The Punjab: History and Culture (January 6-8, 2020)

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INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE on The Punjab: History and Culture (January 6-8, 2020)

Day 1: January 06, 2020 INAUGURAL SESSION 10:00 12:30

Tea Break: 12:30-12:50

Parallel Session 1, Panel 1: The Punjab between Antiquity andModernity Time Paper Title Author’s Name 1 12:50 – 13:00 History of ancient Punjab in the 6th century B. C with Nighat Aslam special reference of kingdom of Sivi and its Geographical division 2 13:00 – 13:10 From Vijayanagara to Maratha Empire: A Multi- Dr. Khushboo Kumari Linear Journey, c. 1500-1700 A. D. 3 13:10 – 13:20 On the Footstep of Ancient Korean Monk Hye Cho in Dr. Park Kyo Soon Gandhara Punjab (Esther) 4 13:20 – 13:30 Trade Relations of Indus Valley and Mesopotamian Dr. Irfan Ahmed Shaikh Civilizations: An Analytical Appraisal 5 13:30 – 13:40 Living Buddhists of Pakistan: An Ethnographic Study Aleena Shahid of Rituals, Customs and Traditions 6 13:40 – 13:50 Intercultural Articulation in Gandhara Art and Saqib Raza Architecture Hadiqa Imtiaz 7 13:50 – 14:00 The Significant Features of the Illuminated Qur’an of Saima Syed Lahore School of Art in Mughal Era: A Codicological Study of Qur’an Manuscript 8 14:00 – 14:10 Punjab and Minorities: An Analysis of Christians Akhtar Rasool Bodla 14:10 – 14:20 Discussion by Chair and Discussant Discussant Chair Moderator

Parallel Session 1, Panel 2: Mysticismin the Punjab

Time Paper Title Author’s Name 1 12:50 – 13:00 Mysticism is Realised by Intuitive Insight or P. Amudha Religious Experience? 2 13:00 – 13:10 Contesting Leadership? Sultan Bahoo and the Prof. Muhammad Construction of Parallel Sufi Authority in late Shafique Medieval Multan Mudassir Ayub 3 13:10 – 13:20 Authorial Services of Naqshband Sufis of the Dr. Muhammad Azeem

Punjab Farooqi 4 13:20 – 13:30 Socio-Political Developments in Punjab: Syed Qandil Abbas Describing the Role of Taṣawwuf and Peers Aqeela Asif 5 13:30 – 13:40 Supernaturalism and Sufism in Punjab: An Maryam Tahira Analysis 6 13:40 – 13:50 Image of Guru Nanak: As Depicted in the Dr. Balwinderjit Kaur Puratan Janam Sakhi Bhatti 7 13:50 – 14:00 Rise, Development and Effects of Sufism in Anam Saleem Faisalabad 14:00 – 14:20 Discussion by Chair and Discussant Discussant Chair Moderator

Parallel Session 1, Panel 3: Sufism in Punjab: Mystics, Literature, and Shrines

Time Paper Title Author’s Name 1 12:50 – 13:00 Uch and the Development of Qadiri Sufi Zafar Mohyuddin Silsilah in Punjab 2 13:00 – 13:10 Sufi Literature as a Source of History: A Critical Dr. Humera Naz Appraisal of Siraj al-Hidaya as the Earliest Source of History of Uch and Multan 3 13:10 – 13:20 Image of Punjab State in Bahrol Asrar and Dr. Vafa Yazdan Bostan al Sayyaheh Manesh 4 13:20 – 13:30 The Pantheistic Monism in Bulleh Shah’s Imran Khan Poetry: A Critical Discourse Analysis 5 13:30 – 13:40 Sufis and Saints of Punjab Baba Bullhe Shah: A Bushra Subhan Sufi Poet, Rumi of the Punjab, A Vedantic Sufi and a strictly Orthodox Muslim 6 13:40 – 13:50 Literary Contributions of Naqshbandiya Order in Dr. Aqeel Ahmad the British Punjab (1849-1947) 7 13:50 – 14:00 Sufism in Punjab: Socio-Cultural Role of Zobia Zafar Khan Female Sufies 14:00 – 14:20 Discussion by Chair and Discussant Discussant Chair Moderator

Parallel Session 1, Panel 4: Archeology and Architecture in the Punjab Time Paper Title Author’s Name 1 12:50 – 13:00 Exploration and Documentation of Jain Dr. Muhammad Archaeology, Art and Architecture in Punjab and Hameed Role of Department of Archaeology University of the Punjab 2 13:00 – 13:10 Archaeological Documentation of the Tangible Hadiqa Imtiaz Heritage of District Chakwal, Punjab, Pakistan Komal Zahra 3 13:10 – 13:20 Monumental Islamic Calligraphy & its Dr. Muhammad Iqbal Application in Islamic Architecture Bhutta

4 13:20 – 13:30 History and Architecture of Sher Shahi Mosque, Muhammad Abdullah Bhera District Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan 5 13:30 – 13:40 Art & Architecture of Mullahi Tolah Mosque, Dr. Kiran Shahid Attock Khurd, Punjab, Pakistan Siddiqui 6 13:40 – 13:50 Archaeological Study of Ancient Sites in Sialkot Seemab Asghar City: A Case Study of Shawala Teja Sing Temple 7 13:50 – 14:00 Architectural Analysis of Lahore Museum and Samia Tahir its Conservation and Preservation 8 14:00 – 14:10 Museums & Museology in Punjab (Pakistan) Mian Attique Ahmad 14:10 – 14:20 Discussion by Chair and Discussant Discussant Chair Moderator

Lunch Break 14:20 – 14:50

Round Table Discussion: Trends in the History of the Punjab: 14:50 – 17:00

Second Day: January 07, 2020

Parallel Session 2, Panel 1: Imagining pre-colonial Punjab Time Paper Title Author’s Name 1 09:30 – 09:40 Land of Diverse Identities: Punjab Under Asif Mahmood Rana Foreign Influences through Ages 2 09:40 – 09:50 Punjab in the Eyes of Early European Travelers: Faraz Anjum A Critical Analysis 3 09:50 – 10:00 Formation of Regional State and Reinforcement Sabah Mushtaq of Regional Identity in Medieval Punjab 4 10:00 – 10:10 Saiyid Ahmad Shaheed and Ranjit Singh Prof (r) Dr. Nigar Sajjad Zaheer 5 10:10 – 10:20 European Travel Literature on the Society during Dr. K.S. Bajwa the Reign of Maharaja Ranjeet Singh

6 10:20 – 10:30 The Rise of Punjabyat and Ranjit Reign Sadia Masood

7 10:30 – 10:40 Vernacular Missionary Press and Rise of Habiba Islam Communal Tension in Punjab (1860-1947) 8 10:40 – 10:50 Vernacular Healing Traditions in Punjab: A Ifqat Mahr Socio-Historical Perspective 10:50 – 11:10 Discussion by Chair and Discussant Discussant Chair Moderator

Parallel Session 2, Panel 2: Religion and Politics in the Punjab

Time Paper Title Author’s Name 1 Jainism in Pakistan: Demographical Study of Rubiqa Abid Bukhari 09:30 – 09:40 Multan with Special Reference to Jaina Religion

2 09:40 – 09:50 Akali Newspaper and Punjab Disturbance Khleel Khan (1919-1920) 3 09:50 – 10:00 Punjabi Christians’ Disconnect with and Denial Asif Aqeel of their History Ayra Indrias Patras 4 10:00 – 10:10 Re-Branding Taxila as a Gateway to Religious Dr. Nadeem Omar Tourism in Pakistan Tarar 5 10:10 – 10:20 Understanding Religion and Authority: A Study Fakhar Bilal of Al Khair (Monthly Magazine) of Jamia Khair ul Madaris of Multan, Pakistan 6 10:20 – 10:30 Parting the Ways from Sufi Traditions and Arslan Ahmed Knitting with Salafi Manhaj of "Al Wala-Wal Bara ": Examining the TLP’S Politics in Punjab. 7 10:30 – 10:40 Religion as Determinant of Voting Behaviour in Dr. Altaf Ullah Punjab: A Study of the 2002 National Elections in Pakistan 8 10:40 – 10:50 The Historical Development of Media in Punjab Dr. Saqib Riaz and its Cultural Impact on Society 10:50 – 11:10 Discussion by Chair and Discussant

Discussant Chair Moderator

Parallel Session 2, Panel 3: TheTradition of Punjabi Folklore Time Paper Title Author’s Name 1 09:30 – 09:40 Punjabi Folklore and the War of Independence: Dr. Turab-ul-Hassan 1857-58 Sargana

2 09:40 – 09:50 Folklore of Cholistan With Special Reference to Dr. Abdul Razzaq Muslim Tribes of Cholistan Shahid 3 09:50 – 10:00 Oral History: Folklore and Oral Tradition Anwar Shaheen

4 10:00 – 10:10 A Study of Gender(ed) and Cultural Ideologies Iram Sagheer Bhatti in Punjabi Proverbs Dr. Shirin Zubair 5 10:10 – 10:20 Fictionalizing History from the Margin: An Amina Ghazanfar American Brat as an Alternative Historical Document 6 10:20 – 10:30 An Analogous Study of the Poetry of Bulleh Dr. Manzoor Ali Shah & Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai Veesrio 7 10:30 – 10:40 The Concept of Culture in Specific Habitat with Dr. Sobia Aslam the Special Reference of Punjabi Culture 8 10:40 – 10:50 Naqqashi: The Cultural Heritage of Multan Gohar Iftikhar 10:50 – 11:10 Discussion by Chair and Discussant

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Chair Moderator

Parallel Session 3, Panel 1: Punjab under Imperialism Time Paper Title Author’s Name 1 11:10 – 11:20 Imperial Policy, Provincial Practices: Colonial Anam Habib Policy towards the Administrative Elite in Punjab 2 11:20 – 11:30 British Indian Administrative Structure in Kashef Khan Punjab; 1849-1901 3 11:30 – 11:40 Land Alienation Act 1901: Order and Change in Sohail Khan Colonial Punjab 4 11:40 – 11:50 Zaildari System in British Punjab: Its Nature Gulshan Iqbal and Functions 5 11:50 – 12:00 Urbanization in Punjab due to the Establishment Asma Sikandar of the Canal Colonies 6 12:00 – 12:10 The Namdharis and other Socio-Religious Sikh Professor Dr. Kuldip Movements in the Colonial Punjab Singh ‘Deep’ 7 12:10 – 12:20 The Railway and Cultural Transformation of Naubada Ali & Zhou Punjab under British Raj Qi 8 12:20 – 12:30 Industrial Development and Socio Cultural Dr. Abida Kausar Modernization in South Asia: A Case Study of Chuadhary Colonial District Multan 12:30 – 12:50 Discussion by Chair and Discussant Discussant Chair Moderator

Parallel Session 3, Panel 2: Coloniality of the Power and Decolonial Thinking Time Paper Title Author’s Name 1 11:10 – 11:20 Jallianwala Bagh Massacre: A Symbol of Dr. Mrs. Savinder Pal National Unity vs Imperial Terror Prof. Jagmohan Singh 2 11:20 – 11:30 Discovering Nanak Singh, Rediscovering Raza Naeem ‘Khooni Vaisakhi’ in Pakistan 3 11:30 – 11:40 Conquering through Curriculum: The Origin of Shahzeb Khan English Literary Studies in Colonial Punjab 4 11:40 – 11:50 Tempering with the ‘Inner Domain’; Privileging Amish Hasan Askri of Urdu over Punjabi in Colonial Punjab Haq Nawaz 5 11:50 – 12:00 Role of Punjab in Determining the Idea of Muhammad Raza Pakistan: A Study of Muslim Social Taimoor Organizations of the Colonial Punjab 6 12:00 – 12:10 Resisting Colonial British, Story of the Bar Area M. Imran Jaffar of the Punjab, A Comparative Study of Folklore

with Official Record 7 12:10 – 12:20 Partition of the Punjab and its impact on Water Dr. Muhammad Nawaz Management in the Indus Rivers Basin Misbah Shaheen 8 12:20 – 12:30 Depiction of Hegemonic Masculinity in Punjabi Baber Hameed Cinema: 1970-85 12:30 – 12:50 Discussion by Chair and Discussant Discussant Chair Moderator

Parallel Session 3, Panel 3: Partition of the Punjab Time Paper Title Author’s Name 1 11:10 – 11:20 Re-contextualizing the Khalistan Movement, Samina Bashir & Iqbal 1932-1947 Chawla 2 11:20 – 11:30 Role of Majlis-i-Ahrar-i-Islam (MAI) in the Farhat Nasim Politics of Punjab 1929-1947 3 11:30 – 11:40 Muslim League Ascendancy in the Punjab Sadia Zaheer Elections of 1937 and 1946: A Comparative Analysis 4 11:40 – 11:50 British Colonial Legacies and Manifestations of Miss Sadia Mehmod Power Politics: A Case Study of Walled City of Falki Lahore Miss Javaria Sehar 5 11:50 – 12:00 First Partition of Punjab and the Creation of Prof. Dr. Syed Minhaj NWFP (1901) ul Hassan 6 12:00 – 12:10 Giani Kartar Singh and Partition of the Punjab Baljeet Singh 7 12:10 – 12:20 A Homeland Severed: The Sikhs of Punjab and Vijayta Mahendru the Indo-Pak Border 8 12:20 – 12:30 Violence on Muslim Women during Partition: Masooma Zafar Recovery and Settlement in West Punjab 12:30 – 12:50 Discussion by Chair and Discussant Discussant Chair Moderator

Tea Break 12:50—13:10

Parallel Session 4, Panel 1:Lahore through Ages Time Paper Title Author’s Name 1 13:10 – 13:20 Urban Centre: Lahore from Antiquity to Modern Dr. Mohammad Period in Context of Syed Muhammad Latif Shafique 2 13:20 – 13:30 Lahore - The Prime City of Traffic in India: Professor Nishat Gleanings from the European Accounts of the Manzar Seventeenth Century 3 13:30 – 13:40 Lahore as a Hub of Scientific Culture during the Prof. Jagmohan Singh Colonial Period Dr. Mrs. Savinder Pal 4 13:40 – 13:50 Growth of King Edward Medical College, Dr. Balwinderjit Kaur Lahore Bhatti

Maninder Pal 5 13:50 – 14:00 A Comparison of Ornamentations of Mughal Attia Abrar Architecture Begumpura, Lahore with other Mughal Architecture 6 14:00 – 14:10 Boundaries of Cultural Resistance: A Lala Rukh Comparative Study of the Courtesans of Lahore Abdul Rehman and Lucknow 7 14:10 – 14:20 Hindi Medical Literature and Psychiatric Shilpi Rajpal Knowledge in the Uttar Pradesh and the Punjab, 1900-1950s 14:10 – 14:30 Discussion by Chair and Discussant Discussant Chair Moderator

Parallel Session 4, Panel 2: Princely States in the Punjab Time Paper Title Author’s Name 1 13:10 – 13:20 Jamia Abbasia (1925-1963): A Modern Islamic Adil Farooq University of Bahawalpur State 2 13:20 – 13:30 The Relations of Sikhs with the Rulers of Muhammad Suhaib Bahawalpur: A critical Analysis of Foreign Khan Policy of Bahawalpur State 3 13:30 – 13:40 Bahawalpur: Land of Rich Culture and Norms Rana Pervaiz Iqbal 4 13:40 – 13:50 Pakistan Movement and Supportive Journalism: Prof. Dr. Shahid A Case Study of Former Princely State of Hassan Rizvi Bahawalpur (1940-1947) 5 13:50 – 14:00 Princely States of the Punjab and their Merger Misbah Shaheen with Pakistan: A Case Study of Bahawalpur Dr. Muhammad Nawaz 6 14:00 – 14:10 Religious Diversity of Cholistani Toor Tribe Muahmmad Ijaz Toor (Punjab, Pakistan) Norms, Beliefs, Traditions and Practices 14:10 – 14:30 Discussion by Chair and Discussant Discussant Chair Moderator

Parallel Session 4, Panel 3:Linguistic Landscape of the Punjab Time Paper Title Author’s Name 1 13:10 – 13:20 A Study of Semantic and Phonological Dr. Aamir Zaheer Relationship between the Words having Plosive Bhatti and Implosive Consonants spoken in Punjab. 2 13:20 – 13:30 Cultural/Lingual Diversity, Traditional Changes Syed Muzaffar Hussain and Status Seeking Attitude as Obstructions for Dr. Syed Wahid Ali Suitable Marriage Proposal, its Possible Solution Syeda Shaista Ishrat among Females in Punjab, Pakistan Samina Ashraf 3 13:30 – 13:40 From Learning to Teaching: The Case of Dr. Tariq Rahman Punjabi in Pakistan 4 13:40 – 13:50 Comparing Apology Responses in Hindko and Tahir Saleem

Punjabi: Cultural and Gender Perspectives Dr. Uzma Anjum 5 13:50 – 14:00 Punjab is the Birth Place of Urdu and Hindi Dr. Hanif Khalil

14:00 – 14:30 Discussion by Chair and Discussant

Discussant Chair Moderator

Lunch Break: 14:30 – 15:10

Round Table Discussion: Culture of the Punjab: 15:10 – 17:00

Third Day: January 8, 2020

Parallel Session 5, Panel 1:Post-Colonial Punjab Time Paper Title Author’s Name 1 09:30 – 09:40 Jinnah’s Role in the Punjab Politics as the Farooq Ahmad Dar Governor-General of Pakistan 2 09:40 – 09:50 Left Politics in the Punjab: Understanding Mian Himayatullah Yaqubi Iftikhar-ud-Din and Azad Pakistan Party Anam Shehzadi 3 09:50 – 10:00 A Progressive Voice among the Feudals of Abdul Wajid Punjab: The Political and Constitutional Struggle of Mian Iftikhar ud Din 4 10:00 – 10:10 Resistance Movements of Contemporary Punjab: Dr. Malik Hammad Forgotten Military Resistance of Al-Zulfiqar Ahmad during Zia Era 5 10:10 – 10:20 Punjab Bureaucracy and Local Government Kishwar Naheed System, Case Study of General Pervez Musharraf Era 6 10:20 – 10:30 Political Dynamics of Leadership of Punjab: Pre Dr. Fauzia Ghani and Post-Independence Analysis 7 10:30 – 10:40 Political Economy of Book Publishing in the Dr. Amandeep Kaur Post-1947 Amritsar 8 10:40 – 10:50 Impact, Risk Assessment, Adaptation and Prof. Dr. Uzma Shujaat Mitigation to Climate Change in Pakistan: The Current Scenario Case Study Punjab 9 10:50 – 11:00 Sectarianism in Punjab: A Study Of Lashkar-E- Dr. Naumana Kiran Jhangivi 11:00 – 11:30 Discussion by Chair and Discussant Discussant Chair Moderator

Parallel Session 5, Panel 2: Making Sense of Contemporary Punjab Time Paper Title Author’s Name 1 09:30 – 09:40 The Institutional (In) efficiency on Debating Dr. Mahboob Hussain National Issues: A Case of Punjab Assembly

1971-77 2 09:40 – 09:50 Challenges towards Good Governance and Dr. Muhammad Ali Decentralization in Punjab: A Historical Analysis 3 09:50 – 10:00 Democratization Process in the Punjab Amber Sultana

4 10:00 – 10:10 Party Politics in the Punjab: An Analysis of Rahat Zubair Malik Pakistan Muslim League’s Electoral Performance from 1988 to 2018 5 10:10 – 10:20 The Role of Biradarism in Punjab Politics: A Dr. Humaira Dar & Case Study ofSialkot Qudsia Batool 6 10:20 – 10:30 A Historical Review of the Performance of Local Dr. Mussarat Jabeen Government System in the Punjab 7 10:30 – 10:40 China Pakistan Economic Corridor and its Sarwat Iqbal Impact on the Punjab 8 10:40 – 10:50 On China-Pakistan Historical Connections Dr. Meilan He Through the Chinese Collections of Fakir Khana Museum 9 10:50 – 11:00 Merger of Baloch Tribal Areas with Punjab: An Fazeel Ashraf Qaisrani Overview of Acculturation and Assimilation 11:00 – 11:30 Discussion by Chair and Discussant Discussant Chair Moderator

Parallel Session 5, Panel 3:Resistance and Representation of the Women in Punjab Time Paper Title Author’s Name 1 09:30 – 09:40 The Socio-Historical Status of Muslim Women Dr. Shaair Ullah Khan under Sikh Rule in Punjab Dr. Saud-ul-Hassan Khan Rohilla 2 09:40 – 09:50 Awakening of Muslim Women in Colonial Prof. Dr. Zahida Punjab: A Case Study of Sir Muhammad Shafi Suleman and Jahanara Shahnawaz 3 09:50 – 10:00 Fatimah Begum: Her Contribution in Pakistan Farah Gul Baqai Movement 4 10:00 – 10:10 Effective Enforcement of Property Rights to the Ali Shan Malik Women of Punjab: An Important Paradigm for Development 5 10:10 – 10:20 Women Empowerment, Education and Dr. Sania Muneer Transformation: A Case Study of Punjab 6 10:20 – 10:30 Contribution of Anjuman-i-Himayat-i-Islam for Muhammad Abrar Women Education in Colonial Punjab Zahoor 7 10:30 – 10:40 Empowered Man and Disempowered Woman: Abdul Razaque Channa An Anthropological Analysis of Punjab’s Primary School Textbooks 10:40 – 11:20 Discussion by Chair and Discussant Discussant Chair

Moderator

Concluding Session: 12:30 – 14:00