South Asian Studies Institute

Acclaimed author Jaspreet Singh visited the Centre for Indo-Canadian Studies on October 10th, 2013 and read from his latest novel Helium. The novel, though a work of fiction encompasses around the very real, tragic and horrific government organized anti-Sikh pogroms which erupted in 1984 in Delhi, India following the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi by … Read more

Students at the University of the Fraser Valley, many of whom are international students from India including those from the UFV Chandigarh BBA program hosted a three day akhand path at the Khalsa Diwan Society, Abbotsford Gurdwara. With the support of the Centre for Indo-Canadian Studies, the students initiated dialogue with various different departments across … Read more

The Sikh Heritage Museum unveiled its fifth official exhibition on Sunday, September 8th. The exhibition, titled: Ghadar: 100 Years Later, commemorated the Ghadar Revolutionary Centennial. In the early part of the 20th century, newly arrived Indian migrants living in British Columbia and the westcoast of the US faced public and institutionalized racism and discrimination. Meanwhile … Read more

The year 2011 was a momentous year for the community of Abbotsford as the Gur Sikh Temple celebrated its Centennial year. There were many events which took part in that year and the Centre for Indo-Canadian Studies wanted to commemorate its many partners who had made such a successful year possible. What makes these partnerships … Read more

          Two very generous donations have been made to the Sikh Heritage Museum, located in the National Historic Site Gur Sikh Temple. After connecting with The Centre for Indo Canadian Studies, Hardev Singh Shergill of the Khalsa Tricentennial Foundation donated his entire collection of books and videos related to Sikh history, … Read more

(Taken from UFV-wide Press Release)           UFV welcomes Amandeep Sandhu as the new BC Regional Innovation Chair in Canada–India Business and Economic Development Dr. Amandeep Sandhu has been named the University of the Fraser Valley’s new BC Regional Innovation Chair in Canada–India Business and Economic Development. He took up his post on … Read more

The Sikh Heritage Museum, located in the National Historic Site Gur Sikh Temple unveiled its fourth official exhibition, “The Spirit of Hola Mohallah” on Sunday, June 30th. “The Spirit of Hola Mohallah” features the photographs of Maninder Singh Sodhi of Ambala, Punjab. Maninder Singh Sodhi is a Mechanical Engineer graduate from REC Kurukshetra. He has … Read more

  Parveer Ghuman, a student visiting from Panjab University had been engaged in a research internship under the supervision of CICS Director, Satwinder Kaur Bains. Parveer, a Bachelor of Law student from Panjab University, is pursuing his L.L.B with a major in Economics. Below are a few questions Parveer answered on his experiences and project:     … Read more

Dr. B.S Ghuman and Dr. Dhian Kaur of Panjab University, Chandigarh visited UFV as a part of a CICS partnership grant funded by the Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute. The objective of this project was to provide educational models towards the development of community colleges in India. The Government of India has proposed to set up 200 … Read more

The Centre for Indo-Canadian Studies presented a faculty development opportunity for SDCC College in Chandigarh by sending Dr. Wendy Burton to spend five days to work with faculty by offering a four-hour faculty development workshop to 30 faculty members each day between April 27-May 3. Working with Ms. Monica Sachdeva, UFV SDCC Coordinator; Sanjeev Singh, … Read more