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21. Website Launch of Chandigarh Lalitkala Akedemi, August 2009
20. Ghadri Baba Bhagat Singh Bilga (1807-2009)
19. Hoori Noorani in the ‘Song of Moenjodaro’, Karachi
18. ‘Bhag Singh Death Anniversary’ in Qasur by Iqbal Qaiser
17. Opening Party of ‘Navarasa’ Exhibition of Nine Delhi Artists, Kolkata 03/09
16. PLEA 7TH Mother Language day, Surrey 02/09
15. Manjit Bawa condolence meeting, Chandigarh 01/09
14. Urdu Conference, Islamabad
13. Agha Nasir’s book on Faiz and Faiz Ghar, Lahore
12. Poet/Radio Host Afzal Saahir, Lahore
11. Novelist Roop Dhillon with Duleep Singh’s statue, Norfolk
10. Author/Poet Surjeet Kalsey, Vancouver
9. Writer/Editor Maqsood Saqib on Desi Radio
8. Photos by Snow (Age 5)
7. Poet Mahmoud Darwish
6. Activist/Literary Critic Amin Mughal, London
5. Activist Sophia Duleep Singh
4. Author Hasan N. Gardezi
3. Author Najm Hosain Syed
2. Activist Kartar Dhillon (1915-2008)
1. The Ninth DBF Walk-a-Thon and BhangRa Festival

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Website Launch of Chandigarh Lalitkala Akedemi, August 2009

Launching the website, Chandigarh, August 29, 2009

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Ghadri Baba Bhagat Singh Bilga (1807-2009)

Baba Bilga, Nakodar 1964
Photo by Gopal Singh Chandan

Kirti Newspaper, 1930

View More On Ghadri Baba Bilga
Moving On

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Hoori Noorani in the ‘Song of Moenjodaro’
Karachi April 30/09

Mother Goddess dancing around the Great Bath

Hoori Noorani, the Mother Goddess

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Bhagat Singh Death Anniversary

by Iqbal Qaiser

‘Bhagat Singh: the Hero of Freedom’

Celebration of a Great Life, Khoj GaRh, Qasur

Photos first published at Facebook

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Opening Party of ‘Navarasa’
Exhibition of Nine Delhi Artists
Kolkata 03/09

Artist Prem Singh with Printmaker Amitabh Bannerjee

Kolkata’s Artists and Art Lovers

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Punjabi Language Education Association (PLEA)

7TH Mother Language day, Surrey 02/09

Sadhu Binning and Sukhwant Hundal with PLEA supporters

‘Pakistani’ Punjabi Panel

Publisher M. Rafiq, Activists Saif Khalid, Nighat Shahnaz and Mujtaba, Author Fauzia Rafiq

View Report of the PLEA Event

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Manjit Bawa Condolence Meeting, Chandigarh 01/09

Diwan Manna and Nirupma Dutt

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Photo 3

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Urdu Conference, Islamabad

Fiction Writer Arshad Waheed, Shahida, Nighat Shahnaz, Anwar Sultana and Tasneem

Fiction Writers Arshad Waheed and Kausar Jamal with Nighat Shahnaz and Shahida

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Agha Nasir’s book on Faiz launched
and Faiz Ghar announced in Lahore

From left, Faiz’s son in law Humair Hashmi, daughter Salima Shuaib Hashmi, daughter Muneeza Humair Hashmi, Noonray, Shuaib Hashmi, co-host Qasim Jafri

At the recent launch in Lahore of ‘Hum Jeetay Jee Masroof Rahay’, Agha Nasir’s book on legendary Urdu poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Adeel Hashmi, Faiz’s grandson, announced on behalf of the Faiz Foundation
the establishment of Faiz Ghar in Lahore, a museum to house Faiz memorabilia and papers held by his family.

Sprightly octogenarian and political activist Tahira Mazhar’s closing remarks . (Husband, eminent journalist Mazhar Ali Khan (late) was Faiz’s comrade in arms in the communist movement)

Funding permitting, the soft opening of a section is planned for Feb 09. The Ghar will be housed in a 2 kanal house in Model Town leased to the Faiz Foundation by an admirer of the poet’s for a token rent of One Rupee a month. Apart from the Faiz section, the Ghar’s remaining rooms will be open house to artistes and painters to pursue and practice their craft.

Front row left to right, Salima Hashmi, Mrs Zafar Chaudhri, Air Marshal Zafar Chaudhri, writer Siraj Munir, Qasim Jafri

Presided over by Begum Tahira Mazhar Ali and hosted by Shuaib Hashmi, the book launch had Asghar Nadeem Syed, Arifa Syeda, Ghalib Ahmed and Agha Nasir re-living their personal memories of Faiz.

Text and images by Noonray:
noonray@brain.net.pk

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Poet/Radio Host Afzal Saahir

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Novelist Roop Dhillon

Roop Dhillon with Duleep Singh’s statue at Thetford, Norfolk

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Author/Poet Surjeet Kalsey

Vancouver 1974

Surjeet Kalsey with Surrey City Councillor Judy Villievenue and Ashok Bhargav at India Club Vancouver’s Annual Award 2004-2005

Calgary Award

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Writer Maqsood Sakib on Desi Radio

London, 12th July 2008

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Photos by Snow

These photos are taken with a mobile phone by Snow, a 5-year old daughter of a poet who lives in Mansa, East Punjab. Snow took these photos in January 2008 in Mansa.

Snow’s Dadaji Bharpoor Singh

Snow’s Daadi Jeet Kaur and Brother Sukhanpal

Snow’s Doll (Ooops Barbie Again) and some Books by Snow

The Boat in the Lake by Snow

Snow [Detail] By Amarjit Chandan
Mansa, September 2007

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Poet Mahmoud Darvish

Mehmoud Darwish, London 1983

Mahmoud Darwish, London 1983

Photos by Amarjit Chandan

Notes: Mahmoud Darwish Moves On

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Activist/Literary Critic Amin Mughal

Amin Mughal, London 1999

Amin Mughal with Najm Hosain Syed, London 1995

Photos by Amarjit Chandan

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Sophia Duleep Singh

Sophia (4th from left) with Indian suffragettes, 1910

Princesses Sophia (R) and Catherine Duleep Singh

Sophia, 1896

Notes: Sophia Duleep Singh: A Great Punjabi Woman

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Author Hasan N. Gardezi

Washington 1996
Photo by Balraj Grewal

Amarjit Chandan and Hasan Gardezi, Washington 1996
Photo by Balraj Grewal

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Author Najm Hosain Syed

Najm Hosain Syed, Lahore 2005. Photo by Akram Varraich.

Amarjit Chandan and Najm Hosain Syed, London 1999

Photo by Rishm Syed

Amarjit, Samina Syed, Khalid Basra, Najm Hosain Syed, Anwar Chaudhry and Zubair Ahmad
Lahore 1999

Photo by Shahid Mirza

View Najm Hosain Syed’s profile at Uddari Punjabi Writers page

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Kartar Dhillon (1915-2008)

Kartar Dhillon with her granddaughter Erika Surat Anderson

Kartar with Vancouver Punjabi writers in 1997

Kartar and Sadhu Binning in Vancouver

Memorial Service for Kartar Dhillon

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The Ninth DBF Walk-a-Thon and BhangRa Festival
Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
Sunday June 8, 2008
11am at King George Park, Cambie Community Centre (Cambie/Jacobs)

From left to right: Balwant Sanghera, Paul Binning, Bill McNulty (Richmond city councilor), Jas Binning, Chanchal Bal, Richmond Mayor Malcom Brodie,Sadhu Binning and Navinder Sahota at the beginning of the Ninth DBF Walk-a-Thon

The Chek Presentation: Paul Binning, Canuck Place Hospice representative, Jas Binning,
Bindi Sahota, Dorie Bring, and Kulwinder

BhangRa performance by PAAR Club Juniors

En Karma BhangRa Band

Notes: The DBF Walk-a-Thon and the West Coast BhangRa Festival was well attended with over a dozen cultural groups presenting their work. Dhol Nation Academy with Dholi Raymond Bhullar, the Boys Malawi Gidha and the Boys BhangRa by PCAC, McNair Bhangra – the Girls’ High School Champions of 2008, Duniya Dance Academy, En Karma, PAAR Club Juniors, women’s Gidha by Asian Arts Club, Gidha by Shan-e-Punjab Arts Club, men’s bhangRa by United Bhangra, bhangRa fusion by FootEdge, Bombay Saphire Band, and Panj Bhangra Club with Singer Raju Johal were much appreciated by the audience.

Prompted by MCs Amrit TooR and Baljinder Atwal, the program also featured Dhad and Sarangi by Billa and Gamma, songs by Binder Rode, songs by Sukhi Lalli, and a few Lal Chand Yamla songs sung by Bhatia on Tumbi.

It was a treat to watch Punjabi youth perform dhol, bhangRa, gidha and other folk arts; for me, the high-time was the dhol performance by Dholi Raymond Bhullar, women’s Gidha by Asian Arts Club, and women’s bhangRa by En Karma – Joti Kooner.

Thanks to the inspirational role of Deepak Binning, a Richmond high school student who was taken by cancer at the age of eighteen, that has brought such thoughtful richness to our communities. In that, much admiration is commanded by Paul and Jas Binning who have created exemplary role models by transforming their grief into vibrant community support by organizing funds/awareness raising events to fight cancer and to help develop Punjabi art and literature.

More information on Deepak and Deepak Binning Foundation (DBF):www.deepakbinningfoundation.org

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