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“Marble flooring is to a Punjabi what a foreign degree is to a Tamilian”

Degrees Marble Punjabis

Book:2 States: The Story of My Marriage

Source: 2 States: The Story of My Marriage

“I love music, and can dance on the desi beats. Punjabi music is my favourite. I listen to artists like Honey Singh. I love his music. I also love watching Bollywood films.”

Film Artist Music Is Beats Honey Favourite Music Love I Love Music Bollywood Singh Punjabis

Author:Vijender Singh

“There were a lot of unique challenges in producing the film, such as the logistical issues inherent in producing a long-term verite film in Pakistan, dealing with Urdu and Punjabi dialogue with an English-speaking editor and all the difficulties in recording, editing and clearing so many music tracks.”

Long Film Term Challenges Issues Unique Difficulty Track Dialogue Long Term Editors Inherent Editing Pakistan Clearing English Speaking Urdu Punjabis

Author:Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

“Pakistan is not a unified country. In large parts of the country, the state is regarded as a Punjabi state, not their (the people's) state.”

People Country States Pakistan Unified Punjabis

Author:Noam Chomsky

“Balochistan, and to some extent Sindh too, has a general feeling that they are not part of the decision-making process in Pakistan and are ruled by a Punjabi dictatorship. There is a lot of exploitation of the rich resources [in Balochistan] which the locals are not gaining from. As long as this goes on, it is going to keep providing grounds for serious uprisings and insurgencies.”

Long Feelings Process Decision Rich Serious Goes On Resources Locals Decision Making Providing Dictatorship Exploitation Pakistan Uprising Insurgency Decision Making Process Punjabis

Author:Noam Chomsky

“I grew up speaking English and Punjabi. Just living and working in Punjab and smelling the early morning air and sitting down and having paranthas and lassi and all that was marvellous.”

Morning Air Grew Grew Up Sitting Down And Sitting Down Early Morning Marvellous Punjab Morning Air Punjabis

Author:Kabir Bedi

“Nothing soothes an upset Punjabi like dairy products.”

Products Upset Dairy Dairy Products Punjabis

Book:2 States: The Story of My Marriage

Source: 2 States: The Story of My Marriage

“In countries other than Pakistan - I won't necessarily call them 'Western' - people support me. This is because people there respect others. They don't do this because I am a Pashtun or a Punjabi, a Pakistani, or an Iranian, they do it because of one's words and character. This is why I am being respected and supported there.”

People Country Character Support Western Pakistan Respecting Others Iranian Support Me Pashtuns Punjabis

Author:Malala Yousafzai

“We are now all Pakistanis — not Baluchis, Pathans, Sindhis, Bengalis, Punjabis and so on — and as Pakistanis, we must feet behave and act, and we should be proud to be known as Pakistanis and nothing else.”

Should Known Feet Proud Behave Be Proud Quaid Quaid Azam Punjabis

Author:Muhammad Ali Jinnah