Punjabi Books - Vast And Vital Literature In India

By Author: Amar Singh
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India is a country that is well known for its diversities in cultures and languages. India is not only has the most ancient history and richest heritage, but also most vast literature in different languages. Country, having more than twenty-five official languages, has immeasurable amount of literary collection that has placed Indian to be the leader in the field of arts and literature. Bengali, Tamil, Hindi, Marathi, English, Punjabi and famous authors of all the other chief official languages of India together have contributed make the nation rich and proficient in field of literature.

One of the languages that have given the nation some excellent authors is Punjabi language. Punjabi literature denotes literary works written in the Punjabi language predominantly by peoples from the historical Punjab province of India and Pakistan as well as the Punjabi Diaspora. The Punjabi language is written in quite a few different scripts, of which the Shahmukhi, the Gurumukhi scripts are the most commonly used.

Punjabi literature is very vast and it covers each and every facet and all the epochs of Sikh History. There are ...
... special books covering the significant events of Sikh History such as the 1984 Operation Blue Star on Golden Temple and 1984 Sikh Massacre in which hundreds and thousands of innocent Sikhs were killed heartlessly. You will discover plenty of books specifying the cruelty committed in opposition to the Sikhs. You will also learn about the sacrifice that Sikhs have committed to save their religion and other religions.

Then there are the books for modern generation, which covers poetry collection, fiction stories and on various subjects written by famous Punjabi authors of this modern era. Especially, Punjabi poetry is well known for its deep meaning, beautiful, exciting and hopeful use of words. The authors such as Amrita Pritam and Charan Dass Sidhu, with their prolific contribution to Punjabi literature, have made a world of difference to the Punjabi readers who were greatly influenced by English and Hindi books, and were steering completely towards them. However, such famous authors provided a new redefined effigy to Punjabi books and regained its status among readers.

Punjabi language is becoming more acceptable amongst Punjabis in contemporary media and communications. Punjabi has always been a vital part of Indian Bollywood films. In latest years, a trend of Bollywood songs written completely in Punjabi can be perceived. A number of television dramas these days are based on Punjabi books and novels. In India, number of student opting for Punjabi Literature as optional subject in IAS examinations has increased along with success rate of the students. Thus, gradually Punjabi literature is regaining its value and esteem that it has in historical times.

In India, an
online bookstore, named Shilalekhbooks.com, has made an all-out effort to uphold the esteem and recognition of
Punjabi books by providing largest collection of famous authors books written or translated in Punjabi language. The store offers wide range of astrology books, Punjabi novels, poetry collections, Amrita Pritam’s literary work and many more books in Punjabi language that have influentially kept the readers enthusiast even in this modern era.

About Author

Amar Singh is a famous Indian writer, who has written in more than 10 Indian languages along with Punjabi. P.H.D in Punjabi Literature, M.A in Hindi Literature, and Professor in Chandigarh university, Mr. Amar Singh is one of the most admired leaders in India. He recommends to
buy books online from Shilalekh.com.