South Asian Studies Institute

The President and his delegation visited the Golden Temple in Amritsar and paid obeisance at the Gurdwara at the time of Diwali. Hundreds of worshipers were present and there was excitement in the air as people celebrated the festival of lights. They also visited the Wagah border and took part in the ceremonial changing of the … Read more

UFV India held its annual award ceremony at SD College with special guests of honour Mr. Scot Slessor, Consul General of Canada in Chandigarh, Mr Bal Gosal, Minister of Sport, Canada, Dr Arun Grover, Vice Chancellor of Panjab University. The event was graciously and ably emceed by George Peary and Sylvia Peary – affectionately called … Read more

Dr. Evered and his UFV team including Satwinder Bains, Director of the Centre for Indo Canadian Studies, Mr. George Peary BBA Instructor and Dr. Prabhjot Parmar, Dept of English instructor were received with warmth by the Vice Chancellor of Punjabi University Patiala Dr. Jaspal Singh and Registrar Dr A.S. Chawla. The delegation met with faculty from … Read more

Representatives from TD Canada Trust were on hand to present the final installment of $20,000 as part of their $50,000 donation in total. The TD India Canada Studies Endowment Bursary is available to any UFV student who is enrolled in, or has completed a minimum of 6 credits applicable to the India Canada Studies program. Kenda Allen,  … Read more

Dr.  Trevor Carolan, an instructor with the Department of English at UFV visited the University of Mumbai and was invited to do read from his book The Lotus Singers at the Mumbai Writers Festival. Trevor’s trip to Mumbai was coordinated by the Centre for Indo Canadian Studies. The following is an excerpt from a letter Trevor wrote detailing his … Read more

In some parts of the world, the words “it’s a girl” aren’t always greeted with joy on the part of the parents of a newborn infant. In India, China and many other parts of the world today, girls are killed, aborted, or abandoned simply because they are girls. The United Nations estimates as many as … Read more

International Trade Minister Ed Fast met with students and faculty of the University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) India in Chandigarh, India. Included in the photo are Mark Evered, UFV President and Vice-Chancellor; Paul Davidson, President of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada; and George Peary, a former mayor of Abbotsford, British Columbia, … Read more

The Centre for Indo Canadian Studies hosted a forum in response to the tragic Gurdwara shootings in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Faculty and staff presented on a variety of short papers relating to the topic: We are all Sikhs: Blind spots in racial landscapes of “mistaken identities.” The reflection was attended by faculty, staff and students and … Read more

Yoga instructor Babeeta Chhabra engaged in a delightful yoga workshop at the CICS called Sri Sri Natya, which offered a beautiful combination of Dance, Music, Yogasanas and Meditation. The workshop was attended by faculty and staff and proved to be very lively and engaging, regardless of whether you were a new comer to yoga, or … Read more

Renowned Indo-Canadian author now living in the United States, Shauna Singh Baldwin returned to the University of the Fraser Valley for the third time in five years to read from her latest work on Wednesday, Oct 10. The reading took place in the Centre for Indo-Canadian Studies to a packed room of some sixty delighted … Read more