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.
MEDIA NOTE: More images in the following Google Drive folder: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1G6ItT7WBwIIFIA0RWa9daF44r_gu6oxp?usp=sharing Vancouver, B.C. (November 13, 2025) - The world’s signature prize for Punjabi fiction yesterday
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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. Jump to: Back to top Nov. 12 & 13,
Gurjinder Basran is the 2025 Dhahan Prize keynote and an award-winning Canadian author. Her debut novel, ‘Everything Was Good-bye’ (Mother Tongue Publishing, 2010; Penguin, 2012) won the 2011 Ethel Wilson Fiction Award (by BC Book Prize). It was
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