My Malice and Bias

The Pakistan Identity Arabization in Pakistan and Bangladesh refers to a socio-cultural shift since the late 1980s where traditional, indigenous South Asian and Indo-Persian Islamic practices have been gradually replaced by more conservative, gulf-centric Arab cultural norms.  Indo-Persian Culture of Pakistan The culture of the Indian subcontinent developed as a unique blend of Indian and Persian cultures through the historic interaction between the people of the region. It encapsulated the ethnic and religious diversity by integrating Islamic thoughts in the Indian society. Lahore - Punjab Heritage The roots of the Indo-Persian culture can be traced to Mahmud of Ghazni who began a series of raids in the subcontinent during the latter part of the 10th century. Afghan and Mughal rulers of India established and maintained a sophisticated Persianized court and patronized works of Sufism and Persian language. The Persian language maintained its status as the language of high soc...

 We all got used to certain words in our vocabulary that we use everyday without understanding the origin and true meanings of these terms. The original Punjabi language is most likely t he oldest language in the Indian subcontinent - much older than Hindi, Sanskrit, and even Tamil . I would like to call that " Adi-Punjabi " as it is the same as the ancient "Prakrit " that originated in the same region.  Adi-Punjabi Prakrit is the ' natural ' or the ' native " language that was spoken in the Punjab region that later extended to the rest of India. It was later transformed by Panini of Punjab in the mid-4th century BCE with structural grammar and the outcome was "Sanskrit" or the "refined language". Aṣṭādhyāyī is a foundational text for understanding and using Sanskrit, and Panini is considered the founder of the language. Prakrit remained the language of common people as Sanskrit was limited to religious scriptures and literary wo...

An important part of Indian culture is an expectation of “display of respect” from those who are younger or are considered socially inferior (subordinates, lowers castes, or anybody who might appear less powerful, etc.). We express this respect in a huge variety of subtle and obvious ways. Punjabi Sikh Family Within the family, We use these terms everyday to call our mothers, fathers, older siblings, and other relations.  In order to understand the meaning of these terms, we have to learn about their linguistic origin and regional affiliations. Punjabi is an ancient language and has its origin in Prakrit , the precursor to the grammatically structured Sanskrit . These terms are deeply rooted in Prakrit and Sankrit languages and has a lot of commonalities with Latin , the mother of all European languages. Honorary Titles for Mother The terms used to honor the mother traces its origin to the hypothetical, reconstructed Proto Indo-European language, of which Sanskrit is the ...

Punjabi Ignorance We, the Punjabis historically have not been documenting our own history. The Muslim Punjabis have almost forgotten their genetic ancestry and now try to connect their gene pool to the Arab aristocracy of Sayeds and Qureshis. The Pakistan government ignorantly names its missiles after the Islamic invaders who dispossessed their ancestors from their land. The Hindu Punjabis have written off their own ancestors, warriors kings, and Gurus and relate more to the Middle-India heroes such as Rama, Krishna, and Shivaji, The Sikhs have done a better job in staying connected to their roots but their historical reach is limited just to the Sikh period. Punjab history has to be taken as a whole, and that includes, Adivasis, Indus valley, Aryan Khatris, Kushans, Rajputs, Gujjars, Jatts, Islamic invaders, Sikh period, British rule, and the post independence era. Trinity of Punjabi Pride What's the Problem? So what? The results of this ignorance is astounding. We never ...