40 scholars to present paper to promote Pbi language
- | Thursday | 21st February, 2019
Ludhiana: Parwasi Sahit Adhyan Kendra of Gujranwala Guru Nanak Khalsa College will be organising a two-day international conference on ‘Emigrant Punjabi Literature in Global Perspective’ at college campus on the occasion of Mother Tongue Day on Thursday.During the conference, Parwasi Punjabi Writers, research scholars from different countries will be present. Parwasi Sahit Adhyan Kendra has published five books and two books were under process of publishing.Gurbhajan Singh Gill, former president of Punjabi Sahit Akademy and coordinator of Punjab Bhawan, Surrey, Canada and also an alumnus of the college, said this will provided a platform for Parwasi Punjabi writers to discuss and promote Punjabi language , literature and culture. On Saturday, short films on immigrants will be telecasted with the support of GGNIMT.”Parwasi Sahit Adhyan Kendra was established in the college in 2011 and till now over 12 national, international seminars, conferences, book release events of various writers were organised. The teachers and research scholars from various colleges and universities will read research papers on emigrant Punjabi literature.Secretary of Gujranwala Khalsa education council and former vice-chancellor of Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, SP Singh, said, “Motive of organising this conference is to evaluate, understand and appreciate the Parwasi Punjabi Sahit and provide a common platform for writers, readers and critics.
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