Punjab Bhawan opens in Canada

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, October 3

With the objective to promote Punjabi literature, culture and art in Canada, Punjab Bhawan was inaugurated at Surrey in Canada today. It has been set up on Fraser Highway. The space for setting up the Bhawan where portraits of eminent Punjabi writers and others have been put up has been provided by Sukhi Bath, an NRI settled in Canada.

Portraits of more eminent Punjabi writers, artists and others would be added to the photo gallery soon, said Prof Gurbhajan Gill, an eminent Punjabi writer.

Gill, who was the chief guest at the function, was member of the committee set up to suggest the names of Punjabis for the photo gallery. Gill said soon another building of the bhawan would be ready to expand the scope of the activities related to Punjab.

Bath said various Punjabi organisations such as Bhai Kanayia Sabha would hold their functions at Punjab Bhawan. The inauguration ceremony of the Bhawan was performed by two women Bibi Gian Kaur and Nimrata Bath. No politician from any stream was invited for the function. It was a gathering of writers, artists and social activists.