Author of four award-winning Punjabi novels, Zahid Hassan—Research Associate at the Gurmani Centre for Langauges and Literature—has recently published his latest book of (Punjabi) fiction, Hijr Tērā Jē Pānī Mangē, a work which he claims to be of personal nature. Published by Singri Publications in...

Esin Chalabi Bayru is the granddaughter of Mawlana Rumi from the 22nd generation and is the Vice President of the International Rumi Foundation. The purpose of the Foundation is to sponsor and disseminate research on Rumi’s thought and to provide consulting for Mevlevi gatherings, programs, books...

Khwaja Abdul Hameed Irfani (1931-1990) was a renowned Pakistani scholar, writer and poet. He produced his academic and poetic works in Persian, Urdu, and English.  He was also a devotional and dedicated educationist. He served as a cultural attaché of the Government of Pakistan in Iran for so...

Since 2010, Gurmani Centre for Languages and Literature has been involved in so many diverse activities regarding South Asian Culture and Literary Traditions. Halqa-e Danish is a permanent title under which such activities are planned and executed. Every semester, the Centre organizes a series of...

A study circle, named Bazm-i-Adab for the students and other participants is organized by the Gurmani Centre for Languages and Literature, LUMS. 

Zahid Hassan, research scholar at the Gurmani Centre for Languages and Literature, has won the Syed Waris Shah Award worth PKR 200,000, which is awarded by the Pakistan Academy of Letters to the best Punjabi literary fiction of the year. The book is also the winner of the Dhahan Prize for Punjabi...