[BCMA] Museum of Surrey - Online Speaker Series - Vaisakhi History in Surrey - April 26, 2023 12:00pm

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Speaker Series: Vaisakhi History in Surrey


Join Dr. Sharanjit Kaur Sandhra as she celebrates and commemorates #SikhHeritageMonth by discussing the meaning, importance, and significance of the Nagar Kirtan (Sikh procession). Sharn will highlight how the City of Surrey has become the site of one of the largest (outside of India) nagar kirtan processions during Vaisakhi in April. She will explain the significance of Vaisakhi, as well as the significance of the Sikh traditions of langar and seva. All are welcome.

When: Wednesday, April 26 12-1pm
Where: Online via Microsoft Teams
Cost: Free
How to Register: Call or email the Museum of Surrey: 604-592-6956 | museum at surrey.ca<mailto:museum at surrey.ca>
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About our Speaker
Dr. Sharanjit Kaur Sandhra (Sharn) is a Historian with Parks Canada, sessional faculty in the Department of History at UFV and UBC, and founder of Belonging Matters Consulting. Before this, Sharn worked as Coordinator at the South Asian Studies Institute at UFV for more than 12 years and as co-curator and co-manager of the Sikh Heritage Museum, National Historic Site and Gur Sikh Temple (gurdwara). Sharn’s PhD looks at the affective experiences of museum visitors through a critical race theory lens with the dissertation is titled “Museums as Spaces of Belonging: Racialized Power in the Margins.” Sharn is a passionate activist, building bridges between community and academia through museum work. She is a past member of the BC Museums Association and past Director with the Pacific Canada Heritage Centre - Museum of Migration. Sharn has been featured most recently in the Knowledge Network series “B.C: An Untold History,” is a published author, and has been featured on local, and international podcasts and media.









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