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Punjabi Literature Week in B.C.

Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre & other locations18 Oct '18 to 21 Oct '18 @ 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM
    It’s another exciting year for the Dhahan Prize for Punjabi Literature. The organizers are looking forward to celebrating you and your writings next week. “Punjabi is a Canadian language and we are excited to draw attention to the Dhahan Prize winning authors and their stories during this PUNJABI Literature Week in B. C.,” says Barj Dhahan, founder of the Dhahan Prize.
     
     
    The three public events are free to attendees and the Dhahan Prize Ceremony is ticketed. 
     
     
    Thursday October 18th 
    7 – 8:30 pm – Simon Fraser University, Surrey – Free Public Event
    o Simran Dhaliwal – Book Launch “That Moment”
    o Readings – Simran Dhaliwal ‘Us Pal’ and Harpreet Sekha ‘Prism’
    o Discussion
     
     
    Friday October 19th
    5:00 pm – 7 pm - South Asian Studies Institute (University of the Fraser Valley) at the Sikh Heritage Museum, Abbotsford  – Free Public Event 
    o Dialogue with Dhahan Prize writers and Keynote – “Where are the Female voices in Punjabi literature?”
     
     
    Saturday October 20th
    6: 00 pm to 9:30 pm - Dhahan Prize Ceremony – Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre, University of British Columbia
     
     
    Sunday October 21st
    1 pm – 4 pm – Dhahan Prize Winning Authors and Keynote – Readings and Dialogue – hosted by Canada India Education Society and Committee of Progressive Pakistani Canadians at Crossroads United Church, 7655 – 120th Street (Scott Road), Delta, BC
     
     
     

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