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SUMMARY: Book Launch: Jazbaatan Da Kinara (Coastline of Emotions) by Gurind
 er Mann
DESCRIPTION: Jazbaatan Da Kinara (Coastline of Emotions) is a book of Punja
 bi poetry written by Gurinder Mann\, Lecturer in Punjabi Language and Cultu
 re of the Department of Asian Studies\, University of British Columbia. Gur
 inder’s poems touch upon various topics\, issues\, and sentiments\, and he 
 uses the tools of imagery\, metaphor\, and personification to illustrate em
 otions on […]
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 t="349" /></p><p><em>Jazbaatan Da Kinara (Coastline of Emotions)</em> is a 
 book of Punjabi poetry written by Gurinder Mann\, Lecturer in Punjabi Langu
 age and Culture of the Department of Asian Studies\, University of British 
 Columbia. Gurinder's poems touch upon various topics\, issues\, and sentime
 nts\, and he uses the tools of imagery\, metaphor\, and personification to 
 illustrate emotions on the broad range of subjects presented. At Gurinder’s
  debut book launch\, he will take you on a journey of heart felt emotions t
 hrough Punjabi poetry. Join the event to learn about the details of the boo
 k\, including its content and Gurinder’s experience writing it.</p><p style
 ="font-weight: 400\;">The event is free and open to the public. Please regi
 ster for the event to reserve a seat.</p><p>[buttons][button link_text="Reg
 ister for this event" link_url="https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_e
 sONZwHSWh0j89w"][/buttons]</p><h3>Speaker</h3><p><img class="wp-image-58756
  size-thumbnail alignleft" src="https://asia.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/upl
 oads/sites/18/2023/02/800x800_Gurinder-Mann-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150"
  height="150" />Born and raised in England\, Gurinder grew up surrounded by
  UK Bhangra Bands\, many of whom further fueled his innate passion for Punj
 abi culture. He completed his Bachelor’s degree at UBC\, where he later ret
 urned to earn a Master’s degree in Asian Studies. He has a vast interest in
  romantic folktales (qisse) written in poetic form\, and is particularly fa
 scinated with the story of Hir Ranjha\, on which he completed his thesis. B
 esides his excellence in Punjabi language\, literature\, and culture\, Guri
 nder is highly knowledgeable in Hindi-Urdu language as well as South Asian 
 Film\, and has taught courses in those areas at UBC.</p><p>Should you have 
 any questions regarding the event\, please contact Gurinder Mann at <a href
 ="mailto:gurinder.mann@ubc.ca">gurinder.mann@ubc.ca</a>.</p>
CATEGORIES:Featured Punjabi
LOCATION:C.K. Choi\, Room 120
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