Amrit Kaur Chilana and her husband Rajwant Singh Chilana are booksellers who used to sell books out of their home, and have operated from their current storefront in Surrey for 10 years. Jeevan Sangha reports. Jeevan is the 2024 Hummingbird fellow for The Tyee. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2024/05/02/Why-Punjabi-Language-Preservation-Matters/

Pride and Reclamation: Why Punjabi-Language Preservation Matters

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