South Asian Studies Institute
UFV’s student research day was held on March 29 where students from all the departments presented their research projects as posters and microlectures. Matthew Stoutjesdyk and Jason Kowal presented a poster Low-tech, High Performance: Moving Families Forward One Microgarden at a Time that summarized the work of the project in the slums of Chandigarh … Read more
Dr Dhian Kaur Ghuman from Panjab University, Geography Faculty, Chandigarh visited the Centre in January along with Phd Scholar Anandvir Saini to build project design for a demonstration food project for colony dwellers (low income, daily wage earners) in Chandigarh, Punjab, India . The project was a joint University project between PU and UFV funded … Read more
With a warm cup of chai in my hands, and the smell of spices and daal cooking on the stove, I burrow into my favorite spot on the couch and take a satisfying sip of my drink as I ponder about writing this article. How do I answer the proposed question: What’s it like … Read more
Tell us about your background and your journey to Canada. I was born and raised in Bombay, and moved to Vancouver in 1998. I worked as a copywriter in an ad agency for about a year, but decided I wanted to tell stories. So I came to Canada as a student. What did you … Read more
The Centre issued its bi-annual report 2010 – 2011 in April, 2012. The report gives a complete and comprehensive overview of the work of the Centre for the last two years. If you would like a copy please call us at (604) 851-6325 so we may forward you a copy, or connect to the link: … Read more