Navdeep Suri

18th October 2020 : 12:45 PM - 1:45 PM

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Khooni Vaisakhi a poem from the Jallianwala Bagh massacre 1919.

Featuring the poem in translation and in original, Khooni Vaisakhi is a bilingual book accompanied by essays from Navdeep Suri, Punjabi literature scholar H.S. Bhatia, and BBC correspondent Justin Rowlatt. Join author and diplomat Navdeep Suri, who recently retired as India’s ambassador to the UAE, as he discusses this poignant piece of protest literature which is also a powerful historical artefact of India’s darkest moment.

Asia Society Hong Kong Center
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