This event includes a presentation and a dialogue featuring author Balbir Madhopuri on the topic “My Caste – My Shadow: Flights of Freedom Through Literature.” Hosted by Gurinder Mann (Lecturer, UBC, Punjabi Language and Culture) and Barj Dhahan (Founder, The Dhahan Prize for Punjabi Literature), the event will take place in the Auditorium, Asian Centre at UBC on November 22.
Sponsored by the Department of Asian Studies at UBC, the event is free and open to the public.
Join to:
- Learn to use writing as an expression of power.
- Create pathways to justice through literature and the arts.
- Uncover experiences of lower castes in India.
- Address the impact of colonialism, racism, and discrimination.
- Explore ideas for moving forward while healing from injustice.
Guest speaker
Balbir Madhopuri is the 2021 Dhahan Prize Finalist. He is a renowned author of ‘Ghadri Baba Mangu Ram’, ‘Mitti Bo/ Peye’ (‘The Earth Speaks’), ‘Chhangiya Rukh: Against the Night’ (autobiography) and more.