Punjabi literature

E22093

Punjabi literature is the body of written and oral works created in the Punjabi language, encompassing poetry, prose, folklore, and religious texts that reflect the culture and history of Punjabi-speaking communities.

Jump to: Statements Referenced by

Statements (80)

Predicate Object
instanceOf South Asian literature
literature
regional literature
developedFrom oral tradition of Punjab
hasAward Sahitya Akademi Award
surface form: Sahitya Akademi Award for Punjabi

Shiromani Sahitkar Award
hasCulturalContext Punjabi culture
Sikh tradition
Sufi tradition
folk traditions of Punjab
hasFestival Punjabi literary festivals
hasForm folklore
poetry
prose
religious texts
hasGenre Sufi poetry
devotional literature
drama
modernist poetry
novel
qissa
romantic epic
short story
hasInstitution Punjabi University, Patiala
University of the Punjab
surface form: University of the Punjab, Lahore
hasLanguageStandard Punjabi language
surface form: Eastern Punjabi

Punjabi language
surface form: Western Punjabi
hasMajorRegion Punjab
surface form: Indian Punjab

Punjab
surface form: Pakistani Punjab

Punjab
surface form: Punjab region
hasNotableAuthor Amrita Pritam
Baba Farid
Bhai Vir Singh
Bulleh Shah
Faiz Ahmed Faiz
surface form: Faiz Ahmad Faiz

Ghulam Mustafa Tabassum
Gurdial Singh
Guru Arjan
Guru Nanak
Hashim Shah
Mian Muhammad Bakhsh
Najm Hosain Syed
Puran Singh
Shah Hussain
Shiv Kumar Batalvi
Waris Shah
hasNotableWork Guru Granth Sahib
surface form: Adi Granth

Bara Maha
Guru Granth Sahib
Heer Ranjha
Jangnama
Mirza Sahiban
Sassi Punnun
Sohni Mahiwal
hasOralTradition ballads
folk songs
folk tales
proverbs
hasPeriod contemporary Punjabi literature
medieval Punjabi literature
modern Punjabi literature
pre-modern Punjabi literature
hasTheme identity
love
partition of India
rural life
social justice
spirituality
hasWritingSystems Gurmukhi
surface form: Gurmukhi script

Perso-Arabic script
Shahmukhi script
influencedBy Bhakti movement
Indic literary traditions
Islamic literature
Persian literature
Sikhism
Sufism
isPartOf Indian literature
Pakistani literature
writtenInLanguage Punjabi language

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Punjabi language usedIn Punjabi literature