Next day he invited almost 15 representatives from different Indian literary cultural and religious organizations in Copenhagen for a lively chat with me. All this while Mrs Parwana and her daughters in law prepared delicious pakoras and snacks filling the room with an appetizing aroma,

When Mr. Parwana is not working at his “Bella Grill” (a takeaway food shop), he is busy writing fiction and poetry, For five years prior to this arrival in Denmark, he ‘was bringing out a monthly Punjabi literary magazine.

“Son Savera” from Ludhiana, He dreams of setting up a printing press (cost Rs 15 Lakh) in India to publish the works of Punjabi and Hindi writers. Writers are not getting a fair deal now, he feels.

Article extracted from this publication >>  November 10, 1989