What is Likhari?
Likhari is a Punjabi/Hindi word and is
used as a characteristic (generic) term to indicate
WRITERS/AUTHORS: a whole group of peoples who pursue
the act of writing in any form eg. letters, diaries,
articles, short stories, poetry, plays/dramas,
fictions or non fiction texts and scripts in any area
of interest to the human kind.
LIKHARI is an internet magazine and
use Punjabi (Gurmukhi Script), Shahmukhi Punjabi(Urdu
Script) and English script.
LIKHARI aims to encourage people to
write in Punjabi/Shamukhi Punjabi and in English.
LIKHARI's aim is to encourage you to
express yourself in writing. Likhari believes that
CREATIVE WRITING, in any form, has a healing power.
Therefore, 'Likhari' encourages and supports you to
write so that you are able to express yourself
positively and by doing so you try to heal yourself
and others.
Are you Creative and willing
to express yourself positively?
Dear Likari Ji! 'LiKHARI' is willing
to listen and publish on the web your inner thoughts
if you are brave enough to expose your feelings.
This World of ours is very unique. It
has a rich variety of diverse cultures, cultural
differences, traditions and social values and
stigmas. So, here is a chance to explore, learn,
teach, understand and be understood by others. Why
not share and exchange your inner thoughts with
others.
If you are willing to experiment and
pursue the art of Creative writing as a form of pure
art and also as a healing process then you are most
welcome to send your contributions: poems, stories,
articles, creative works relating to socio-cultural
matters, travels, health, personal
experiences/developments, diaries, philosophy etc.
Writing has no boundaries. It can be anything of
interest and useful. You are also welcome to send
photos.
BUT the contents of your submission
must be original and must be in conformity of our
terms. If you are submitting any translation work,
then you must provide written permission from the
original author.
We accept your work in Punjabi,
Shamukhi Punjabi and English.
For Punjabi (Gurmukhi Script)
contributions please note that we use DRChatrik
(drchatro) as a master Punjabi Font.
Until all our previous writings are
changed into 'drchatrik web font', Gurmukhi Lipi,
Anmol Lipi and Sukhmani fonts are also required for
viewing/printing. So we suggest that you install all
these fonts on your computer. Copyright
authors of these Punjabi Fonts: Dr. T.S. Thind and
Mr. N.S.Chodha and has very kindly given us
permission to use these fonts for 'Likhari'. Please use
these fonts when you are submitting your work.
Punjabi fonts can be downloaded from our site.
Contributions in Shahmukhi Punjabi
(Urdu Script) should be submitted in using any Urdu
Font you have. These contributions are used as
scanned items to safeguard the authorship and
copyright of the fonts.
For English work use any general
English Fonts provided with your PC.
All contributions are published at the
sole discretion of the editor/co-ordinator of
'LIKHARI'. Likhari reserves the right to amend and
edit if necessary. If any major amendment is
necessary we seek your permission before
publishing.(Also read the TERMS).
TERMS:
Please note that by submitting your
Creative work for publication to LIKHARI, you
truthfully assert that the Creative work being
submitted is your own creation. You are the lawful
copyright owner/holder to the submitted work. Further
you are also asserting that you have not infringed on
someone else's copyright, in creating your work.
By submitting your work, you grant
'LIKHARI', unlimited internet rights and copyright to
Likhari.
Likhari is not responsible or liable
for loss of visitors to the site who violates your
copyright and distribute your work without your
permission. To safeguard your authority we post and
print COPYRIGHT notices on each and every page.
Please also note that you will not
receive any monetary compensation for your work
published on LIKHARI site. The actual/immediate
compensation we offer to all our contributors is a
home for your creative work.
You grant us the right to organise,
categorise and publish your work on the website in
any manner we see fit and proper. We may remove or
re-publish any work at our discretion as and when we
feel necessary and on demand, without having to
secure your permission.
If you need any further
information/clarification please donot hesitate to
e-mail your questions.
e-mail:
ilKfrI
Likhari
likhari2001@yahoo.co.uk
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