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SUMMARY: My Caste – My Shadow: Flights of Freedom Through Literature
DESCRIPTION: November 22
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: <p><img class="aligncenter wp-image-57893 siz
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 ght="990" /><br />This event includes a presentation and a dialogue featuri
 ng author Balbir Madhopuri on the topic “My Caste – My Shadow: Flights of F
 reedom Through Literature.” Hosted by Gurinder Mann (Lecturer\, UBC\, Punja
 bi Language and Culture) and Barj Dhahan (Founder\, The Dhahan Prize for Pu
 njabi Literature)\, the event will take place in the Auditorium\, Asian Cen
 tre at UBC on November 22.</p><p>Sponsored by the Department of Asian Studi
 es at UBC\, the event is free and open to the public.</p><p>Join to:</p><ul
 ><li>Learn to use writing as an expression of power.</li><li>Create pathway
 s to justice through literature and the arts.</li><li>Uncover experiences o
 f lower castes in India.</li><li>Address the impact of colonialism\, racism
 \, and discrimination.</li><li>Explore ideas for moving forward while heali
 ng from injustice.</li></ul><h3>Guest speaker</h3><p><img class="size-thumb
 nail wp-image-57892 alignleft" src="https://asia.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content
 /uploads/sites/18/2022/11/Picture_Balbir-Madhopuri-150x150.png" alt="" widt
 h="150" height="150" />Balbir Madhopuri is the 2021 Dhahan Prize Finalist. 
 He is a renowned author of <em>‘Ghadri Baba Mangu Ram'\, 'Mitti Bo/ Peye' (
 'The Earth Speaks')\, 'Chhangiya Rukh: Against the Night'</em> (autobiograp
 hy) and more.</p><p> </p><p> </p><div id="event-form"></div><p>[gravityform
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CATEGORIES:Featured Punjabi
LOCATION:Asian Studies Auditorium
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