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2009 Dec - Participated and presented a paper in the Parliament of World's Religions at Melbourne, Australia. 2010 Feb - Participated and presented a paper titled ‘Panjab Digital Library: Revealing the Heritage of Panjab’ International Conference on Digital Libraries at New Delhi in February 2010.
In India, Punjabi is listed as a constitutional language and is counted in the census returns. According to the 2011 Census of India, there are 33,124,726 Punjabi speakers which includes the varieties of Bagri (1,656,588 speakers) Bilaspuri (295,805 speakers) and Bhateali (23,970 speakers). [20] Bagri is spoken in parts of Punjab, Haryana and ...
One notable example is the teaching of Punjabi language and literature by the University of the Punjab in Lahore which began in 1970 with the establishment of its Punjabi Department. [89] [90] In the cultural sphere, there are many books, plays, and songs being written or produced in the Punjabi-language in Pakistan.
Baba Farid, considered the first major Punjabi poet. [24] The Punjabi language is written with the Gurmukhi alphabet in India and with the Shahmukhi alphabet in Pakistan. Approximately 130 million people speak the Punjabi language. [25] The earliest writings in Punjabi belong to Nath Yogi era from 9th to 14th century. [26]
A primary school book published under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan Punjab. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan was started in 2000s by the government of India to provide free and compulsory education to the children from 6 to 14 years of age. [9] In August 2024, Punjab government announced that it is planning to start a new project called "Schools of happiness".
The Board is headed by a full-time Chairman whose term lasts three years and who technically reports to the Secretary of School Education in the Government of Punjab.The current Education Secretary of the board is IAS Sh Harsant Singh sekhon who is sincerely committed to shape the education system of Punjab by his pioneering Initiatives like ...
The Class VIII (ages 12–13) book (Punjab Textbook Board) on Islamic Studies reads: "Honesty for non-Muslims is merely a business strategy, while for Muslims it is a matter of faith." The Class V (ages 9–10) book (Punjab Board) on Social Studies says: "Religion plays a very important role in promoting national harmony.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 28 December 2024. Geographical region in South Asia This article is about the geographical region. For the province of Pakistan, see Punjab, Pakistan. For the state in India, see Punjab, India. For other uses, see Punjab (disambiguation). Region Punjab ਪੰਜਾਬ (Punjabi Gurmukhi) پنجاب ...