What is Heer Ranjha?
'''Heer Ranjha''' is a famous sad, love story from the [[Punjab]] .<ref>A. Tahir, 'Punjabi Folk tales' Lahore, 1992</ref> Other Punjabi love stories are [[Mirza Sahiban]], and [[Sohni Mahiwal]]. '''Inter-caste Rivalry''' The story is about two lovers, Heer a beautiful girl from a rich '''Sial''' also labelled as <u>Siyal clan of Jats</u> and noble family;<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SoNXuXIkfS4C&dq=heer+jat&pg=PA411|title=Sant Singh Sekhon: Selected Writings|last=Sekhoṃ|first=Santa Siṅgha|date=2005|publisher=Sahitya Akademi|isbn=978-81-260-1999-1|pages=441|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=m3IDRqlNxuMC&pg=PA91&dq=choudhary,+was+clan+also+with+Jats&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiKvqmPwaeKAxX-bmwGHWiXKlgQ6AF6BAgGEAM|title=The Female Voice in Sufi Ritual: Devotional Practices of Pakistan and India|last=Abbas|first=Shemeem Burney|date=2010-06-04|publisher=University of Texas Press|isbn=978-0-292-78450-5|page=91|language=en|quote=Hir, the famous daughter of the Siyals, to be his bride. Ranjha, therefore, left home to win Hir. He crossed the river Chenab and arrived in the territory of Cucak Siyal, the Jat chief of the region.}}</ref> and Ranjha belonging to a wealthy clan of '''Ranjhas .''' They both fell in [[love]] but Heer's parents were against their marriage. Heer was married by force to a rich young man. Ranjha, very saddened by this, became a [[Yogi|hermit]] He later tried to meet Heer but he failed, and they both died in the mulberry tree near the tree they used to make love This story has been written by different writers, at different times. The best and most famous is ''Heer'' by the poet [[Waris Shah]] written in 1761.<ref>Tahir, aa p.78</ref> Some films in [[Punjabi language]] and [[Urdu]] have also been made about this story. The story is still very popular today. Many young girls and boys who fall in love have to face the same problems<ref>Dr ST Mirza 'Resistance themes in Punjabi