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International Panjabi Writers’ Conference Leicester (U.K.) – 6, 7, 8th July 2006 Conference Programme Thursday, Day 1 - 6th July 2006 Poetry Morning Session Chairman: Mr Parminder Singh , Poet & Editor (Panjab) Chief Orator: Surjit Patar (Panjab) Chief Guest: Jaswant Deed (Panjab) Convener: Dr. Karnail Singh, Chairperson, PAL (UK) 9.15am Inauguration by The Right Worshipful the Lord Mayor of Leicester Councillor Paul Westley 9.30am Welcome & Introduction to the conference - Dr Karnail Singh 9.45am Modern Punjabi Poetry: Criticism on renowned poetry - Dr Mohanjit Punjabi Poet, Panjab 10.15am Poetry of British Punjabi Poets - Dr Davinder Kaur (UK) 10.45 Joint and Panel Discussion 11:00am Tea / Coffee Break 11.30 Panjabi Poetry – New Dimensions Dr. Surjit ( Critic) Panjab 12:00 Modern Panjabi Ghazal: Sense and Directions Jaswinder (Panjab) 12:30pm Joint and Panel Discussion : 1:00pm Lunch Afternoon Session Chairperson Dr. Davinder Kaur (U.K.) Conveners: Dr. Karnail Singh – Varinder Parihar (UK) 2:00pm Release of ‘Beyond Waters’ 2.05am Beyond waters: Study of translation of anthology of Ten Punjabi poets in UK. -Dr Bhupinder Singh Parihar 2:30pm ‘Meet the Poets’ with Prominent Panjabi Poets. Parminderjit (State Award winner Poet, Panjab) Dr Mohanjit (State Award winner Poet, Delhi) Surjit Patar (Sahit Academy Award winner Poet, Panjab) Manjit Tiwana (Sahit Academy Award winner Poet, Panjab) Jaswant Deed (Panjab) Dr. Ambreesh (Panjab) Minder (Panjab) Sukhwinder Amrit (Panjab) Jagtar Dhah (U.K) Dr Karnail (U.K) Varinder Parihar ( U.K) Baldev Bawa (U.K) Avtar Sadiq (Poet, U.K) Dalvir Kaur Wolverhampton (UK) Amar Joti (Holland) Parminder Sodhi (Japan) Vishal (Italy) Davinder Kaur (UK) 6:30pm Tea / Coffee Break 7:00pm Evening Session Multilingual Kavi Darbar dedicated to Amrita Pritam Chairman: Surjit Patar (Panjab) Conveners: Parminderjit - Dr. Karnail Apart from the above poets the following poets also will participate in the Kavi Darbaar Arthur Victor, Bhupinderpreet, Bipinpreet, Balwinder Balam, Iqbal Ramoowalia, Indreshmeet, Vishal (Italy), Jagtar Dhah, Varinder Parhar, Avtar Sadiq, Sukhwinder Kamboj, Ravinder Sehraa, Darshan Bulandvi, Sukhdev Sidhu, K.C. Mohan, Ajmer Coventry, Bhupinder Singh Sagoo, Davinder Naura, Dr. Pritam Kambo, H Maksoodpuri, Jaswinder Mann, Gurcharan Sagoo, Kirpal Pooni, S.P. Singh, Santokh Dhaliwal, Balwinder Balam, Santokh Singh Santokh, Swaran Chandan, Jaswant Kaur Bains, Sarwan S. Parwana (Denmark), Nirmal Jaswal, Gurnam Gill, Karina (English Poet), Surina (English Poet), David Witcomb (English Poet), and Dr Karnail, Saleem Pasha, Mohammad Sayeed (West Panjab), 9:30pm Dinner (End of first day) Friday, DAY 2 - 7 July 2006 Special note: The Chairperson of Panjabi Academy Leicester will have the right to make appropriate amendments to the planned programme to make the session more effective and enjoyable. Every effort has been made to make your participation more convenient and enjoyable. We’ll expect a great deal of cooperation and support from all the participating writers, delegates and local community and volunteers. Seminar on Punjabi Short Story and Novel Chief Guest: Prem Prakash (Sahit Academy Award winner - Panjab) Chairman: Santokh Daliwal (U.K.) Convenors: Dr. Karnail Singh - 9:30 am: Introduction by Dr Swaran Chandan 9:45 am Study of Punjabi Novel from 1990 to 2005: Assessment and Evaluation: - Dr Rajneesh Bahadur (India) 10:15am Study of Punjabi Short Story from 1990 to 2005: Assessment and Evaluation - Dr Sarabjit, Punjab University (India) 10:45am Coffee and tea 11:15 Study of modern English fiction of Panjabi origin in the UK (TBA) 11:45 Abstract & Literature of Existentialism in Panjabi - Minder 12:15 Panel and Joint discussion Panel Bhushan (India) Dr Surjit (India) Pritam Sidhu (U.K) Bali Rai (English Novelist Leicester) Harbaksh Maksoodpuri (U.K) Dr Jagjit Singh (India) Dr Nahar Singh (India) 1:00PM Lunch Day – 2, 7th July Afternoon Session Recitation of Short Stories Chairman Waryam Sandhu (India) Convenors: Dr. Karnail Singh - Harjit Atwal (UK) 2:00pm Prem Parkash (Panjab, India) Waryam Sandhu (Panjab, India) Khalid Hussain (Kashmir, India) S Balwant (India) Sathi Ludhianvi (U.K) Nirmal Jaswal (India) Santokh Dhaliwal (UK) Dr Karnail (UK) 6:30pm Dinner 7:30pm A musical evening of poetry, ghazals and songs, especially dedicated to Surinder Kaur ‘Suraan Di Mehfil’ Iqbal Bahu, from Western Panjab and Kulwat Kaur Sandhu from Eastern Panjab will perform along with other renowned singers A continuous exhibition for three days, based on the collections and life in both Panjabs, by Janmeja Johal (East Panjab), Saleem Pasha (West Panjab), Surinder Sher (UK) and other artists, will be centre of attraction for the young generation. All Day every day through out the conference. Saturday, DAY 3, 8th July 2006 Morning Session Chairman: Iqbal Mahal, Writer, TV Producesr & Host, Canada Conveners: Dr. Baldev Kandola - Surinder Mahal (UK) 9.30am Present and Future of Panjabi in Modern Information & Communication Technology - Janmeja Singh Johal, Writer, Artist (India) 10.00am Panjabi Media & Broadcasting Overseas: Sathi Ludhianvi, Writer & Broacaster 10.30am Tea and Coffee 11.00am History of Panjabi songs: Sense and Direction: Ashok Kumar Bansal, Writer & Producer 11.30am The Role of Journalism in Punjabi Literature - Bhushan Dhianpuri / Nirupma Datt, Jounalist and poet 12.00pm Maintenance and Teaching problems of Panjabi Language in U.K. - Mangat Rai Bhardwaj (U.K) 12.30pm Panel and joint discussion 1.00pm Lunch Afternoon Session Chairman: Sh. Bhushan Dhianpuri, Columnist and Humour Writer, Convenors: Dr. Karnail Singh - Surinder Mahal (UK) 2.00pm Teaching Panjabi Overseas: Present and Future Sadhu Bining, Writer and Teacher, Canada 2.30pm Translations across languages: Mission Unaccomplished Dr Bhupinder Singh Parihar Evening Session Topics for Discussion & Conclusion 1. Promotion of Panjabi Language, Literature and Culture in young and next generation Home and Abroad 2. Roman script as way forward Abroad. 3. Parental responsibilities in promoting Panjabi language literature art and culture. 4. Quality of post graduate education and research in Panjabi language, literature art and culture in Universities Home and Abroad. 5. Lack of readership in Panjabi literature 5.00pm. Award Ceremony: Fellowship of PAL Life Time Achievement (UK) Award Literature Community Service Honouring Artists Fellowships 6.00pm Concluding Remarks by Chairman and President of PAL Overseas Representative 6:30pm Closing of Conference by President of PAL Sukhdev Singh Bansal 6.35pm Refreshments 7.00pm Dinner and Dance with participating writers - End of the Conference - |