School book It’s a Murghi, not a Kukri

Karachi

 

For Mohammed Hanif, a five-year old Punjabi child gets the first shock of his life when he sees the picture of a hen in his school book. ““It’s a Murghi not a Kukri,” scorns his teacher,” said Hanif to an audience roaring with laughter.

 

At a session titled “Punjabiyat,” Hanif along with Nadeem Aslam and Kishwar Desai talked about the image associated with being a Punjabi.

 

Kishwar Desai said that the perception of people

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