Jalandhar is a city in the state of Punjab in India. With a considerable population, it ranks as the third most-populous city in the state and is the largest city in the Doaba region. Jalandhar lies alongside the historical Grand Trunk Road and is a well-connected junction for both rail and road networks.
Hamirpur is a town, municipal council and the headquarters of Hamirpur district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. It is covered by Shivalik Ranges. Hamirpur is located in the Lower West Central Outer Himalayas at an average elevation of 790 M above sea level. Far northern High Altitude Dhauladhar Ranges overlook the city. It is also a major junction on National Highway 3 while National Highway 103 starts at Here. Hamirpur is famous for its high literacy rate, educational institutions and traditional festival of Hamir Utsav. Hamirpur City is spread from Jhaniari to Bhota along NH 3 and NH 103 and is a prominent commercial centre for the district. It is Connected to the National Capital with regular HRTC Volvo and ordinary buses. The nearest airport is Kangra Airport and Mohali International Airport while the nearest railway is in Una at 79 km. Hamirpur City is surrounded by Pine tree forests and has a good city infrastructure ranging from quality educational institutions, NIT, State Universities and Skill Learning centres.
Dainik Bhaskar is a Hindi-language daily newspaper in India which is owned by the Dainik Bhaskar Group. According to the World Association of Newspapers, it ranked fourth in the world by circulation in 2016 and per the Indian Audit Bureau of Circulations was the largest newspaper in India by circulation as of 2022. Started in Bhopal in 1958, it expanded in 1983 with the launch of Dainik Bhaskar's Indore edition. The Dainik Bhaskar Group is present in 13 Indian states with 65 editions in Hindi, Marathi, and Gujarati.
Gulzar Singh Sandhu is a prominent Punjabi language writer. He won the prestigious Sahitya Akademi Award, given by the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, 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 Puraskar from the Education Department of Punjab in 2001.
The Panjab Digital Library is a voluntary organization digitizing and preserving the cultural heritage of Panjab since 2003. With over 65 million digitized pages, it is the biggest resource of digital material on Panjab. There are many historically significant documents stored and made available online. Its scope covers Sikh and Punjabi culture. The library funded by The Nanakshahi Trust was launched online in August 2009. Its base office is located at Chandigarh, India.
Ajit(Daily Ajit) is a Punjabi language daily newspaper published in Jalandhar, India. The newspaper is run by Sadhu Singh Hamdard Trust and has been publishing since 1941. Veteran journalist and ex-Rajya Sabha member, Barjinder Singh Hamdard, is the current editor-in-chief. In 2007–08, it claimed a circulation of more than 333,000.
Roopinder Singh is an Indian journalist and author. He retired as Senior Associate Editor with the English daily newspaper, The Tribune, published from Chandigarh, India. in 2020. His specialization is Sikh history and culture, information technology, and education. He is the author of six major books in English, including a critically acclaimed volume on the founder of Sikh religion, Guru Nanak Dev, and a volume on Sikh heritage. He lives in Chandigarh, Punjab.
Tejinder Singh "Babbu" Maan is an Indian singer-songwriter, music director, actor and film producer. Most of his artistic work focuses on Punjabi music and films. He is recognised as being among the biggest artists in Punjabi music.
Punjabi Tribune is a Punjabi language daily newspaper owned by The Tribune Trust, publishes in the Punjab, India. It was launched on 15 August 1978 and became online on the internet in August 2010. Jyoti Malhotra is the Editor-in-Chief of The Tribune Group of Newspapers. Arvinder Pal Kaur is the Officiating Editor of Punjabi Tribune.
Surbhi Jyoti is an Indian actress who appears in Hindi television along with Punjabi films. She rose to fame after her portrayal of Zoya Farooqui in Zee TV's romantic drama Qubool Hai, for which she won numerous awards, including an Indian Television Academy Award.
Dainik Tribune is an Indian Hindi-language daily newspaper that is being currently published from Chandigarh, New Delhi, Jalandhar and Bathinda. It was first established in 1978 by The Tribune Trust, which published The Tribune and the Punjabi Tribune. Jyoti Malhotra is the Editor-in-Chief of The Tribune Group of Newspapers. Naresh Kaushal is the Editor of Dainik Tribune. The Internet editions of the Dainik Tribune were launched on 16 August 2010.
Avtar Singh Malhotra was a Punjabi politician belonging to the Communist Party of India from Punjab, India. He is famous for his active leadership to communist and patriotic resistance in 1980's during separatist insurgency in Punjab.
Madhur Kapila was an Indian novelist, journalist, art critic and a reviewer of Hindi literature.
The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) is a centre-right Sikh-centric state political party in Punjab, India. The party is the second-oldest in India, after Congress, being founded in 1920. Although there are many parties with the description Akali Dal, the party that is recognized as "Shiromani Akali Dal" by the Election Commission of India is the one led by Sukhbir Singh Badal. The party has a moderate Punjabi agenda. On 26 September 2020, it left the National Democratic Alliance over the farm bills.
Punjabi nationalism is an ideology which emphasizes that the Punjabis are one nation and promotes the cultural unity of Punjabis around the world. The demands of the Punjabi nationalist movement are linguistic, cultural, economic and political rights.
Omkar Chaudhary is an Indian journalist and writer who is currently editor in National Newspaper Hari Bhoomi Haryana. He has worked in many different Indian Hindi newspapers in his career. Thousands of articles have been published so far. Ten books have been printed on different subjects. One of his books has muffled a researcher from Kurukshetra University on the inscription on time. As an analyst and reviewer, many TV channels and Akashwani have been associated. He has been honored with many awards in his thirty-four journalistic career. Omkar Chaudhary started his journalism career from the Sandhya Dainik Prabhat newspaper published in Meerut in 1983.
Ashok Masti is an Indian Playback singer. He is best known for his song "Khadke Glassy" which is sung by him and Yo Yo Honey Singh from the movie Jabriya Jodi starring Parineeti Chopra & Siddharth Malhotra. His song "Glassy-2" has been nominated for the Best Punjabi Music Club Song of the year Award. Ashok Masti is popularly known as Human Dynamo.
Sucha Singh Gill is an Indian economist of Punjabi origins. His areas of expertise include Development Economics, International Economics and Economy of Punjab.
Gurjot Singh Kaler is an Indian police officer, author, writer and singer, who authored a best selling book, New India - The Reality Reloaded in 2018. He is serving as the Superintendent of Police (SP) in Punjab Police and currently, he is in the United Kingdom, working with the Avon and Somerset Police force in the domain of Digital policing.
