By I. P. Singh, TNN, Jan. 4, 2013

JALANDHAR: When division on caste lines in Punjab especially in rural areas has been deepening, a good part of Punjabi songs have acted as a catalyst in the phenomena. After dozens of songs have been churned out eulogizing "jatt", his superiority in the past over two decades, this also caused a reaction among dalits with several songs coming out in the last three years revolving around a lower caste - as counter assertion of caste identity.

Even several Punjabi singers who consider themselves as true "servants of mother tongue Punjabi and its culture" have been singing songs to establish superiority of the jatt clan through music [.....]

However around five years ago, some dalit singers started the inverse trend and songs woven around a lower caste became a rage among socially and politically-awaken dalits. The trend was started around four years ago when singer S S Azad [.....]