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The Dhahan Prize
The Dhahan Prize is an annual prize awarded by Canada-India education society for excellence in Punjabi fiction. The prize is given to three books of fiction, written in either Gurmukhi or Shahmukhi script of Punjabi. The prize is named after Canadian Punjabi businessman, Barj Singh Dhahan. 2014 winners * Avtar Singh Billing for ''Khali Khoohaan di Katha'' - Winner * Jasbir Bhullar for ''Ek Raat Da Samundar'' - Runner-up *Zubair Ahmed for ''Kabutar, Banaire Te Galian'' - Runner-up 2015 winners * Darshan Singh for ''Lota'' - Winner *Harjeet Atwal for ''Mor Udaari'' - Runner-up * Nain Sukh for ''Madho Lal Hussain - Lahore Di Vel'' - Runner-up 2016 winners * Jarnail Singh for ''Kaale Varke'' - Winner * Zahid Hassan for ''Tassi Dharti'' - Runner-up * Simran Dhaliwal for ''Us Pal'' - Runner-up 2017 winners * Pargat Singh Satauj for ''Khabar Ik Pind Di'' - Winner * Ali Anwar Ahmed for ''Filthy Chador'' - Runner-up * Nachhattar Singh Brar for ''Paper Marriage'' - Runner-up 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by total area. Its southern and western border with the United States, stretching , is the world's longest binational land border. Canada's capital is Ottawa, and its three largest metropolitan areas are Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. Indigenous peoples have continuously inhabited what is now Canada for thousands of years. Beginning in the 16th century, British and French expeditions explored and later settled along the Atlantic coast. As a consequence of various armed conflicts, France ceded nearly all of its colonies in North America in 1763. In 1867, with the union of three British North American colonies through Confederation, Canada was formed as a federal dominion of four provinces. This began an accretion of provinces an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ali Anwar Ahmed
ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib ( ar, عَلِيّ بْن أَبِي طَالِب; 600 – 661 CE) was the last of four Rightly Guided Caliphs to rule Islam (r. 656 – 661) immediately after the death of Muhammad, and he was the first Shia Imam. The issue of his succession caused a major rift between Muslims and divided them into Shia and Sunni groups. Ali was assassinated in the Grand Mosque of Kufa in 661 by the forces of Mu'awiya, who went on to found the Umayyad Caliphate. The Imam Ali Shrine and the city of Najaf were built around Ali's tomb and it is visited yearly by millions of devotees. Ali was a cousin and son-in-law of Muhammad, raised by him from the age of 5, and accepted his claim of divine revelation by age 11, being among the first to do so. Ali played a pivotal role in the early years of Islam while Muhammad was in Mecca and under severe persecution. After Muhammad's relocation to Medina in 622, Ali married his daughter Fatima and, among others, fathered Hasan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarghi Jammu
Sarghi Jammu is a Punjabi author and academician. She was one of the finalists for the 2021 The Dhahan Prize, Dhahan Prize for her short-story collection ''Apne Apne Marseia''. Biography She is the daughter of Punjabi author Dalbir Chetan. She completed her PhD in Punjabi folklore and currently she is an assistant professor in Punjabi at Sri Guru Angad Dev College, Khadur Sahib, Tarn-Taran. Works * ''Sam Drishti'' (2002) * ''Khilrey Haraf'' (2003) * ''Chetan Katha'' (2005) * ''Vida Hon Toh Pehla'' (2009) * ''Punjabi Kahani Vich Lokdhara Da Unsarn Te Rapuntar'' (2018) * ''Apne Apne Marseia'' (2020) Awards * 2021 - Dhahan Prize Finalist for her book "''Apne Apne Marseia"'' References {{Reflist Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Punjabi-language writers Writers from Punjab, India Women writers from Punjab, India ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balbir Madhopuri
Balbir Madhopuri () is a Punjabi language writer, poet and translator. He is best known for his autobiography, ''Chhangiya Rukh''. His writings are primarily focused on the issues related to the oppressed and depressed classes, especially Dalits. In 2021, He has received The Dhahan Prize for Punjabi Literature for his novel ''Mitti Bol Payi''. Birth and writings Balbir Madhopuri was born in 1955 in Madhopur, a small village in district Jalandhar, Punjab. He worked as a child labourer and an agricultural worker at his early age. Despite a humble beginning, he managed to acquire a post-graduate degree in Punjabi. Madhopuri is a Punjabi poet with three collections of poetry. His autobiography is ''Chhangiya Rukh'' which was written by him in Punjabi. Changiya Rukh (Against the Night) by Oxford University Press in 2010 has also been published in some Indian languages including Hindi and Shahmukhi (in Pakistan in 2010). In 2021, Chhangiya Rukh has been translated in Urdu Urd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zubair Ahmed (writer)
Malwali Masjid/Mosque, Kakrail Markaz ( bn, মালওয়ালী মসজিদ, কাকরাইল মারকাজ) is a mosque in the Kakrail neighbourhood of Ramna Dhaka, Bangladesh. Located near Ramna Park, it is the centre of the Tabligh Jamat in Bangladesh. Management The mosque is being managed by two disputed groups of tablighi jaamat. Followers of Aalami Suras (World Sura) controls the markaz for 28 days and followers of Nizamuddin ( Main Stream Tablighi Jamaat) controls the markaz for 14 days History There is disagreement as to when and by whom the mosque was first built but it is seemingly the case that a previous mosque existed in the premises prior to Tablighi administration. Some claim that the original mosque was made of tin and built by the gardeners (known as ''Mali''s) of nearby Ramna Park. It was known as Malwali Masjid ( bn, মালওয়ালি মসজিদ). It is known from the senior attendants that a mosque was established here ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kesra Ram
Kesra is a town and commune in the Siliana Governorate, Tunisia. As of 2004 it had a population of 2,490. In 2014 this was 2600. Kesra is in Siliana Governorate near Maktar at 35.8 N and 9.36 e.Kesra, Splender and miserable un village The town is at altitude of 966m and is near the Jebel Serj national park. During the Roman Empire Kesra was a civitas of the Roman Province of Byzacena called Cusira. A flat bread made of Semolina is also called Kesra in north Africa. File:Kesra aaghir 2 .JPG , Kesra national park File:Kesra nature 2.jpg, Kesra nature reserve File:Vue panoramique de Kesra Tunisie2.jpeg , Panorama of Kesra File:Vue panoramique de Kesra Tunisie.jpeg , Panorama of Kesra File:Kesra.jpg, ruins of Kesra Castra In the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire, the Latin word ''castrum'', plural ''castra'', was a military-related term. In Latin usage, the singular form ''castrum'' meant 'fort', while the plural form ''castra'' meant 'camp'. The singular and .... Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nasir Abbas Baloch
Nasir ( ar, ناصر, translit=Nāṣir) is a masculine given name, commonly found in Arabic which can mean "helper" or "one who gives victory" (grammatically the Stem I masculine singular active participle of consonantal verb root ''n-ṣ-r''). The female form of the name is Nasira (). Alternative spellings of this name, possibly due to transliteration, include Naser, Nasser, Naseer, and Nacer. People with this name include: People with the given name * Al-Nasir, Abbasid caliph who ruled from 1158 to 1225 * Nasir al-Din Bughra Khan (1287–1291), sultan of Bengal * Nasir ibn Alnas (also known as An-Nasir ibn Alnas) (died 1088), fifth ruler of the Hammadids in Algeria * Nasiruddin Mahmud (grandson of Iltutmish), Muslim Turkic ruler * Nasir ad-Din Qabacha, Muslim Turkic governor of Multan * Nasir Jones (born 1973), American Rapper, actor, entrepreneur * Nasir Adderley (born 1997), American football player * Nasir Kazmi (1925–1972), Pakistani Urdu poet * Naser Orić (born 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harpreet Sekha
Harpreet Sekha is a Canadian writer who has written three anthologies of short-stories. He won the runner-up Dhahan Prize in 2018 for his short-story collection ''Prism''. Biography Harpreet was born in village Sekha Kalan in Moga district, Punjab, India and moved to Canada in 1988 along with his family after abandoning his engineering in Punjab. He went to work many odd jobs such as picking fruits, driving taxis and working in factories. He also penned his experiences as a taxi driver in his memoir titled "Taxinama". He received a diploma in Mechanical Engineering and is currently working as Computer Numerical Control Machinist. Now, he lives with his family in Surrey, British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ..., Canada. Works * ''Bee Jee Muskura P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
