Love Stories from Punjab

by Harish Dhillon

Overview

Enthralling, heart-rending, poignant and engrossing stories of immortal love, unfettered emotions and everlasting appeal that have stood the test of time

This volume comprises a collection of mystical stories from Punjab that forces the now ordinary and practical meaning of love to change into its illogical and irrational self it once used to be. An exposition of Sufi philosophy, each story possesses both the calm and the storm of true love – a love that consumes the body and the heart; a love that goes beyond all common sense; a love better known as junoon (intense passion), that finally culminates in ibaadat (worship) and the love of God.

From Sohni-Mahiwal to Heer-Ranjha, Sassi-Punnu to Mirza-Sahiban, Harish Dhillon succinctly encapsulates the rich cultural and literary heritage Punjab is so famously synonymous with. Love Stories from Punjab brings alive the forgotten magic of folklore that will tug at all the right strings of the heart, once again. Drama, romance, tragedy and history are interwoven in the form of an exquisite tapestry.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789384544201
Publisher:	Hay House Inc.
Publication date:	10/01/2014
Sold by:	Penguin Random House Publisher Services
Format:	eBook
Pages:	272
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Dr Harish Dhillon is the author of fifteen books, including First Raj of the Sikhs: The Life and Times of Banda Singh Bahadur and Love Stories from Punjab. He has taught English for forty-seven years. He has also written numerous articles, features and short stories. Starting his career at Lucknow University, he first moved to Lawrence School, Sanawar (in Himachal Pradesh) and then on to the two Yadavindra Public Schools at Patiala and Mohali (near Chandigarh). After his retirement, he did long-term assignments as editorial consultant to The Tribune, Chandigarh and advisor to the Board of Governors of the two Yadavindra Public Schools. He lived in Dharampur amidst the Shimla hills, close to Sanawar and to Jubar, the place where he was born.