Phulkari means flower work: darning stitches in untwisted silk floss, worked from the back of hand spun cotton so the pattern blooms on the front. Every red band on this site stitches itself in the same way, one motif at a time, and the edges of the page fill with stitches as you read.
ਖ
ਖੱਦਰ: ਹੱਥ ਨਾਲ ਕੱਤਿਆ ਤੇ ਬੁਣਿਆ ਮੋਟਾ ਸੂਤੀ ਕੱਪੜਾ। Khaddar, hand spun and hand woven cotton.
ਪ
ਪੱਟ: ਬਿਨਾਂ ਵੱਟ ਦਾ ਰੇਸ਼ਮੀ ਧਾਗਾ, ਜੋ ਚਾਨਣ ਵਿੱਚ ਚਮਕਦਾ ਹੈ। Pat, untwisted silk floss that catches the light.
ਬ
ਬਾਗ਼: ਜਦੋਂ ਕਢਾਈ ਸਾਰਾ ਕੱਪੜਾ ਢੱਕ ਲਵੇ, ਉਸ ਨੂੰ ਬਾਗ਼ ਆਖਦੇ ਹਨ। Bagh, a garden: embroidery that covers the whole cloth.
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ਚਰਖਾ ਘੁਮਾਓ, ਅੱਖਰ ਚੁਣੋ, ਤੇ ਉਸ ਦਾ ਨਾਂ ਤੇ ਇੱਕ ਸੌਖਾ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਵੇਖੋ। Spin through the 35 letters of the Gurmukhi alphabet with the arrow keys, a swipe or a tap.
A dhol is a hollow wooden shell with a skin laced over each end. The bass side is struck with a thick curved stick, the treble side with a thin cane. Each section of this page arrives on a beat; tap the drums to hear one. Nothing plays until you ask.
Punjab Press is a Punjabi language masthead for readers in Australia, across the wider diaspora and in Punjab itself. We cover Punjab first: its politics, water and land, farming and the rural economy, health, education and the villages people still call home. We cover Australian news that changes a Punjabi family's week, including visas and work rights, transport and licensing, tenancy and housing, schooling, workplace safety and aged care. Alongside that sit the practical business of moving money, property and paperwork between the two countries, sport from club cricket to kabaddi, and opinion that argues a case rather than delivers a sermon. punjabpress.au redirects to this site.
How we work
We report in Punjabi and publish in Gurmukhi. Stories are commissioned, reported and edited in Punjabi rather than translated from English copy, and our subeditors are native Punjabi speakers who write headlines in the rhythm of the language, in ordinary newspaper register rather than a heavily Sanskritised or Persianised one. Every factual claim is tied to a named document, a public record or a person we have spoken with. Video, audio and screenshots forwarded through community messaging groups are treated as tips to be verified, never as sources to be republished. Reporting and opinion are kept separate on the page and in the web address. We do not sell coverage, sponsored material is labelled where it appears, and commercial or family relationships that bear on a story are disclosed inside it. Where a story touches religion, caste or community disputes, we describe conduct and evidence rather than trading in group blame.
Corrections
We correct in Punjabi and in English. An error of fact is fixed at the top of the affected story with a dated note recording what was wrong and what changed, and that note stays for the life of the page. Significant corrections are also collected on a single corrections page. Readers can request a correction through the contact page in Punjabi or English; we aim to reply within two working days and we publish the outcome even where we conclude that nothing needed changing. Requests to remove a person's name are considered on the record, not on pressure. Punjab Press is published by SUKH SANDHU PTY LTD, ACN 679 292 392, ABN 49 679 292 392.
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Questions
Which language and script do you publish in, and why are these pages in English?
Editorial content is Punjabi, written and edited in Gurmukhi for a Punjabi reader rather than translated from an English site. Our legal, advertising and reader service pages are in English because that is what advertisers, regulators and search engines read, which is standard practice for community language mastheads in Australia.
Does punjabpress.au reach the same site?
Yes. punjabpress.au redirects to punjabpress.com.au, which is the primary address for the masthead. Newsletters, subscriptions and reader accounts all live on the primary domain, so a link saved from either address will keep working.
Who owns and funds Punjab Press?
Punjab Press is published by SUKH SANDHU PTY LTD, ACN 679 292 392, ABN 49 679 292 392. Revenue comes from advertising, sponsorship and reader subscriptions. No political party, government, religious body or foreign state organisation holds an interest in the masthead, and any change to that position will be published on this page.