Punjabiyat

Punjabiyat^[1][2] (meaning Punjabi-ness)^[3] is the name of the language revitalization movement of the Punjabi language and also the political, social and literary movement for preservation of Punjabi literature, Punjabi language and Punjabi culture^[4] by unity of Greater Punjab.^[5] In Pakistan, the goal of the movement is to stop the state-sponsored suppression of Punjabi in favor of Urdu,^[6] while in India the goal is to bring together the Sikh and Punjabi Hindus communities for speaking only Punjabi language in North Indian regions.^[7] Supporters in the Punjabi diaspora focus on the promotion of a shared cultural heritage.^[8]

See also

• Punjabi Nationalism
• Punjabi Language Movement, Pakistan
• Punjabi Suba movement, India

References

1. Bhardwaj, Ajay (15 August 2012). "The absence in Punjabiyat’s split universe". The Hindu. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
2. Priyanka KachhavaPriyanka Kachhava, TNN (26 January 2015). "Of Punjabiyat, quest to migrate and 'muted masculinity'". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
3. Ayres, Alyssa (August 2008). "Language, the Nation, and Symbolic Capital: The Case of Punjab". The Journal of Asian Studies (The Association for Asian Studies, Inc.) 67 (3): 917–946. doi:10.1017/s0021911808001204.
4. "A labour of love and a battle cry for logical minds". The News International, Pakistan. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
5. Dogra, Chander Suta (26 October 2013). "‘Punjabiyat’ on a hilltop". The Hindu. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
6. Punjabiyyat, In the name of (15 February 2015). "The News on Sunday". TNS - The News on Sunday. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
7. Singh, IP (17 May 2015). "No Punjabi versus Hindi divide now". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
8. Singh, Pritam. "The idea of Punjabiyat". Academy of the Punjab in North America. Retrieved 16 December 2011.

Further reading

• Jolly, Schona (March 1, 2011). "Bringing Punjabiyat Back". The Caravan. Archived from the original on March 4, 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2011.