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SUMMARY: Abul Mansur Ahmad’s America: A Global Intellectual History of the 
 Language Movement in East Pakistan/Bangladesh
DESCRIPTION: The UBC South Asia Research Colloquium offers a forum for spec
 ialists in South Asia to share their research in front of an interdisciplin
 ary audience. This seminar features speaker Dr. Rochona Majumdar (Universit
 y of Chicago). The politics of language and linguistic sovereignty drove a 
 wedge in the unity of the new nation-state of Pakistan. Through a […]
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 center" src="https://asia.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2025/
 04/image001.png" alt="" width="2304" height="1728" />The UBC South Asia Res
 earch Colloquium offers a forum for specialists in South Asia to share thei
 r research in front of an interdisciplinary audience. This seminar features
  speaker Dr. Rochona Majumdar (University of Chicago).</p><p>The politics o
 f language and linguistic sovereignty drove a wedge in the unity of the new
  nation-state of Pakistan. Through a close reading of select works by Abul 
 Mansur Ahmad (1898-1979)\, noted Bengali Muslim journalist\, editor\, write
 r\, and political leader\, I propose a global intellectual history of the q
 uest for autonomy in East Pakistan/Bangladesh.</p><p><strong>Date & Time:</
 strong><br />Thursday\, April 3\, 2025 | 3:00 - 4:30pm</p><p><strong>Locati
 on:</strong><br />UBC Asian Centre\, Auditorium\, 1871 West Mall\, Vancouve
 r</p><p>Hosted by the Department of Asian Studies\, University of British C
 olumbia\, this event is open to the public.<br />Registration is required (
 please find the registration form above).</p>
CATEGORIES:Featured Hindi-Urdu,Featured Punjabi
LOCATION:Auditorium\, Asian Centre
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