35 - A Short Novel About The Sikh Genocide 1984 - 'Grandfather's Mulberry Tree' by Baljit Ghuman

In episode 35 of the Khalis Podcast, Toronto based Baljit Ghuman speaks about "Grandfather's Mulberry Tree", his first short novel about the Sikh Genocide 1984.

This captivating and cathartic story follows an adolescent Sikh boy's journey through the turbulent Panjab of the 1980s. Following the State of India's attack of Sri Darbar Sahib, the novel portrays a powerful narration of history and imagination, and the boy's unconscious attempt to heal from the personal trauma.

In the podcast, the author, son of Shaheed Major Baldev Singh Ghuman, speaks about his own experiences growing up in Panjab, the inspiration for writing the story, his aspirations for the novel and the need to centre the stories of the survivors, not just victims of the state sponsored violence in 1984.

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