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[Photograph of individuals holding an award onstage at Bear Creek Park in Surrey]
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Creator: Bodalia, Chandra
Date Created
2003-08-04
Description
Photograph of Amanpal Sara[?] with unidentified individuals holding an award at the 8th annual Mela Gadri Babiyan Da. The event was organized by the Prof. Mohan Singh Memorial Foundation and took place at Bear Creek Park in Surrey, British Columbia (B.C.). An award was presented to Amanpal Sara on behalf of the Prof. Mohan Singh Memorial Foundation.
Amanpal Sara (August 2, 1957 - January 17, 2023), was a Panjabi storyteller, poet, film artist and social activist. Sara was born in the city of Hoshiarpur in Panjab, India and immigrated to Canada in 1979. He began driving taxis and years later began driving buses for BC Transit. He was a filmmaker/performer and an alumnus of Vancouver Film School. In his lifetime Sara published three story collections, Sard Rishte (1993), Twenty Note (2000), Diamond Ring (2006), and a poetry collection, Son of Two Mothers (1999). He was also a member of the Panjabi Writers Forum.
The mela (festival), sponsored by Prof. Mohan Singh Memorial Foundation (Canada), is dedicated to the memory of South Asians on the Komagata Maru ship who were turned away from Vancouver, the Ghadar movement and Indian freedom fighters. The festival also commemorates and celebrates the Gadri Babai, immigrants from Panjab who fought for the end of colonialism in South Asia.
The Professor Mohan Singh Memorial Foundation of Canada is a secular human rights organization based in Greater Vancouver, B.C.. The Professor Mohan Singh Memorial Foundation has advocated to recognize and help address the historic wrongs committed against South Asian migrants who were denied access to Canada over the past century (with particular focus on the Komagata Maru tragedy). In the years since, the Foundation has fought for justice and human rights for all Canadians, and marginalized communities everywhere. The foundation holds 'Mela Gadri Babiyan Da' at Bear Creek Park in Surrey, B.C., the first weekend of August each year. This is the largest event of its kind outside of India.
Amanpal Sara (August 2, 1957 - January 17, 2023), was a Panjabi storyteller, poet, film artist and social activist. Sara was born in the city of Hoshiarpur in Panjab, India and immigrated to Canada in 1979. He began driving taxis and years later began driving buses for BC Transit. He was a filmmaker/performer and an alumnus of Vancouver Film School. In his lifetime Sara published three story collections, Sard Rishte (1993), Twenty Note (2000), Diamond Ring (2006), and a poetry collection, Son of Two Mothers (1999). He was also a member of the Panjabi Writers Forum.
The mela (festival), sponsored by Prof. Mohan Singh Memorial Foundation (Canada), is dedicated to the memory of South Asians on the Komagata Maru ship who were turned away from Vancouver, the Ghadar movement and Indian freedom fighters. The festival also commemorates and celebrates the Gadri Babai, immigrants from Panjab who fought for the end of colonialism in South Asia.
The Professor Mohan Singh Memorial Foundation of Canada is a secular human rights organization based in Greater Vancouver, B.C.. The Professor Mohan Singh Memorial Foundation has advocated to recognize and help address the historic wrongs committed against South Asian migrants who were denied access to Canada over the past century (with particular focus on the Komagata Maru tragedy). In the years since, the Foundation has fought for justice and human rights for all Canadians, and marginalized communities everywhere. The foundation holds 'Mela Gadri Babiyan Da' at Bear Creek Park in Surrey, B.C., the first weekend of August each year. This is the largest event of its kind outside of India.
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https://www.profmohansinghmemorialfoundation.ca/
https://sacda.ca/media/collectiveaccess/images/3/6/59959_ca_object_representations_media_3616_original.pdf
https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/public/index.php/post/obituary-actor-artist-and-activist-amanpal-sara-passes-away
https://christopherthoroski.wordpress.com/2017/03/22/former-filmmaker-and-transit-operator-in-south-vancouver-battles-parkinsons-disease/
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