Abid, 37, aims to build a dictionary of Punjabi poetry Abid, a Punjabi whose grandparents lived on the outskirts of Patiala before Partition, recalls being stunned by the richness of these texts. Here ...

The seventeenth century poet, who practiced the Sufi tradition of Punjabi poetry, wrote in a verse form known as Kafi - a style of Punjabi, Sindhi, and Saraiki poetry used by Sikh gurus and Sufis.

This week I would like to retell stories about the Punjabi Sufi Bulle Shah (1680-1735), also called Bulleya and Bulla. The Qadiri Sufis of the old Punjab were renowned for their philosophical studies.