Punjabi folklore

Tragic romance in Punjabi literature

tragic romance of Punjab and Sindh

popular tragic romance of Punjab

thumb|right|Close-up of a pair of khartal blocksthumb|right|Close-up of a khartal thumb|300px|Player of khartal sheets, Rajasthan Khartal is an ancient instrument mainly used in devotional / folk songs. It has derived its name from Sanskrit words ‘kara’ meaning hand and ‘tala’ meaning clapping. This wooden clapper is a Ghana Vadya which has discs or plates that produce a clinking sound when clapped together. It falls under the class of idiophones of self-sounding instruments that combine properties of vibrator and resonator.

sindhi Qissa

Punjabi literary genre

Gogaji, also known and Gugga Pir, Jahirpeer or Jaharveer Chauhan and Bagad Wala, is a folk Hindu deity in the northern India. He is worshipped in the northern states of India especially in Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab region, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Gujarat. He is a warrior-hero of the region, venerated as a saint and a protector against snake bites. Although there are references to him in the folklore of Rajasthan, little historical knowledge of Gugga exists other than that he ruled the small kingdom of Dadrewa (in present day Rajasthan) and was a contemporary of Prithviraj C

1984 film by Umesh Mehra

prince of Sailkot

popular topic for ghost stories in Central and South Asia

legendary Indian king

dacoit in British Raj

folklore from Punjab

character from Punjabi folklore