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Saaj Sessions

Voices, stories and conversations.

Podcasts with our Advisory Board and key members, essays from the Saaj Journal and reels from the making of the festival.

Guests of every generation dancing together beneath festoon lights Journal

October 10, 2026 · 4 min read

What is Panjabiyat?

Not a place on a map, but a way of being: the language, music, generosity and courage that travel with every Panjabi, everywhere.

The white facade and gateway at Qila Mubarak, Patiala Journal

October 10, 2026 · 3 min read

Patiala and Qila Mubarak: a setting with a story

Why Saaj makes its home in a fort and a palace at the heart of one of Panjab’s great royal cities.

An artisan’s hands stitching a Phulkari motif on a wooden frame Journal

October 10, 2026 · 3 min read

Phulkari: the stitch that became a signature

How a darning stitch, worked from the reverse in silk floss, became one of Panjab’s most recognised art forms.

An intimate mehfil in a mirrored darbar hall Journal

October 10, 2026 · 2 min read

Introducing Saaj Sessions

A series of conversations with the Saaj Advisory Board: poets, musicians, scholars, artists and craft leaders on what Panjabiyat means today.

A young musician beside a master in a frescoed room PodcastComing soon

Coming soon

Saaj Sessions, Episode 1: Who represents Panjabiyat today?

The first conversation of the series with members of the Saaj Advisory Board.

A master craftsman unfolds a Phulkari for a guest ReelComing soon

Coming soon

Phulkari, in motion

Sixty seconds beside a master’s frame.

Qila Mubarak at night with projected Panjabi motifs FilmComing soon

Coming soon

The making of Saaj

Behind the scenes as a fort and a palace prepare to open as one.

The Saaj List

New episodes and reels arrive first on the Saaj List.

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