The second edition of the Canadian South Asian Literary Festival 2024 happened in Art Gallery of Burlington on August 17-18, 2024.
This year’s festival presented a special theme based on Dharma Literature.
The guest writers were, Arif Aajakia, Tufail Chaturvedi, Ami Ganatra, Neal Nathan and Kushal Mehra. Nalanda Awards 2024 were given to all guest speakers. There were over a dozen conclave discussions such as challenges to Dharma, Hindu civilization’s place in inclusive world order, Urdu and Hindi Literature in Canada, Punjabi language and Literature’s role in Canada, South Asians’ contributions to Canadian Literature, Urdu as a language of region not religion, Kashmiri Literary Journey through exodus of Pandits, New aspects of Indic history, Kushal Mehra’s podcast, Tahir Gora’s Bilatakalluf show on stage, Sangita Iyer’s documentary discussion on Gurukul Education, The festival featured annual Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi and English poetry session as well. Neal Nathan’s Novel Raaz Mahal and Dr Sangita Sharma’s poetry collection were launched during this festival. Consul General of India to Toronto, Mr. Siddhartha Nath and High Commissioner of India to Canada were the chief guests on both days of the Festival.
"It was an enriching experience for the hosts and guests alike," observed Tahir Aslam Gora, co-founder of the Festival, along with Haleema Sadia Gora, adding, "It is a way of showcasing the rich diversity and multilingual talents of the Diaspora for the Canadian audiences who turned up in good numbers for each session."
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