6th World Punjabi Conference to be organised on March 10-11

Chandigarh, February 24, 2018: HS Hanspal, chairman, World Punjabi Conference (WPC) presided over a high level meeting for the upcoming 6th World Punjabi Conference at Punjab Kala Bhawan today.

In meeting which was attended by representatives of different literary associations, Hanspal reviewed the preparation for the conference

The World Punjabi Conference and Punjab Arts Council are jointly organising a two-day conference’ on March 10 and 11, 2018 in Chandigarh. The main theme of the conference will be ‘Punjabiyat: Past and Present’.

Speaking during occasion, HS Hanspal said that as part of the conference, there will be six working sessions and one valedictory session, which will be inaugurated by Captain Amarinder Singh, Chief Minister, Punjab, on March 10 at the Law Auditorium, Panjab University.

He said further that the conference would deliberate on Punjabi language, literature, culture, its economy, youth, power peasantry, migration etc. The World Punjabi Conference had already successfully organised five World Punjabi Conferences in Bangkok, USA, Canada, England and India and this conference will be a non-political endeavour in which about 1,000 delegates from India as well as abroad will participate. A strong delegation from Pakistan under the leadership of Fakhar Zaman will also attend the conference.”

Surjit Patar, chairman, Punjab Arts Council would deliver a key note address in conference.

Among others, Dr. Deepak Manmohan Singh , sr vice president of WPC, Prof Rawail Singh, secretary general of WPC, Dr. Ravi Ravinder, executive member of WPC, Dr Sarabjit Sohal, president of Punjab Sahit Academy, Manmohan Singh Daon, Chief Puaadee Punjabi Soch, Mohali, Sri Ram Arsh , chairperson of Chandigarh Punjabi March, Balkar Singh Sidhu, president, Punjabi Lekhak Sabha, Chandigarh, Ashok Nadir from Bhandari Adbi Trust, Panchkula, Dr. Suraj Sandhu, general secretary Punjabi Sahit Sabha , Mohali, Dr. Nirmal Singh Bassi, Finance secretary , Dr Yog Raj chairperson of School of Punjab Studies , PU Chandigarh, Nachhatar Novelist, Dr Balwainder Singh from PU, Chandigarh , Deepak Sharma Chanarthal, general secretary Punjabi Lekhak Sabha , Chandigarh, Dr Sukhdev Singh, president of Punjabi Sahitiya Academy, Ludhiana, Dr Sarabjit Singh, president of Kendrick Punjabi Lekhak Sabha, Sushil Dosanjh, secretary of Kendri Punjabi Lekhak Sabha and Gurbhej Singh Goraya, secretary of Punjabi Academy, Delhi attended the meeting.