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Full Circle

Author: Meenu

Genre: Short Stories

Year: 2023 | Pages: 140 | Origin: IND | BA Seq Num: 86283

Full Circle: Kahani-Sangrah is an engaging collection of contemporary Punjabi short stories written by Meenu and published by Chetna Parkashan. Through a series of relatable narratives, the book explores the complexities of modern human relationships, societal expectations, and personal growth. The stories capture the turning points in ordinary lives, reflecting the metaphorical idea that life experiences and choices eventually come 'full circle'

Peero

Author: Hosseini, Amber

Genre: Historical / Social Novel

Year: 2023 | Pages: 134 | Origin: IND | BA Seq Num: 86303

The title Peero is named directly after its central character, Peero (historically known as Peero Preman), a highly significant, rebellious, and fascinating figure in 19th-century Punjabi literary and religious history:

Peero was a Muslim woman born in Victorian-era Punjab who escaped an oppressive life (often cited as escaping a brothel or an abusive situation) and sought spiritual refuge at the Dera (spiritual commune) of Baba Gulab Das, a famous non-conformist, free-thinking Sufi/Vedantic saint in Lahore.

Peero and Gulab Das formed a deeply unconventional, radical partnership. Despite being from completely different religious backgrounds and defying all societal, caste, and religious boundaries of the 19th century, they lived together openly and wrote revolutionary poetry.

Peero is widely recognized as the first recorded female poet in modern Punjabi literature. She wrote 160 Kafis (spiritual/philosophical verses) that fiercely critiqued orthodox religious institutions, patriarchal dominance, and the clergy who tried to violently drag her away from her chosen path

Pashtawa

Author: Azad, Harshvardhan

Genre: Social Novel

Year: 2023 | Pages: 120 | Origin: IND | BA Seq Num: 86304

Social novel

Vaapsi ticket

Author: Kalan, Binder Singh Khudi

Genre: Short Stories

Year: 2023 | Pages: 96 | Origin: IND | BA Seq Num: 86296

Short stories

Mor pail kion nhi paunde

Translated title: Why Don't Peacocks Dance?

Author: Karyalvi, Gurmeet

Genre: Short Stories

Year: 2023 | Pages: 196 | Origin: IND | BA Seq Num: 86281

Mor Pail Kion Nhi Paunde is a critically acclaimed Punjabi short story collection written by the well-known author Gurmeet Karyalvi.

The book functions as a deep, metaphorical look into the modern loss of village life, tradition, and rural happiness.

In Punjabi folklore, a peacock dancing ('pail') represents raw joy, freedom, celebration, and harmony with nature. By asking 'Why don't the peacocks dance anymore?', Karyalvi explores how migration to cities, industrialisation, and economic hardships have stripped rural society of its vibrant spirit and peace.

The stories inside focus heavily on the complexities of rural migration, shifting community dynamics, changing relationships, and the bittersweet, fading ties that urban immigrants have with their native Punjabi villages

Partapi

Author: Ankhi, Ram Sarup

Genre: Romance

Year: 2022 | Pages: 294 | Origin: IND | BA Seq Num: 82786

Romantic novel

Wade vele diya tariya

Author: Sandhu, Amandeep

Genre: Historical / Social Novel

Year: 2023 | Pages: 292 | Origin: IND | BA Seq Num: 86293

Translated

In the 1970s, India is reeling under Emergency and in Rourkela, a Nehruvian dream town in Orissa, a small boy is struggling to deal with his dysfunctional family. The arrival of a surrogate mother for Appu causes his mother's madness to take a furious turn. Years later, Appu's father dies on a summer evening in Bangalore. In the course of that night, Appu pores over letters, diaries and family albums to slowly come to terms with his mother's schizophrenia and its effect on those living under its shadow

Puttar te premi

Author: Lawrence, D. H.

Genre: Romance

Year: 2022 | Pages: 392 | Origin: IND | BA Seq Num: 84202

Translated

This novel is Lawrences semi-autobiographical masterpiece in which he explores emotional conflicts through the protagonist, Paul Morel, and his suffocating relationships with a demanding mother and two very different lovers

Bande khaniyan

Author: Randhawa, Afzal Ahsan

Genre: Short Stories

Year: 2021 | Pages: 272 | Origin: IND | BA Seq Num: 82779

Short stories

Matargashti

Author: Sehaji, Gurpreet

Genre: Romance

Year: 2022 | Pages: 200 | Origin: IND | BA Seq Num: 84204

Romantic novel

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