KASUR: Despite the lapse of over two and a half centuries since his demise, Bulleh Shah is still alive through his spiritual and poetic works that are for all ages and places. His poetry carries ...

Like Bulleh Shah, in Shah Hussain too it is Heer addressing the beloved as Ranjha, while he also refers directly to Madho Lal in some of his poetry. At one point he says: O Madho!

Everybody can connect with the poetry of Baba Bulleh Shah,"" says Haider. Bulleh Shah's poetry condemns the Islamic religious orthodoxy of his time, which also resonated with Haider's view.

The play deals with the life of Bulleh Shah or Bulha as he referred to himself in his poetry. The poet-saint who belonged to an elite Syed family in Lahore decided to spend most of his life in Kasur.

His lifespan also overlapped with that of Punjabi poet Waris Shah (1722-1798), of Heer Ranjha fame, and the Sindhi Sufi poet Abdul Wahab (1739-1829), better known by his pen name Sachal Sarmast.

On Nagdev’s suggestion, the musicians decided to create a performance based on Bulleh Shah’s poetry. “I was amazed at how relevant his 300-year-old poems were.

His discovery of poetry, too, occurred outside the purview of traditional education. He was surfing the internet when he found Punjabi Sufi poet Bulleh Shah’s poem Maati and was charmed by the ...

Singer-songwriter Yasir Akhtar, who currently resides in the United Kingdom, has returned to the spotlight with a new track called ‘Araam Naal Kar – Take it Easy’, which is based on the ...