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Shafqat Tanvir Mirza (aka STM) - Torch Bearer of Punjabi Language - Punjabi Movement & Resistance

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My father, Prof. Ramzan Shahid, takes you on a ride into the life of the torch bearer of Punjabi Language Movement & Resistance. If there are Punjabi departments in PU, GC and other colleges and universities, or if you can opt for the subject of Punjabi for Intermediate, it is just because of the efforts of Shaqat Tanvir Mirza (aka STM). Shafqat Tanvir Mirza was born on February 6, 1932 at Domeli, district Jhelum. STM the most vocal advocate of Punjabi language in Pakistan. He was awarded the Presidential Award for Pride of Performance in 2005. His weekly columns ‘Punjabi Themes’ and ‘Punjabi Books’ in Dawn, were the most forceful voices for the defense and promotion of the Punjabi language. He translated a number of works from English to Punjabi: Booha Koeena (Punjabi translation of No Exit by Jean Paul Sartre) Lahu Suhag (Punjabi translation of Blood Wedding by Federico Garcia Lorca) Resistance Themes in Punjabi Literature (English) Tehreek-i-Azadi Vich Punjab da Hissa (Punjabi) ...
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Punjabi - Prof. Ramzan Shahid Head of Department @ Govt. Dyal Singh College Lahore COVID-19 restricted our life to private spaces ~ our homes & "screens." I created this channel so that my Father  Ramzan Shahid  could harness the power of digital media to take his struggle for the  #Punjabi  language to the next level and highlight the importance and deep rootedness of the Punjabi Language to the new generation. Join forces & be a part of this effort by subscribing & sharing this channel as a token of appreciation for the love of the Punjabi language. Let's team up: To value Punjabi language, celebrate Punjabi saints, and to uphold our tradition & values. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5mHZlXT7qjZ2PcEmqGgSEA

Game of Thrones: 11 Burning Questions About White Walkers, Dragons, and More

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Did you catch all the new info flying fast and furious? This post contains frank discussion of Season 7, Episode 6 “Beyond the Wall.” If you’re not caught up or don’t want to be spoiled, now would be the time to leave. Seriously, I won’t warn you again. Skedaddle. This episode was packed with a lot of action but also, surprisingly, a lot of new rules of the  Game of Thrones  universe. These rules—specifically as they pertain to White Walkers—will be vital in understanding the war to come in Season 8, so make sure you caught it all. How Do Those Flaming Swords Work and Why Doesn’t Everyone Have One?  In the books Thoros of Myr lights his sword with wildfire while Beric uses his own blood (and some magic) to light the flame. That’s how the show version of the character seemed to do it when he  fought the Hound back in Season 3 . There was a whole ritual and everything. So that explains why they were so rare back then. But now they just seem to tu...

In love with my university - Down d memory lane.....

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Government College University Lahore  #GCU Rusted & d Lush..... An image expressing my thoughts to the utmost perfection..... The old building at the heart of this university has seen it all, it stands in its old age after experiencing all the century's changes, interaction with generations One of the very first shots by me via a Sony Cyber Shot 3.2Mega Pixel Camera. The building is now renovated, perfection is lost!!

Beauty amid the Anger of Nature

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There was a Breaking news last night on a local telivision that Earthquake of approx. 8 magnitude hit Tonga and it was under sea and Tsunami warnings were broadcasted, the news itself was very terrifying even being quite far from the quake site. You can click on images to enlarge So last night and I searched for its details and came across some wonderful & beautiful picture's of something very dangerous and fierce in reality; nature seems aesthetically pleasing even in its most terrifying & angry times. I feel very much interested in the insights of such universal phenomenon's, such as global warming, space, planet earth, and even if its a lost civilization discovered under the oceans and bla bla bla... In all these there are prominent signs for the believer's; there is some One who is really managing everything, mankind has been searching for all the answers to the how's and when's from the very begining and the pursuit continues till this day. Where all th...

It Happens only in Pakistan....

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Welcome to Pakistan :) You will wait... let the VIP pass , all that Black-Bullet-Proof shine with sunroof's and the motorcade aaah!! what a wonderful site. Is it a security concern, or a power show-off? Traffic remains hampered daily due to the VIP movement. Motorists are stopped on the barriers on the route of the VIPs at least for 30 to 40 minutes. I got late for the meeting today - due to the same reason, they completely separated Lahore for 30mins. No body could cross from one side of lahore to the other as nobody was allowed even near the middle artery of Lahore; The Mall Road. They simply do not care, there are routines people follow: children need to go to and from school, people go to work, old people may need to get from one place to the other and many of us, for various reasons, may be on our way to hospital. We might also be working within certain deadlines: somebody might have to get a document attested in order to file it the ne...

March of the INNOCENT (Shareef)

Yet they have called for another strike today, and still the LonG MarCH is yet to come... aarrgh !!! They are fighting for Democracy, restoration of a supreme order - but hey, I can't have my breakfast now :( the store in the Lower Ground of my office building "Cash & Carry" and all markets are closed.. Damn it!! That's all that matter's to me or the public in general, they cant go for shopping, even travelling they are scared that their car might be burnt up or thrashed by the people who claim to be fighting for JUSTICE.. yeah justice it is, thrashing up the sweet car of a 50year old man who had recently bought the car after 30years of employment - They surely are teaching a lesson to the corrupt people huh!! Pakistan is already dead in terms of economic or political conditions, we are in a power crises, we are labelled as a terrorist breeding farm and we let our guests die right on the road's we have other better things to take care of such as the se...