ਰੂਪ ਢਿੱਲੋਂ

The real people to be wary of...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-59338245?fbclid=IwAR2HCdHbykl95Pit5W9DdhTFiy-jY4Jc8_ZCu_goJ7jtLgOy4HmRLve3iII

See link

https://www.facebook.com/shagufta.lodhi/videos/359998932550957

Thousands of Pakistani students signing up to learn to read and write Gurmukhi

not quite the same thing but video interviews with Punjabis on both sides of the border ...can pick up a lot of vocab etc..

https://apnaorg.com/punjabi-baithak/

https://apnaorg.com/sufi-videos/lectures-1/

https://apnaorg.com/books/g-booklist.shtml

14 hours ago, GurjantGnostic said:

Roop. That's fantastic. Since I'm illiterate and the browser will parse it in Punjabi or English I can enjoy it a variety of ways and even use it as a rosetta stone of sorts. Thank you bro. 

get someone to read it to you or make an audio recording for those who as yet haven't learnt the gurmukhi alphabet to be able to listen to it

https://www.punjabikahani.punjabi-kavita.com/PK-Roop-Dhillon.php

Enjoy

https://apnaorg.com/prose-content/english-articles/page-188/article-1/index.html

Have a read of this link..I think this is happening already amongst us western Punjabis ( Sikhs) ..what about Indian Charda Punjab? Is Hindi and English doing the same?

https://apnaorg.com/intro/

interesting

On 11/6/2021 at 4:27 PM, dalsingh101 said:

Okay. I've been busy trying to get ready for a test I have. I did try reading one of your larger works. I'm going to be straight up with you. Prior to trying to read it, I had thought that my Panjabi level must be about intermediate by now, but I really struggled with even a few pages though. So I've now relegated my Panjabi level to elementary. I think my vocab isn't all there. 

I do plan on going through them. I just realise it will be a longer and more difficult process than I imagined. 

oh no...my attention was never to make anyone feel like that!

2 hours ago, GurjantGnostic said:

Or what about writing in english with heavy Punjabi? Like a way for non Punjabi speakers to learn vocab and concepts while reading in english primarily?

That kind of happens in English novels about India anyway

I'm glad someone thinks what I write is wonderful..Its not the price that concerns me, that's the publishers decision and choice..it's the other things he says about English VS Punjabi etc..sad if it is all true...but that is his observation sitting in India amongst the new gen of punjabis there

Yeah, I am writinng because,,kee kahi sakda,,Janoon hai..and yeah I rather have 100 readers that get what I am doing, even after my death, then 10,000 who can't comprehend it...

2 hours ago, GurjantGnostic said:

Are you familiar with perfume marketing?  Most things have intersecting curves of units sold and price. Most things, when you charge less, you sell more units, and so where those two intersect is your max profit. 

However...the less you charge for perfume, the less of it you sell, because nobody associates value with cheap perfume. You take the same perfume and double the price, you double the sales. 

If you are selling no units at the low price, see if he'll jack it up to five, ten plus dollars and see if you don't sell more and if you don't...oh well. If you sell one it's like selling fifteen now and if you don't sell any it's not much different from now. 

There is a reason you wrote these wonderful stories. Many artists are not appreciated in their time. 

Maybe you should also write in english, but again in Punjabi in the future. 

On 9/21/2021 at 10:06 PM, dalsingh101 said:

I just wondering if Roop's post might be better located in the Literature section?  

Hi Dalsingh, did you get to read any of my books / stories? What is your feedback?

Gurjant Ji Looks like you were the only taker. I got told by publisher despite giving it away at the price he set only 1 person in the USA purchased a copy.

His view ( He is a young Sikh man living in India who publishes books to pay for his education and has managed to get entry into Cardiff  University) is that the reality is compared to the rest of India all Punjabis are illiterate in terms of interest in art, literature etc unless it involves religious writing ( regardless of being Sikh, Hindu, Muslim etc) which is why rest of India looks down on Punjabis. Other languages of India's writers writing in their own language can sell up to 10,000 books ( for India a big number) whilst the best of the best in Punjab struggle selling 100 and those are given away for free as no one wants to read Punjabi.

This is sad as it solidifies the image of Punjabi Sikhs being Agrarian farmers and nothing more, especially since according to him the only things Punjabis are interested is Punjabi pop music, bhangra, jokes and punjabi films with nothing more taxing for the brain than watching the same singers speak punjabi mixed up with Hindi and with girl meets boy, or boy goes west and becomes rich plots. It is all very surface level He says he sells only books written in English by the bucket load to Punjabis, who won't read their own language despite shouting that we should all be proud of it. He is strongly advising me to give up Punjabi, accept our own don't speak or read it anymore and make a living from English the true language of the Punjab and India!

In short I am wasting my time. I suppose one thing verifies his experience and view. I am writing this post in English, and most Sikhs will only read it in English

I have also been told those born after the creation of India have bee raised on Hindi films and language and no one born after 1980 cares for it or can speak it. They only care for the Economically powerful language. English.

So sad that no other Punjabi here took an interest..maybe proves he is right..anyhow do give me feedback on it once you have read it

Thanks Sir

Sat Sri Akal Guys

For those  of you wanting to help support my efforts in creating a Punjabi Literature fo run in the west please see this link and support the book..Please share with as many people as possible

Thanks

https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Roop_Dhillon_Samurai_ਸਮ_ਰ_ਈ_ਇ_ਕ_ਪ_ਜ_ਬ_ਨ_ਵਲ?id=U9tFEAAAQBAJ&fbclid=IwAR08F22t9Jj5gCfwpWo7IOGkgZoV7PrXjgBXfPIg2M8suaj6I4R8joTjFA0

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DHAHAN PRIZE ANNOUNCES 2021 Short List FOR BEST PUNJABI FICTION
The Dhahan Prize founder Barj (Barjinder) S. Dhahan and Dr. Sadhu Binning, Chair of the Advisory Committee, are pleased to announce the 2021 Short List. Following this announcement one book and its author will be highlighted daily on the Dhahan Prize Facebook. On October 14,2021 the Dhahan Prize will announce the 2021 winning book along with two finalists, one in each of the two Punjabi scripts. Mr. Dhahan and Dr. Binning are grateful to the jury panel for their dedication, integrity, and professionalism in collaboratively selecting the short list and the three winning books from outstanding books of fiction submitted this year. 
Apne Apne Marseia (Short Stories), Sarghi, Chetna Parkashan, Punjabi Bhawan, Ludhiana
Ik Totta Janam Bhoomi (Novel), Harjit Kaur Virk, Sangam Publications, Samana, Patiala
Jogi, Sap, Trah (Short Stories), Nain Sukh, Kitab Trinjan, Lahore, Pakistan
Mil Gya Nickels (Short Stories), Kuljit Maan, Chetna Parkashan, Punjabi Bhawan, Ludhiana
Mitti Bol Peye (Novel), Balbir Madhopuri, Navyug Publishers, New Delhi
Siyasat Khed Siyasat (Short Stories), Jinder, Sangam Publications, Samana, Patiala
Swaha (Novel), Gursewak Singh Preet, Chetna Parkashan, Punjabi Bhawan, Ludhiana
Urf Roshi Jallad (Short Stories), Jasvir Singh Rana, Autumn Art (India), Patiala
ਢਾਹਾਂ ਇਨਾਮ 2021 – ਛੋਟੀ ਸੂਚੀ ਦਾ ਐਲਾਨ 
ਢਾਹਾਂ ਇਨਾਮ ਦੇ ਬਾਨੀ ਬਾਰਜ (ਬਰਜਿੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘ) ਢਾਹਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਇਨਾਮ ਦੀ ਸਲਾਹਕਾਰ ਕਮੇਟੀ ਦੇ ਮੁਖੀ ਡਾ. ਸਾਧੂ ਬਿਨਿੰਗ ਬੜੇ ਉਤਸ਼ਾਹ ਅਤੇ ਖੁਸ਼ੀ ਨਾਲ ਢਾਹਾਂ ਇਨਾਮ 2021 ਦੀ ਛੋਟੀ ਸੂਚੀ ਦਾ ਐਲਾਨ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ। ਐਲਾਨ ਤੋਂ ਛੇਤੀ ਹੀ ਬਾਅਦ, ਹਰ ਰੋਜ਼ ਛੋਟੀ ਸੂਚੀ ਮੁਤਾਬਿਕ ਇਕ ਕਿਤਾਬ ਦਾ ਸੰਖੇਪ ਹਵਾਲਾ, ਫੋਟੋ ਅਤੇ ਲੇਖਕ ਦੀ ਫੋਟੋ ਪੋਸਟ ਕੀਤੇ ਜਾਣਗੇ। ਅਕਤੂਬਰ 14, 2021 ਨੂੰ ਇਸੇ ਸੂਚੀ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਇਕ ਜੇਤੂ ਅਤੇ 2 ਫਾਇਨਲਿਸਟ ਕਿਤਾਬਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਲੇਖਕਾਂ ਦਾ ਐਲਾਨ ਵੀ ਕਰਨਗੇ। ਇਹ ਜਿਊਰੀ ਸਮੂਹਾਂ ਦਾ ਵੀ ਤਹਿ ਦਿਲੋਂ ਧੰਨਵਾਦ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ ਜਿਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੇ ਬੇਹੱਦ  ਮਿਹਨਤ, ਇਮਾਨਦਾਰੀ, ਨਿਰਪੱਖਤਾ, ਲਗਨ ਅਤੇ ਆਪਣਾ ਕੀਮਤੀ ਸਮਾਂ ਲਾ ਕੇ ਵਿਸ਼ਾਲ ਵਿਸ਼ਿਆਂ, ਗਲਪ ਦੀ ਡੂੰਘਾਈ ਅਤੇ ਕਥਾ ਪਰਸੰਗ ’ਤੇ  ਵਿਚਾਰ-ਵਟਾਂਦਰਾ ਅਤੇ ਮੁਲਾਂਕਣ ਕੀਤਾ ਹੈ। 
ਆਪਣੇ ਆਪਣੇ ਮਰਸੀਏ (ਕਹਾਣੀ ਸੰਗ੍ਰਹਿ), ਸਰਘੀ, ਚੇਤਨਾ ਪ੍ਰਕਾਸ਼ਨ, ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਭਵਨ, ਲੁਧਿਆਣਾ
ਇੱਕ ਟੋਟਾ ਜਨਮ ਭੂਮੀ (ਨਾਵਲ), ਹਰਜੀਤ ਕੌਰ ਵਿਰਕ, ਸੰਗਮ ਪਬਲੀਕੇਸ਼ਨਜ਼, ਸਮਾਣਾ, ਪਟਿਆਲਾ
ਜੋਗੀ, ਸੱਪ, ਤਰਾਹ (ਕਹਾਣੀ ਸੰਗ੍ਰਹਿ), ਨੈਨ ਸੁੱਖ, ਕਿਤਾਬ ਤ੍ਰਿੰਞਣ, ਲਾਹੌਰ, ਪਾਕਿਸਤਾਨ
ਮਿਲ ਗਿਆ ਨੈੱਕਲੈਸ (ਕਹਾਣੀ ਸੰਗ੍ਰਹਿ), ਕੁਲਜੀਤ ਮਾਨ, ਚੇਤਨਾ ਪ੍ਰਕਾਸ਼ਨ, ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਭਵਨ, ਲੁਧਿਆਣਾ
ਮਿੱਟੀ ਬੋਲ ਪਈ (ਨਾਵਲ), ਬਲਵੀਰ ਮਾਧੋਪੁਰੀ, ਨਵਯੁਗ ਪਬਲਿਸ਼ਰਜ਼, ਨਵੀਂ ਦਿੱਲੀ
ਸਿਆਸਤ ਖੇਡ ਸਿਆਸਤ (ਕਹਾਣੀ ਸੰਗ੍ਰਹਿ), ਜਿੰਦਰ, ਸੰਗਮ ਪਬਲੀਕੇਸ਼ਨਜ਼, ਸਮਾਣਾ, ਪਟਿਆਲਾ
ਸਵਾਹਾ (ਨਾਵਲ), ਗੁਰਸੇਵਕ ਸਿੰਘ ਪ੍ਰੀਤ, ਚੇਤਨਾ ਪ੍ਰਕਾਸ਼ਨ, ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਭਵਨ, ਲੁਧਿਆਣਾ
ਉਰਫ ਰੋਸ਼ੀ ਜੱਲਾਦ (ਕਹਾਣੀ ਸੰਗ੍ਰਹਿ),  ਜਸਬੀਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਰਾਣਾ, ਔਟਮ ਆਰਟ (ਇੰਡੀਆ), ਪਟਿਆਲਾ

ਆਓ ਸਾਊਥਹਾਲ ਜਾਗਰਿਤੀ ਸਾਹਿਤ ਲਹਿਰ ਸ਼ੁਰੂ ਕਰੀਏ

http://giss.org/jsps_vol_28/06-rajwinder_kaur.pdf

see link

http://giss.org/jsps_vol_28/04-jiwant_kaur.pdf