Sassui Punnhun
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Sassi Punnu or Sassui Punnhun is a folktale in the Sindhi, Balochi and Punjabi folklore. It is one of the seven popular tragic romances of Sindh. The other six are Umar Marvi, Momal Rano, Sohni Mehar, Lilan Chanesar, Sorath Rai Diyach, and Noori Jam Tamachi. In Punjab, it is four of the most popular romances. The other three are Heer Ranjha, Sohni Mahiwal and Mirza Sahiban. It also remains one of the most popular folktales in Balochistan. The story is about a faithful lover who will endure any difficulty while seeking her beloved husband who was separated from her by rivals.
Love tale of Sassui Punhoon frescoed on wall of tomb in Tilla Shah Graveyard, Sindh
Mural panel depicting romances of Laila and Majnun (above) and Sasui and Punhun (below) in a tomb in the necropolis of Mian Nasir Muhammad Kalhoro in Sindh
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Mural of Sassui Punnhu folk tale from Sui Simbli temple in Jammu
Punjabi language
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Punjabi, sometimes spelled Panjabi, is an Indo-Aryan language native to the Punjab region of Pakistan and India, spoken predominantly by the Punjabi people. With approximately 148 million native speakers, it is the eighth most spoken native language and twelfth most spoken language by the total number of speakers in the world.
Tilla Jogian, Jhelum District, Punjab, Pakistan, a hilltop associated with many Nath jogis (considered among compilers of earlier Punjabi works)
"Jallianwala Bagh" written in Hindi, Punjabi, and English in Amritsar, India.
Varan Gyan Ratnavali by 16th-century historian Bhai Gurdas.
Ghadar di Gunj 1913, newspaper in Punjabi of Ghadar Party, US-based Indian revolutionary party.