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Book cover of Tales of the Punjab by Flora Annie Steel. Academic folkloristic research into and the collecting of the large corpus of Punjabi folktales began during the colonial-era by Britishers, such as Flora Annie Steel's three papers on her studies of local Punjabi folktales (1880), with a translation of three fables into English, [2] Richard Carnac Temple's The Legends of the Punjab (1884 ...
Punjabi culture grew out of the settlements along the five rivers (the name Punjab, is derived from two Persian words, Panj meaning "Five" and Âb meaning "Water") which served as an important route to the Near East as early as the ancient Indus Valley civilization, dating back to 3000 BCE. [1]
Illustration of Gogaji, based on a rock sculpture at Mandore, published in Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan (vol. II). Folk beliefs are most widespread in rural areas, [4] and this "popular religion" has been described as the religious practices of Punjab's "subordinate social sector," with miracle-working saints, malevolent deities, evil spirits, witchcraft and other occult practices, and ...
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Raja Rasalu is a fictional character and protagonist of the Adventures of Raja Rasalu, a Punjabi folktale. According to the story, he is son of Raja Sálbán, the king of Sialkot, and a younger brother of Puran Bhagat. [1] Monarchs of Sialkot in Punjabi folklore such as Raja Sálbán and Raja Rasalu may have belonged to the Takka kingdom. [2]
Raja Sálbán (also known as Salivahan) [1] was a legendary Indian monarch who is said to have founded the city and the Sialkot Fort in Punjab. [note 1] [2] [3] According to Punjabi folklore, he was father of Puran Bhagat and Raja Rasalu, the protagonist of the Adventures of Raja Rasalu.
In the Punjabi tradition, friendship, loyalty, love and qaul (verbal agreement or promise) are given utmost importance and most of the stories in the qisse hinge on these critical elements. Qisse are attributed to have inspired folk music in Punjabi and have added depth and richness to its delivery.
He did his M.A. in Punjabi from the Punjabi University and Ph.D. from the University of Delhi. He worked as a senior lecturer of Dayal Singh College, Delhi. Dr. Bedi has written some eighty books, which includes three collections of poems, five books on literary criticism, and some books on Punjab folklore.