Love Tales & Marriage Traditions of Punjab

The love (Ishq / Mohabbat / Pyar) is the central force in humans, created by GOD which also have to keep the human generations going on and on. In the land of Punjab of five rivers the famous love tales or love stories happened during the last centuries are know as “HEER RANJHA” , “MIRZA SAHIBAN” , SASSI PUNNU” SOHNI MAHIWAL” “SHIRIN FARHAD” “LAILA MAJNU” and many more. The different writers of the time put their hands on these actually happened true stories in the poetic form know as KISSA or BALLAD” and BARD poetry. The most famous love stories written (HEER) by Waris Shah, (Mirza Sahiban) by Peelu, (Sassi Punnu and Sohni Mahiwal) by Hasham Shah, (Shirin Farhad and Laila Majnu ) By Nizami Ganjavi. The Institute of Marriage is very ancient and powerful religiously and legally and have different values and recognition in different cultures. Marriage tradition in the modern era is little bit weak but still hold a very important role in human life. The land of Punjab is inhabited by people having different religious believes social customs and cultural traditions so their marriage traditions are also significantly different from each other. For example hindu marriage performed according to vedic tradition. Where as sikhs perform the marriage ceremony in the presence of Shri Guru Granth Sahib. This section would render a complete information about the famous love tales of Punjab in the form of features and documentation along with the dramatised short documentaries based on the modern and extinct marriage traditions of punjab.how these have changed with the passage of time.