Zaigham went on to found the Punjabi Adabi Board (Board of Punjabi Literature) and served as its first secretary. He also published an edited manuscript of nineteenth century Punjabi poet Mian Muhammad Buksh’s iconic epic, Saif ul Mulook. Zaigham started the “Majlis Waris Shah”, a dedicated space for reading and discussing Waris Shah in Gujranwala, Punjab. In particular, he focused his attention on a progressive interpretation of the works of Waris Shah, eighteenth century bard and author of the extremely popular folk narrative, Heer Ranjha, or Heer Waris Shah. His analyses of key texts from the Punjabi oral tradition crucially informed the cultural work of the party in Punjab. Sibtul Hassan Zaigham was a Mazdoor Kissan Party member and organiser, and close associate of Ishaque Muhammad.
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