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GURMUKHI PART OF RASALA RAVI

Abstract

Government College Lahore was established in 1864 while the first literary magazine "The Ravi" was published in January 1906 which was published monthly. The Punjabi-Persian script in "The Ravi" started with the publication of folk songs in January 1910, while the Gurmukhi script began in December 1922 and January 1923 with a two-page essay by Kapur Singh Bajwa. The January-February 1925 issue was published as "Punjabi Number". This is the first issue in which Punjabi was published for the first time in Gurmukhi and Persian script. After English and Urdu, the editorial board of the Punjabi section was separated in October 1925 and Sher Singh Giyani was appointed as the first editor. One-page editorial by the editor titled "Shukar Hai" can be said to be the first Punjabi editorial. In the same issue, a separate beautiful title "Punjabi Phulwari" for the Punjabi section was also launched. After Sher Singh Giyani; Krishan Singh, Baldev Singh Loother, Kapoor Singh, Kesar Singh Kanwal, Gurdial Singh Khosla, Giyan Singh, Bawa Bhupinder Singh, Gurcharan Singh Chopra, Pritam Singh, Jasbir Singh Bawa, Charanjit Singh Giyani, Satnam Singh Hatkari, Kartar Singh Bawa, Avtar Singh, Gurbachan Singh Intizar, Pritam Singh Nagi, Sudarshan Singh Bajwa and Gur-inderjit Singh Keith were editors of both Punjabi scripts till March, April 1947. During this time, the Punjabi part of "The Ravi" continued to be published very vigorously. From December 1922 to March-April 1947, a total of 116 issues were published, of which 985 were only Gurmukhi pages. From its inception to 1947, the notable and numerous published contents of "The Ravi" are Folk Songs, Poems, Free Verses, Quatrains, Essays, Light Personal Essays, Short Stories, Editorials, Jokes, Humorous Pieces and Editor's Notes. Its a brief introduction to the Punjabi Gurmukhi section.

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