14) attained martyrdom on 8 Poh, 1704 in the battle of Chamkaur. Hakeem Allah Yaar Khan Jogi pe...
# 42 - ਜਿਉਣਾ ਮੌੜ (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਲੋਕ-ਕਹਾਣੀ) | Jeona Maurh (Panjabi Folk-Tale) | जीऊणा मौड़ (पंजाबी लोक-कहानी) | Audio Books by Manpreet Sahota
25 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The story of Jeona Maurh (Jeona Morh | ਜਿਉਣਾ ਮੌੜ) remains etched in the minds of Panjabis across borders. He started off as a simple a...
#41- ਜੁੱਤੀ -ਅਹਿਮਦ ਨਦੀਮ ਕਾਸਮੀ | Jutti - Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi | احمد ندیم قاسمی -- جتی जुत्ती - अहमद नदीम क़ासमी | Audio Books by Manpreet Sahota
24 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jutti (The Slap) is a timeless story by Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi. This classic is a reflection of class-clash between a Mirasi and a Chaudhary of a village...
# 40- ਬੇਕਾਰ -ਇਸਮਤ ਚੁਗ਼ਤਾਈ | Bekaar – Ismat Chughtai | बेकार -इस्मत चुग़ताई | Audio Books by Manpreet Sahota
23 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The struggles of a middle-class family accentuated by the existing patriarchal limitations are portrayed in this short story by Ismat Chughtai. The ma...
# 39 - ਚਾਚੇ ਚੂਹਾ ਮਾਰਿਆ - ਗੁਰਦਿਆਲ ਸਿੰਘ | Chaache Chooha Maarya - Gurdial Singh | चाचे चूहा मारिया - गुरदयाल सिंह | Audio Books by Manpreet Sahota
14 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A night in the life of a mostly boastful chaacha turns into a nightmare. Award winning Punjabi author Gurdial Singh wrote this hilarious story for chi...
#38 - ਕਿੱਸਾ ਪੂਰਨ ਭਗਤ | Qissa Pooran Bhagat | किस्सा पूर्ण भगत | Audio Books by Manpreet Sahota
11 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Pooran was born to Queen Ichhira, the first wife of king Raja Sálván. Upon the suggestion of the astrologers, Pooran was sent away from the King for...
# 37 - ਮੁਰਦੇ ਦੀ ਤਾਕਤ - ਕੁਲਵੰਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਵਿਰਕ | Murde di Taaqat-Kulwant Singh Virk | مردے دی طاقت | मुर्दे दी ताकत - कुलवंत सिंह विर्क | Audio Books by Manpreet Sahota
07 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The short story "Murde di Taaqat" (The Corpse's Power) is reflective of the changing circumstances around temporary camps and rehabilitation centres a...
# 36 - ਹਾਰ ਦੀ ਜਿੱਤ - ਸੁਦਰਸ਼ਨ | Haar ki Jeet - Sudarshan | हार की जीत - सुदर्शन | Audio Books by Manpreet Sahota
27 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"Haar di Jitt" ("Victory in Defeat") is the story of a monk who loses his own horse to ensure that people's world view of good...
#35- Desh Pyar-Prof. Mohan Singh| ਦੇਸ਼ ਪਿਆਰ-ਪ੍ਰੋ. ਮੋਹਨ ਸਿੰਘ | देश प्यार- प्रो. मोहन सिंह | Audio Books by Manpreet Sahota
20 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The poem "Desh Pyar" (Love of/for Homeland; Patriotism) is about an Afghan man's interaction with the warrior Khalsa Hari Singh Nalwa. T...
#34 -ਪਾਣੀ ਦੇ ਪਹਾੜ - ਸਲੀਮ ਖਾਨ ਗਿੱਮੀ | Paani de Pahaad – Saleem Khan Gimmi | پانی دے پہاڑ | पाणी दे पहाड़ - सलीम खान गिम्मी | Audio Books by Manpreet Sahota
20 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Crisis brings out the best and the worst from within. A motley group of people is stuck on a soon-to-be-flooded piece of land. What happens when they ...
#33- ਬੇਹੀਆਂ ਰੋਟੀਆਂ - ਓ. ਹੈਨਰੀ | Witches’ Loaves – O. Henry | बासी रोटियाँ -ओ हेनरी | Audio Books by Manpreet Sahota
29 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
O. Henry's stories frequently have surprise endings. In his day he was called the American answer to Guy de Maupassant. While both authors wrote p...
#32- ਭਗਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਦੀ ਤਸਵੀਰ | Bhagat Singh di Tasveer-Amarjit Chandan | بھگت سنگھ دی تصویر| भगत सिंघ दी तस्वीर | Audio Books by Manpreet Sahota
26 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We have four photographs of Bhagat Singh out of which the one with the hat has evoked the maximum personal and collective emotion. Amarjit Chandan unp...
#31 - ਰੋਟੀ - ਗੁਰਦੇਵ ਰੁਪਾਣਾ | Roti–Gurdev Rupana | روٹی | रोटी - गुरदेव रुपाणा | Audio Books by Manpreet Sahota
22 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Does the need for intimacy end as couples age? What happens when the woman in this short story 'Roti' stops expressing and allowing her husban...
#30- ਪਿਲਿਪਕਾ - ਬੇਲਾਰੂਸੀ ਪਰੀ ਕਹਾਣੀ | Pilipka - Belarussian Fairy Tale | पिलिपका - बेलारूसी परी कहानी | پلپکا | Audio Books by Manpreet Sahota
19 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A man gifts a log of wood to his wife, and she sings lullabies to it and takes care of it as of a child. The log of wood transforms magically into a l...
# 29 - ਖੱਬਲ਼ - ਕੁਲਵੰਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਵਿਰਕ | Khabbal - Kulwant Singh Virk | کھبل - کلونت سنگھ ورک | खब्बल - कुलवंत सिंह विर्क | Audio Books by Manpreet Sahota
16 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"Khabbal" (Grass) is Kulwant Singh Virk's iconic short story culled out from his experiences as a liaison officer in charge of refugee-rehabilitation ...
#28- ਚੱਟੂ -ਸੁਖਵੰਤ ਕੌਰ ਮਾਨ | Chattu - Sukhwant Kaur Mann | चट्टू - सुखवंत कौर मान | Audio Books by Manpreet Sahota
12 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"Chattu" (The Wooden Grinder) is a partition story of a family's leaving home, finding footing, and putting down roots in an unfamiliar ...
# 27 - ਸੱਪਾਂ ਵਾਲ਼ੀ ਰਾਤ - ਸੁਰਜੀਤ ਵਿਰਦੀ | Sapp'an Wali Raat - Surjit Virdi | सप्पां वाली रात -सुरजीत विरदी | Audio Books by Manpreet Sahota
08 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Surjit Singh Virdi's short story "Sapp'an Wali Raat" (Night of the Serpents) leads the reader on to a precipice and then leaves them hanging - did Taa...
#26-ਗਡਰੀਆ - ਅਸ਼ਫ਼ਾਕ਼ ਅਹਿਮਦ | گڈریا - اشفاق احمد | Gadariya – Ashfaq Ahmad | गडरिया -अशफ़ाक़ अहमद | Audio Books by Manpreet Sahota
05 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
'Gadariya' (1955) is a multi-themed masterpiece about the inclusive Tehzeeb of undivided Punjab, of complete devotion to curiosity, to learn...
#25-ਕਰਾਮਾਤ - ਕਰਤਾਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਦੁੱਗਲ | Karamaat - Kartar Singh Duggal | کرامات | करामात -करतार सिंह दुग्गल | Audio Books by Manpreet Sahota
03 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A story of faith, of supreme sacrifice, of selflessness told from a child narrator's point-of-view. "Karamaat" (The Miracle) happens to ...
#24-ਉਹ, ਤੇ ਉਹ - ਸੁਕੀਰਤ | Uh, te Uh–Sukirat | او تے او - سوکیرت | उह, ते उह-सुकीरत | Audio Books by Manpreet Sahota
01 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when a Punjabi tourist gets mugged in the dark streets of Grenada? Listen on to know ! Sukirat’s story "Uh, te Uh" (He, and H...
# 23 - ਦੋ ਭੈਣਾਂ -ਰਾਜਸਥਾਨੀ ਲੋਕ ਕਹਾਣੀ | Do Bhain'an – Rajasthani Folk Tale ( Vijaydaan Detha) | दो भैणां - राजस्थानी लोक कथा | Audio Books by Manpreet Sahota
31 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Two sisters could not be more unlike than - Haldi Bai and Sundh. They both go to their nanka-village. What happens on the way to and from the nanka-pi...
# 22 - ਕੁਲਫ਼ੀ - ਸੁਜਾਨ ਸਿੰਘ | Kulfi - Sujan Singh | قلفی | कुल्फ़ी - सुजान सिंह | Audio Books by Manpreet Sahota |
27 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A lower-middle class father is unable to treat his 5-year old son to a simple Kulfi - the traditional Indian ice-cream. What happens when the kid take...
# 21 -ਸ਼ਹੀਦ - ਗੁਲਜ਼ਾਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਸੰਧੂ | Shaheed - Gulzar Singh Sandhu | शहीद -गुलज़ार सिंह संधू | شہید | Voice - Manpreet Sahota
26 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"Shaheed" (Martyrs) is supposed to be based on true oral history oft repeated across villages in India and the then newly made Pakistan. R...
#20 - ਬੇੜੀਆਂ - ਅਫ਼ਜ਼ਲ ਅਹਸਨ ਰੰਧਾਵਾ | Bedian - Afzal Ahsan Randhawa | बेड़ियाँ - अफ़ज़ल अहसन रन्धावा | Audio Books by Manpreet Sahota
24 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"Bedian" (Shackles) is the story of a maverick thief who would steal big game just for the fun of it. He who would escape undetected with hi...
#19 -ਬਾਗ਼ੀ ਦੀ ਧੀ - ਗੁਰਮੁਖ ਸਿੰਘ ਮੁਸਾਫ਼ਿਰ | Baaghi di Dhi-Gurmukh Singh Musafir | बाग़ी दी धी - गुरमुख सिंह मुसाफ़िर | Audio Books by Manpreet Sahota
21 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"Baaghi Di Dhee" (Daughter of the Rebel), a tale of a rebel couple that was arrested during India's freedom struggle, following which th...
#18- ਕਤਲ- ਜਿੰਦਰ | Qatal -Jinder | قتل | कत्ल -जिन्दर | Audio Books by Manpreet Sahota
19 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
‘Katal/Qatal’ is narrated by the son of an artisan who is on his death-bed. The story captures complex spousal, parental and familial connections....
#17 - ਸਵੈਟਰ - ਜ਼ੁਬੈਰ ਅਹਿਮਦ | Sweater – Zubair Ahmad | زبیراحمد-سویٹر | स्वैटर | Audio Books by Manpreet Sahota
18 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The threads of this hand-knitted "Sweater" start with love, take the narrator places, and finally culminate in a hierarchy of needs. Nostalg...
# 16-ਸੰਨ ਸੰਤਾਲ਼ੀ ਦੇ ਗੁਨਾਹਾਂ ਦਾ ਲੇਖਾ - ਅਮਰਜੀਤ ਚੰਦਨ | Sann Santali de Gunaahan da Lekha–Amarjit Chandan | سن۱۹۴۷دےگناہاں دا لیکھاसन्न संताली दे गुनाहां दा लेखा - चन्दन | Audio Books by Manpreet Sahota
15 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Writer Amarjit Chandan dives deep into 1947 trauma held strongly but unaddressed in the collective psyche of Punjabis on both sides of the Indo-Pak bo...
# 15 - ਮੰਜੇ ਦੀ ਬਾਹੀ- ਅਜਮੇਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਔਲਖ | Manjje di Baahi- Ajmer Singh Aulakh | मंज्जे दी बाही -अजमेर सिंह औलख | Audio Books by Manpreet Sahota
13 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"Manjje di Baahi" (Side of the Cot) paints the picture of a small landholding family where a woman decides to make 'arrangement' with her brother-in-l...
#14 - ਨਿੱਕੀ - ਅਜਮੇਰ ਰੋਡੇ | Nikki - Ajmer Rode | نکی | निक्की - अजमेर रोडे | Audio Books by Manpreet Sahota
13 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
'Nikki' is the story of a young Punjabi woman who has recently won a beauty contest in Canada. Ajmer Rode's short story showcases the crit...
# 13- ਮੰਗੋ-ਸੰਤੋਖ ਸਿੰਘ ਧੀਰ | Manggo – Santokh Singh Dhir | मँग्गो-संतोख सिंह धीर | Audio Books by Manpreet Sahota
09 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
'Manggo,' (1957) is the story of a cow jealous of another 'new' cow in the house, and of the power dynamic between the two domestic animals. This shor...
# 12 - ਜੱਟ ਦਾ ਵਰਤ - ਗੁਰਨਾਮ ਸਿੰਘ ਤੀਰ | Jatt Da Vrt - Dr Gurnam S Tir | जट्ट दा वरत | Audio Books by Manpreet Sahota
07 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This is a hilarious account of one husband's experience of fasting on Karva Chauth. Karva Chauth, on the fourth night of the waning moon, is a day of ...
# 11 - ਖ਼ੂਨ - ਗੁਰਬਚਨ ਸਿੰਘ ਭੁੱਲਰ | Khoon – Gurbachan Singh Bhullar | خون | ख़ून | Audio Books by Manpreet Sahota
05 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The plot of 'Khoon' revolves around the quintessential rural Punjabi existence that identifies with land, revenge, and blood-ties. Gurbachan Singh Bhu...
# 10 - ਸ਼ਾਹ ਦੀ ਕੰਜਰੀ - ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤਾ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਮ | Shah di Kanjjri – Amrita Pritam | شاہ دی کنججری | शाह दी कन्जरी - अमृता प्रीतम | Audio Books by Manpreet Sahota
03 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"Shah Di Kanjjri" (The Shah’s Harlot) is an ode to womanhood in which two women come face to face with dignity. (ref Nirupama Dutt). Shahni (the ric...
# 9 - ਗੋਈ - ਪ੍ਰੇਮ ਪ੍ਰਕਾਸ਼ | Goyee - Prem Parkash | गोई - प्रेम प्रकाश | Audio Books by Manpreet Sahota
01 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Goyee ( Porridge) written by Prem Parkash is the story of a man torn between filial love and spousal duty. Goyee is a gruelly porridge traditionally m...