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McMaster Air India Flight 182 Conference 2025 Details
June 23, 2025 is the 40th anniversary of the Air India Flight bombing. In memory of those lost and to honour the ongoing grief and activism of those left, we organized a community-engaged scholarly conference.
Date and Time: May 24 · 9am – May 25 · 4pm EDT
Location: McMaster University
This conference was free and open to all who would like to attend. Conference registration was closed on Thursday, May 15th, 2025.
Saturday, May 24, 2025
Panel 1: Air India Archive Launch
Panel 2 : Air India Families Roundtable
Panel 3: Teaching the Air India Tragedy
Panel 4: The Inquiry and its Aftermath
Artistic Performance: Commemorating the Air India Tragedy through the Arts, featuring Lata Pada, Sampradaya Dance Creations, and Renée Sarojini Saklikar
Sunday, May 25, 2025
Panel 5: Memorializing Air India
Panel 6: Remembrance as a Difficult Return: Envisioning an Air India Public Exhibit
Film Screening: Excerpts from Calorie, a new feature film written and directed by Eisha Marjara
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