Carrying the Light: Inaugural Gathering with award-winning poet Tāriq Malik

Carrying the Light: Inaugural Gathering will open with the warmth of Musqueam storytelling, grounding the evening in the ancestral lands on which we gather. Juxtaposed with this living knowledge, Kathak artist Palak will bring the ancient North Indian storytelling tradition of dance to life, weaving movement, rhythm, and narrative in a performance honoring teachers, renewal, and the triumph of light over darkness. Interlacing these traditions, award-winning poet Tāriq Malik will share new work inspired by fall harvests, flooded rivers, and the luminous poetry of Faiz Ahmed Faiz, reflecting on migration, memory, and the light that carries us forward. Together, these voices will offer an intercultural celebration of resilience, transformation, and shared futures for the Festival of Lights.

Thursday, October 23, 2025 | 6:30–8:30 PM
Great Hall, Museum of Anthropology at UBC
RSVP required by October 17, 2025