The Dhahan Prize For Punjabi Literature
To inspire the creation of Punjabi literature across borders, bridging Punjabi communities around the world and promoting Punjabi literature on a global scale.
Tarannum Thind has been the beloved master of ceremonies for the Dhahan Prize awards since 2014. Originally from Chandigarh in Punjab, Tarannum built a career for herself in Canada as a media
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ਵੈਨਕੂਵਰ, ਬੀ. ਸੀ. (18 ਨਵੰਬਰ, 2022) – ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਗਲਪ ਲਈ ਵਿਸ਼ਵ ਦੇ ਦਸਤਖ਼ਤ ਪ੍ਰਾਈਜ਼ ਨੇ ਹਾਲ ਹੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਬਲਵਿੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਗਰੇਵਾਲ ਨੂੰ $25,000 ਕਨੇਡੀਅਨ ਡਾਲਰ ਅਤੇ ਟਰੋਫੀ ਪ੍ਰਦਾਨ ਕਰ ਕੇ 2022 ਦੇ ਜੇਤੂ ਦਾ ਐਲਾਨ ਕੀਤਾ ਹੈ। ਉਸ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ, ਦੋ
Dhahan Youth Award is sponsored by: Surrey, B.C. (November 18, 2022) - Eight British Columbia youth were presented with the Dhahan Youth Award for writing stories in Punjabi and English. They
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This year, the Dhahan Prize will be hosting multiple events to celebrate Punjabi language and culture, while advocating for Truth and Reconciliation for Canada's Indigenous people and highlighting the
Lynda Gray, author of, ‘First Nations 101,’ will present the 2022 Dhahan Prize keynote at its ceremonies on November 17. But what does an Indigenous advocate have to do with a Punjabi literature
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Sponsors: VANCOUVER, B.C. (October 5, 2022) – The Dhahan Prize for Punjabi Literature has announced the 2022 finalists for its awards valued at $45,000 CDN, cumulatively. The Prize promotes
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Sponsors: Richmond, B.C. (September 28, 2022) - The world’s signature contest for Punjabi novels and short story collections, based in Vancouver, B.C., recently released its shortlist of 6 books,
Barj Dhahan is the founder of The Dhahan Prize, the world’s signature prize for Punjabi Literature, awarding $45,000 CAD each year to newly-published Punjabi novels and short stories. Seventy-five
May was a big month for our 2014 and 2020 Finalist, Zubair Ahmad. A selection of his Punjabi short stories have been published as an English-language collection titled, ‘Grieving for Pigeons: Twelve
