NRI from Ludhiana pens novel on Punjabi diaspora experience

Ludhiana | Sunday | 20th May, 2018

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The function was organized by Punjabi Sahit Akademi Ludhiana in association with PAU Sahit Sabha. LUDHIANA: An NRI woman from Ludhiana has penned a novel on the migration of Punjabis to foreign countries, and the challenges faced by them there. Canadian author Harkirat Kaur Chahal’s new novel Thoharan De Phull was released at a function held in Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) here on Friday. Then, I wrote a novel in 2017 — Tere Bajo — which focused on my struggle. He said being a resident of Canada, Chahal had been promoting Punjabi on foreign shores.Prominent among those present on the occasion included novelist Baldev Singh Sadaknama, Punjabi University’s dean of Journalism Dr Harjinder Singh Walia, and poet Amar Sufi..