"Shaheed" (Martyrs) is supposed to be based on true oral history oft repeated across villages in India and the then newly made Pakistan. Religion based killings were the norm of the day, and centuries-old brotherhood was forgotten quickly. This short story revolves around the Sikh-Muslim equation in 1947. The short story is set in Hoshiarpur District of Eastern Punjab. Gulzar Singh Sandhu (b. 27 February 1935 - Kotla Badla in Ludhiana Distt) is a prominent Punjabi language writer. He won the prestigious Sahitya Akademi Award for his short story collection, Amar Katha in 1982. Among other awards he was also the recipient of International Association of Authors, Playwrights and Artists of Canada in 1992 and Shiromani Punjabi Sahityakar Puruskar from the Education Department of Punjab in 2001. (Wikipedia) Enjoyed the narration? Please subscribe and share this podcast with family and friends. I would appreciate if you could submit a review and a rating here. - Manpreet Sahota To give feedback, write to us at [email protected] #punjabi #audiobook #punjabiaudiobooks Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Doctor.ManpreetSahota Instagram - https://instagram.com/dr.manpreetsahota?igshid=MzNlNGNkZWQ4Mg== Threads - https://www.threads.net/@dr.manpreetsahota YouTube- https://youtube.com/@manpreetsahotareads

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