Rs.25,000,00 award for Punjabi writers: DHAHAN INTERNATIONAL PUNJABI LITERATURE PRIZE
Chandi Garh........LHORE......Vancouver
A good move of the Punjabis, by the Punjabis and for the Punjabis, The news came from the coastal Seaport city of Canadian province Colombie-Britannique or British Columbia. A group of people headed by a Canadian Punjabi Mr. Barj S. Dhaha came to lhore some three days back and announced an annual award for Punjabi short story and novel writers. Lhore, the heart of more then 20 million Punjabis (12.6 million in Pakistan, 6.5 million in Indian provinces and +5 million out of India & Pakistan) was there last destination and they came there after announcing the award in Chandi Garh (East Punjab) and Vancouver. Dhahan is a familiar title and these days Dhahas r living in district Khaniwal yet Barj told that it was name of the village of his ancestors situated at Lhore Amritser border. May be Dahas later on shifted to khanewal but important thing is the award. this award is called
THE DHAHAN INTERNATIONAL PUNJABI LITERATURE PRIZE
Mr. Barj S. Dhahan was born in Punjab and moved to Canada in 1967. He is a graduate of the University of British Columbia and Regent College. He is the Co-Founder and Director of CIES. Mr. Dhahan has been instrumental in launching numerous education, health and community development projects in British Columbia and in India since the 1980s. One of these projects was the introduction of a nursing program in Punjab which has been affiliated with the University of British Columbia’s School of Nursing since 1998.
The Dhahan International Punjabi Literature Prize has been founded to celebrate the rich history and living present of Punjabi language and literature, around the globe. A cash prize of $25,000 CDN will be awarded annually to one ‘best book’ in either Gurmukhi or Shahmukhi. Two runner-up prizes of $5,000 CDN will be awarded, one for each script. Winners will be honored at an annual Gala, held in Vancouver in its inaugural year and at alternative host cities around the world subsequently.
The Prize will be awarded by Canada India Education Society (CIES) in partnership with the University of British Columbia (UBC). CIES has an over twenty-year history of success in leading educational, community development, healthcare and job creation projects in India. Guided by a strong interest in Punjab, the Society partners in this venture with the Department of Asian Studies, Faculty of Arts at UBC, which is home to one of the largest and longest standing Punjabi language programs outside of South Asia. The aim of this partnership is to highlight the literature of a rich and passionate language that can speak not only to Punjabis around the world, but to all.
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