Gohar Hone Tak: Poetry & Heritage

This evening celebrates the launch of an autobiography by Ashar Hasan Ashar, exploring identity, migration, resilience, and cultural belonging from Pakistan to Aotearoa. A traditional mushaira—a poetic symposium—brings community members together to share poetry expressing memory, language, and emotion.

The event showcases the vital importance of preserving oral and written heritage, creating intergenerational dialogue and centering diverse South Asian migrant voices in Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland.