Poetry as Resistance by Nukhbah Taj Langah, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters

Focusing on the culturally and historically rich Siraiki-speaking region, often tagged as 'South Punjab', this book discusses the ways in which Siraiki creative writers have transformed into political activists, resisting the self-imposed domination of the Punjabi-Mohajirruling elite. Influenced by Sufi poets, their poetry takes the shape of both protest and dialogue. This book reflects upon the politics of identity and the political complications which are a result of colonisation and later, neo-colonisation of Pakistan. It challenges the philosophy of Pakistan - a state created for Muslims - which is now taking the shape of religious fanaticism, while disregarding ethnic and linguistic issues such as that of Siraiki. | Poetry as Resistance by Nukhbah Taj Langah, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters