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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 46. Chapters: Punjabi language, Bhangra, Punjabi people, Karva Chauth, Kila Raipur Sports Festival, Lohri, Punjabi dhabha, Punjabi wedding traditions, British Punjabi writers, Punjabi folk religion, Sucha Singh Soorma, Babul, Punjabi cuisine, Punjabi folklore, Shaheedi Jor Mela, Phulkari, Punjabi press, Sher-bakar, Boliyan, Giddha, Punjab Lok Rahs, Punjabi drama, Doabi, Jhalaar, Maharaja Ranjit Singh Award, Punjabi dance, Panjiri, Punjab Rattan Award, Chimta, Bari Culture, Punjabi Cultural Society of Chicago, Vaar, Mela Chiraghan, Pwadhi, Narwa, Patiala Peg, Malwai Giddha, Malwi dialect, Marrar, Chhapar Mela, Panjabi festivals. Excerpt: The Punjabi people (Punjabi: (Shahmukhi), (Gurmukhi), Hindi: (Devanagari)) Urdu: , also Panjabi people, are an Indo-Aryan linguistic group from South Asia. They are the second largest ethnic group, out of the many different ethnic groups in South Asia. They originate from the Punjab region, which has been host to some of the oldest civilizations in the world including one of the world's first and oldest civilizations, the Indus Valley Civilization. The Punjabi identity was primarily cultural and linguistic, with Punjabis being those who considered the Punjabi language their first language. However, in recent times, the definition has been broadened to include emigrants of Punjabi descent who maintain Punjabi cultural traditions, even when they no longer speak the language. It also refers to people of non-Punjabi descent but have adopted Punjabi language and culture such as people of Rajesthani descent. Punjabis are primarily found in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan, which forms the present Indian state of Punjab and Pakistan province of Punjab. In the times that followed after gaining independence from Britain, the Punjab region was divided between the two nations. In Pakistan, Punj...
