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Punjabi-Canadian Literature: A Brief Introduction
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Punjabi-Canadian Literature: A Brief Introduction
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| Abstract |
Early Punjabi literature in Canada, politically-inspired poetry by Sikhs, was produced by members of the revolutionary Ghadar Party and aimed at freeing India of British rule. It was not until the 1970s, when waves of immigrants settled in Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal, that the Punjabi Canadian community was large enough to start cultural and literary organizations and develop a small literary school. The literature is mostly concerned with the immigrant experience. However the author argues that sandwiched between the indifference of mainstream Canadian community and a high degree of expectations by scholars in the Punjab, Punjabi writers in Canada have had a difficult time making sense of their enterprise. Notwithstanding this difficulty, Punjabi literature in Canada is said to have “come of age.”
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Journal of Punjab Studies
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Vol. 13
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no. 1-2
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279-284
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Spring-Fall 2006
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| Language |
en
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| Citation |
Binning, Sadhu. “Punjabi-Canadian Literature: A Brief Introduction.” Journal of Punjab Studies Vol. 13, no. 1–2 (Spring-Fall 2006): 279–284.
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