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 1 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 2 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 3 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 Discussant 4 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.