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Since 2021, we have been celebrating Canadian authors of South Asian origin writing in diverse genres at GOLD - the Garden of Literary Delights, a unique literary event in Montreal. It is part of the NexGen MultiArts Festival of the Kabir Cultural Centre.We have a stellar line-up for 2025 too:
Torontonian, Deepa Rajagopalan, presenting her powerful short story collection, Peacocks of Instagram, shortlisted for the 2024 Giller prize.
Torontonian Aamir Hussain, reading from Under the Full and Crescent Moon (Fall 2025), a wonderful debut novel about an Islamic matriarchy in the past.
Giller-prize long-listed author Arjun Basu, a Montrealer, reading from his acclaimed "family" novel, The Reeds (2024). He is also creative on several platforms.
Aditya Banerjee, award-winning, best-selling author of mystery novels reading from Secret of the Missing Tenant (2025), set in Delhi, Bombay and Rajasthan. Banerjee is also a Montrealer.
Plus Indian munchies, conversation, community, book sale and book signing, giveaways...
Requested donation: $5 at the door. Please RSVP at [email protected]
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Room 2, Centre Sannaq, 1200, rue du Sussex, Montreal, 1114 Rue Lambert-Closse, Montréal, QC H3H, Canada, Westmount
