This year, the Dhahan Prize will be hosting multiple events to celebrate Punjabi language and culture.
See below for our list of events. Event information is given for each event below.
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- Nov. 12, 2025 – Presentation & Dialogue: Roots, Ruins, and Reimaginings (Surrey, evening)
- Nov. 13, 2025 – Presentation & Dialogue: Roots, Ruins, and Reimaginings (Vancouver, morning)
- Nov. 13, 2025 – Dhahan Prize Ceremonies (Surrey)
Nov. 12 & 13, 2024 – Presentation & Dialogue: Roots, Ruins, and Reimaginings (Surrey & Vancouver)
Presentation and dialogue events, covering the same topic in two session options.
2025 Dhahan Prize winning authors will speak about themes in their books, including:
- Confronting cultural amnesia and recovering erased histories
- Reclaiming home, identity, and shared humanity through story
- Coping with modern displacement: the loneliness of technology to replace human connection
Event details:
Session options:
Session 1
Date: Nov. 12, 2025
Time: 5 – 6:30 p.m.
Place: Surrey Libraries, City Centre Branch, Room 401
Find on Google Maps: https://maps.app.goo.gl/xaYnTpNN9uRLWGg17
Entry: FREE
Session 2
Date: Nov. 13, 2025
Time: 10:30 – 11:45 a.m.
Place: Auditorium, Asian Centre, UBC, 1871 West Mall, Vancouver
Find on Google Maps: https://maps.app.goo.gl/xaYnTpNN9uRLWGg17
Entry: FREE
Co-Hosted & presented by:
- The Dhahan Prize for Punjabi Literature
- SFU Department of World Languages and Literatures
- UBC Department of Asian Studies
- Surrey Libraries
- Vancouver Writers Fest
Facilitated by:
- Melek Su Ortabasi, Associate Dean, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, SFU
- Gurinder Mann, Lecturer, Punjabi Language and Culture, UBC
- Barj Dhahan, Founder, The Dhahan Prize for Punjabi Literature
Nov. 13, 2025 – Dhahan Prize Ceremonies
Our biggest event of the year, and the hallmark gathering where we honour three Finalist authors for their outstanding work in Punjabi fiction. A buffet style dinner will be served.
Time: 6 – 9 p.m.
Place: Northview Golf & Country Club, 6857 168 Street Surrey, BC V3S 3T6
Find on Google Maps: https://maps.app.goo.gl/oTCZs6Sm99K3myYE9
Tickets, registration and full info: https://dhahanprize.com/calendar-event/2025-dhahan-prize-ceremonies-banquet/
