By Parul, *Web of Words* - India Express - IndiaMonday, March 22, 2010
City websites devoted to art and culture are bringing like-minded people together
In an effort to revive and promote Punjabi language and culture through poetry, art, books, music and films, the Academy of Punjab in North America (APNA) recently launched a new website, www.apnaorg.com.
The new initiative will tackle the pressures on Punjabi language and culture created by the advancement of communication technology, says Safir Rammah, APNA’s coordinator.
The new site is symptomatic of a larger trend where websites on arts, books and cultural topics are bringing like-minded people together on a common platform, initiating discussions and debates on a wide range of ideas. It is stimulating an interest to read while encouraging an easier and quicker way of disseminating information.
Log on to apnaorg.com and you will be inundated with anthologies of Punjabi poetry, a large collection of Punjabi music including Sufi, folk, film, pop and bhangra music albums and a variety of Punjabi and Punjab-related online books. APNA also has a Punjabi magazine Sanjh (Gurmukhi version from Ludhiana and Shahmukhi version from Lahore).
Twenty-two new e-books have been uploaded on APNA web. To overcome geographical limitations, APNA transcribes essential Punjabi literature in all scripts and makes arrangements to publish them in India, Pakistan and abroad.
Members are also regularly updated on the seminars, workshops and theatre activities.
Visit APNA: http://www.apnaorg.com/
City websites devoted to art and culture are bringing like-minded people together
In an effort to revive and promote Punjabi language and culture through poetry, art, books, music and films, the Academy of Punjab in North America (APNA) recently launched a new website, www.apnaorg.com.
The new initiative will tackle the pressures on Punjabi language and culture created by the advancement of communication technology, says Safir Rammah, APNA’s coordinator.
The new site is symptomatic of a larger trend where websites on arts, books and cultural topics are bringing like-minded people together on a common platform, initiating discussions and debates on a wide range of ideas. It is stimulating an interest to read while encouraging an easier and quicker way of disseminating information.
Log on to apnaorg.com and you will be inundated with anthologies of Punjabi poetry, a large collection of Punjabi music including Sufi, folk, film, pop and bhangra music albums and a variety of Punjabi and Punjab-related online books. APNA also has a Punjabi magazine Sanjh (Gurmukhi version from Ludhiana and Shahmukhi version from Lahore).
Twenty-two new e-books have been uploaded on APNA web. To overcome geographical limitations, APNA transcribes essential Punjabi literature in all scripts and makes arrangements to publish them in India, Pakistan and abroad.
Members are also regularly updated on the seminars, workshops and theatre activities.
Visit APNA: http://www.apnaorg.com/
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