Feb 20th, 2008 · Bhangra is a traditional folk dance from Northern India. Now the dance originally performed by farmers in the Punjab region has come to colleges across the United States. The students are changing the village dance into a modern, competitive sport.
Feb 16th, 2008 · Bhangra, the folk music of the Punjab, has become wildly popular in dance clubs around the world. The scene's roving ambassador, DJ Rekha, has been throwing a party called Basement Bhangra at a New York City club for a decade, but she's just now putting out her first CD.
Dec 6th, 2007 · Social activists say as many as 15,000 women in the northern state of Punjab alone are the victims of a growing racket in which Indian men based overseas arrange marriages back home for the purpose of extorting wealth from their brides' families.
Oct 20th, 2007 · Pakistani police are questioning three people detained in the southern Punjab province about the attack on former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's caravan earlier this week. The men were taking to Karaci for questioning. They are from a region known as a center for militancy.
Dec 25th, 2006 · Ravneet "Ruby" Kaur came to the United States in 1986 when she was 6 years old. Civil unrest had engulfed the state of Punjab, India, and her family, religious Sikhs, decided to stay in the United States. Ruby has worked as a nurse and is now in her second year at UCLA medical school.
Sep 10th, 2006 · Lions, leopards and tigers once roamed Punjab, a province in Northern India, and at least one tour operator tries to convince visitors that they still do. Correspondent Philip Reeves goes on a nighttime safari in search of game.