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ਪੰਜਾਬ , ਪੰਜਾਬੀ Panjab, Panjabi
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I don't know if fluency would suffice to parse this frontmatter, but would someone here who can read Gurmukhī be willing to help me discern the publisher (for a volunteer project)? Context follows, as the literal translation might seem straightforward at first:

submitted 296 days ago • 1 comment

The Archaeological Survey of India has asked the archaeologist Amarnath Ramakrishna to resubmit his Keezhadi excavation report.

submitted 12 days ago • 1 comment

Humans vs humans !

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Humans are aliens sent to Earth to destroy it.

submitted 12 days ago • 0 comments

Alexander Gardner, an American mercenary who was active in Afghanistan and Punjab during the first half of the 19th century. He notably served in the Sikh Empire's army until its fall in 1849. He's also regarded as one of the prime inspirations for The Man Who Would Be King.

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In 1947, millions of Panjabi people lost their citizenship on the land that their ancestors were living for millennia or more, just because of the accident that they were born in families with odd religions across Radcliffe line. #PanjabPartition #HumanRights

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It's a fantastic book - download it - buy it - or just borrow it and read it. The Dust Bowl Triolgy are worth the effort.

submitted 23 days ago • 479 comments

Technology and the damn thing.

submitted 24 days ago • 0 comments

It takes decades to add int'l flights to Amritsar airport and just a day to cancel them. Then decades again ... Love you Panjab ✈️

submitted 26 days ago • 0 comments

How would a diesel engine run in a submarine ? I mean air intake to the engine.

submitted 27 days ago • 0 comments

Busting up big corporations.  Tackling Wall Street’s greed. Getting big money out of politics.  Strengthening unions and fighting for higher wages. Medicare for all, paid family leave, universal childcare... This is the progressive populist agenda we need in America.

submitted 27 days ago • 420 comments

In peace, sons bury their fathers. In war, fathers bury their sons. - Herodotus Context : India - Pakistan war mongering

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The richest 0.1% of Americans control $22 trillion in wealth. The bottom 50% control $3.8 trillion in wealth. Read that back. Folks, this is what oligarchy looks like.

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ਇਕ ਦਿਨ ਮੇਰੇ ਕੋਲ ਕੁਝ ਨੌਜਵਾਨ ਮੁੰਡੇ ਆਏ। ਬੜੇ ਚਿੰਤਾਤੁਰ ਹੋ ਕੇ ਆਖਣ ਲੱਗੇ, ‘‘ਮੈਡਮ, ਸਾਰਾ ਹੀ ਪੰਜਾਬ ਨਸ਼ਿਆਂ ਵਿਚ ਗਰਕ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਜਾ ਰਿਹਾ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਕੁਝ ਸੋਚੋ, ਕੁਝ ਕਰੋ।’’ ਮੈਂ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਆਖਿਆ, ‘‘ਜਦੋਂ ਤਕ ਸਾਡੇ ਲੀਡਰ ਤੇ ਪੁਲੀਸ ਇਸ ਨੂੰ ਕਮਾਈ ਦਾ ਵੱਡਾ ਧੰਦਾ ਬਣਾਈ ਰੱਖਣਗੇ ਉਦੋਂ ਤਕ ਇਸ ਦਾ ਇਲਾਜ ਔਖੈ।’ - ਦਿਲੀਪ ਕੋਰ ਟਿਵਾਣਾ

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My first apartment in 1994 was $350/month. Adjusting for inflation, that apartment should now rent for $744/month. It actually rents for $1500. Greed and inflation are hurting the kids, not their Starbucks lattes.

submitted 42 days ago • 960 comments

Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction. - Blaise Pascal

submitted 43 days ago • 0 comments

Situation as in India.

submitted 44 days ago • 0 comments

If you identify as neurodivergent, highly sensitive and/or cognitively gifted — I appreciate you for existing. You deserve to exist. Please share your brilliant, beautiful mind and take up all the space. This world needs you and your brain, exactly the way it is.

submitted 46 days ago • 1 comment

Digital technology has interconnected people and services, but global governance driven by mercantilist interests have led to unprecedented marginalization, exacerbating poverty, immigration crisis, and global instability.

submitted 46 days ago • 0 comments

This is the first year that Francisco has harvested mandarin oranges. He's working near Sanger CA and shares: The work is dangerous. I've seen other workers get injured so I'm very careful. The pay is low but I do it as my family depends on me. #WeFeedYou

submitted 49 days ago • 70 comments

What you're seeing are wet microbursts—intense downdrafts from thunderstorms that slam rain into the ground, creating those stunning lobes. Like a reverse explosion from the sky. Captured in Perth, #Australia

submitted 49 days ago • 453 comments

Happy Vaisakhi to London’s Sikh and Punjabi communities. Today marks the celebration of harvest and the founding of the Khalsa by Guru Gobind Singh Ji. Wishing everyone peace, prosperity and joy.

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Today we celebrate Bhaisakhi—a vibrant festival marking the harvest season and the birth of the Khalsa in Sikh tradition. It’s a time of joy, reflection, and community. #AutismAcceptanceMonth

submitted 50 days ago • 1 comment