World classics in Punjabi: Mera Dagistan, Dostoevsky, Gorky, Camus
Which world classics are in print in Punjabi, and what they are called: Mera Dagistan, Crime and Punishment, Gorky's Mother, The Plague and Roots.
2026-09-29 · 5 min read
Reading guides
Which Punjabi novel to start with, how to read Gurmukhi as an adult, and an author-by-author walk through the shelves — written at the counter in Moosa.
Khushwant Singh in Punjabi: which books are translated
Khushwant Singh wrote in English. Which of his books are in print in Punjabi, what they are called, and whether to read him in translation or in the original.
2026-09-29 · 4 min read
The Sikh Empire in books: Ranjit Singh, Maharani Jindan, Hari Singh Nalwa
A reading order for the Sikh Empire in Punjabi: how the kingdom was made, Ranjit Singh, Hari Singh Nalwa, Maharani Jind Kaur, and how it was lost.
2026-09-29 · 6 min read
Bestsellers you can read in Punjabi
Which international bestsellers are in print in Punjabi: Atomic Habits, Think and Grow Rich, Ikigai and more, with the Punjabi title of each.
2026-09-29 · 5 min read
Narinder Singh Kapoor: which book to read first
Narinder Singh Kapoor is the most read essayist in Punjabi. How his books differ, which one to buy first, and why they suit a reader new to Gurmukhi.
2026-09-29 · 4 min read
Ram Saroop Ankhi: where to start
Ram Saroop Ankhi wrote the Malwa village as it was. Which of his novels to read first, where Kothe Kharak Singh fits, and what the collected stories are for.
2026-09-29 · 5 min read
Buying Punjabi books online in India: what to check first
How to buy Punjabi books online in India without getting a photocopy: original prints, delivery across states, payment, and what a fair price looks like.
2026-09-08 · 6 min read
Punjabi poetry: the shelf worth owning
From Waris Shah to Pash: which Punjabi poetry collections to own, and the order that makes the difficult ones readable.
2026-09-07 · 6 min read
A starter shelf of Punjab and Sikh history books
Where to begin with Punjab and Sikh history in Punjabi: the Ghadar movement, 1947, Bhagat Singh, and the books worth owning rather than borrowing.
2026-09-05 · 7 min read
Jaswant Singh Kanwal: a reading order for a hundred-year career
Kanwal wrote for seven decades and lived to a hundred. Which of his novels to read first, and which one to save until you want the politics.
2026-09-03 · 5 min read
Amrita Pritam: where to start
Pinjar, Rasidi Ticket, and the Partition poem that made her name. A short reading order for Amrita Pritam, in Punjabi and in translation.
2026-09-01 · 6 min read
Nanak Singh: the man who invented the Punjabi novel
Nanak Singh survived Jallianwala Bagh and then wrote the books that made the Punjabi novel a form. Where to start and what each novel does.
2026-08-29 · 6 min read
Shiv Kumar Batalvi: a reader’s guide to Birha da Sultan
Shiv Kumar Batalvi died at 36 and is still the most quoted poet in Punjabi. What to read, in what order, and what Loona actually does.
2026-08-26 · 6 min read
Gurdial Singh: where to start, and what to read after Marhi Da Deeva
Gurdial Singh won the Jnanpith Award for writing about landless Malwa. A reading order for his novels, starting with Marhi Da Deeva.
2026-08-22 · 6 min read
How to start reading Punjabi when you only speak it
A four-week plan for adults who speak Punjabi but never learned to read Gurmukhi: the alphabet, what to read first, and the mistakes that stall people.
2026-08-19 · 7 min read
10 Punjabi novels to start with
A first shelf of Punjabi novels, from Nanak Singh and Gurdial Singh to Jaswant Singh Kanwal — what each one is about, and which to read first.
2026-08-12 · 8 min read