Gill, Kuldip Kaur

This document is about Kuldip Gill's first poetry collection called Dharma Rasa, where there is an analysis of select poems about her parents, Bhagwant Kaur (1914-1980) and Indar Singh (1901-1969). First, Kuldip's "Love letters-Canada to India" depicts Indar Singh's painful separation from his family in the 1930s while he was in Canada and his family was in India. Second, Kuldip's poem "Oud ja Kaliya Kauva (Fly away black crow)" narrates Bhagwant Kaur's loneliness living without her husband with her in-laws. Third, Kuldip's poem "My Eyes Hurt When You're Not Here" shows Indar Singh haunted by memories of his wife, while working in Canada alone. Fourth, "The Dream Train," where Kuldip writes about her parents meeting in the dreamland to escape their separation. The document continues with depictions of "Love Song," "Kildeer's dance," "Samaran," and many others.

Family photograph taken of the Gill family. Top row, left to right: Pal Singh Gill, Ganga Singh Gill, and Indar Singh Gill. In the second row, left to right: Naranjan Singh Gill, Phangan Singh, and Indar Singh (Bhagwant Kaur's husband). In the bottom row, left to right: an unidentified young boy, and an unidentified young girl, Bhagwant Kaur Gill, who is holding a baby on her lap in the middle. Her head is covered with a chunni. On Bhagwant Kaur's left, Kuldip Kaur, her daughter, sits beside her. The older Gill men are wearing formal suits, and three Gill men have their heads covered by a turban.

Photograph taken of Indar Singh Gill and some of his relatives. Top row, left to right: Indar's cousins, Pal Singh Gill and Ganga Singh Gill, as well as, Indar Singh Gill. Second row, left to right: Naranjan Singh Gill, Indar's Taiya Ji [elder uncle], Phangan Singh Gill, and an unidentified man. Bottom row, left to right: an unidentified young boy, and unidentified girl, Bhagwant Kaur Gill, who is holding a baby on her lap, Kuldip Kaur, and an unidentified young boy. Bhagwant Kaur's head is covered with a chunni. The older Gill men are wearing formal suits, and three of Gill men have their heads covered by a turban.