| Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, September 25, 2009 | 7:00PM - 9:00PM | External Event, Seeley Hall, Trinity College 6 Hoskin Avenue, Toronto, Ontario |
| Saturday, September 26, 2009 | 10:00AM - 6:00PM | The Vivian and David Campbell Conference Facility, Seeley Hall, Trinity College 6 Hoskin Avenue, Toronto, Ontario |
| Saturday, September 26, 2009 | 4:00PM - 6:00PM | Seminar Room 108N, Seeley Hall, Trinity College 6 Hoskin Avenue, Toronto, Ontario |
Two days of Readings, Performances, and Discussions with book sales and an art exhibition
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 25, 2009
LOCATION: Seeley Hall, Trinity College, University of Toronto
7:00 pm Welcome Reception
Readings introduced by: Alka Kumar
Speakers: Priscila Uppal, Ameen Merchant,Padma Viswanathan, Shyam Selvadurai
Sitar Recital: Anwar Khurshid
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 26, 2009
LOCATION: Vivian and David Campbell Conference Facility, Munk Centre for International Studies, 1 Devonshire Place, Toronto
10 am – 11:30 am Readings
Punjabi / English: Surjeet Kalsey
Urdu / English: Nuzhat Siddiqui, Abid Jafri
Tamil / English: R Cheran, C Kanaganayakam
Q & A moderated by Tahira Naqvi
11:40 am – 12:50 pm Readings
Moderator: Suwanda Sugunasiri
Readings: Sheniz Janmohamed, Kwai Li, Ven Begamudre, and Ashok Mathur
12:50 pm – 1:30 pm LUNCH BREAK
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Readings with interviews
Manil Suri (Moderator: Prasad Bidaye)
Zulfikar Ghose (Moderator: Julie Mehta)
3:05 pm – 4:20 pm Readings
Moderator: Khalid Sohail
Readings: Randy Boyagoda, Ramabai Espinet, Nazneen Sheikh, Sasenarine Persaud, and Anand Mahadevan
4:30 pm – 6:00 pm Parallel Sessions
LOCATION: VIVIAN AND DAVID CAMPBELL CONFERENCE FACILITY
“Writing Away: A discussion of how South Asian writing has evolved away from the Subcontinent”
Moderator: Ameen Merchant
Speakers: Arun Mukherjee, Harish Narang, MG Vassanji, Chelva Kanaganayakam
LOCATION: 108 N (MUNK CENTRE FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES, NORTH HOUSE)
“South Asian Drama in Canada: Existential Problems”
Moderator: Anosh Irani
Speakers: Rahul Varma, Rana Bose, Hari Krishnan, Ajmer Rode
7:00 pm Evening of Dance and Literature
LOCATION: Robert Gill Theatre, Koffler Centre, University of Toronto
Introduction: MG Vassanji
Readings: Bapsi Sidhwa, Anosh Irani, Tahira Naqvi
Dance Performance: “The King’s Salon” by Hari Krishnan and inDance
THIS IS A TICKETED EVENT: $25
Purchase tickets online at: http://webapp.mcis.utoronto.ca/EventDetails.aspx?eventid=8006
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 27, 2009 – Scheduled events have been moved to Saturday for the convenience of speakers & audiences
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