pictures courtesy CRYSTAL MEDIA BY STAFF REPORTER Yonge-Dundas Square, Toronto: desiFEST, North America’s leading outdoor South Asian music concert, that began its journey ten years ago, was back at Yonge-Dundas Square with a vengeance, this time with an innovative set of emerging and established music artists. Attracting big name acts, desiFEST presented a host […]
desiFEST, OUTDOOR SOUTH ASIAN MUSIC CONCERT CELEBRATES 10TH YEAR
BY STAFF REPORTER, TORONTO: desiFEST, North America’s premier outdoor South Asian music concert is back for the 10th year. Since its inception, desiFEST has grown in both size and influence, attracting big name acts from across the country and overseas. The desiFEST stage has been host to fan favourites such as Master D, Apache […]
10 reasons for immigration to Canada
TORONTO: Here are 10 reasons why you should immigrate to Canada: 1: Racism: Canadians are open and tolerant people. Though subtle racism exists in this country, by and large you don’t feel it in your daily life. 2: Free primary and secondary education and subsidized post-secondary education. Higher education ranks among the very best in the […]
Exploring Rama Meadows and the isolation at Naltar
Exploring Rama Meadows and the isolation at Naltar More Beautiful Earlier in my writeup on Deosai, I mentioned a grave of a young man. The valley is enveloped in darkness as I leave the place, my next destination being Astore. Several trees grow along the trail with large shrubs running along each side of the […]
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Lifetime Achievement Grammy for Ravi Shankar: I am sure even his sitar is gently weeping with joy!
By Lachman Balani
TORONTO: I was jumping with joy as I watched Norah Jones and Anoushka receive the Lifetime Achievement Grammy Award for their late father Ravi Shankar who died in December.
Afzal Guru read all four Vedas in jail, was very pious soul, says Tihar official
By Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar NEW DELHI: ‘Al vida’, said Afzal Guru to his executioner, who had himself bid him goodbye with the same words a few seconds earlier. And then as the executioner pulled the lever, Afzal’s frame hung from the gallows. “He was dead in a minute, though”, as per the jail norms, the […]
Afzal Guru’s wife seeks permission from Tihar to perform last rites, Mehbooba Mufti wants his body handed over to his family
News East-West NEW DELHI: Afzal Guru’s wife Tabassum, in a letter to Tihar Jail director general Vimla Mehra, has sought permission to perform last rites. Guru, executed on Saturday for his role in the December 2001 attack on the Indian parliament, was buried in the jail complex. “We are writing you to please permit the […]
`Der aaye, durust aaye,’ tweets Modi. `This is a very good decision,’ says Ajmer Durgah chief
News East-West NEW DELHI: Reacting to Guru’s execution, Gujarat chief minister, the mascot of Hindutva forces, tweeted, “Der aaye, durust aaye!’’ It is believed the UPA government was forced to take this decision as the Gujarat chief minister carves out a bigger role for himself at the national level before the 2014 parliament elections. “In […]
US Sikhs get Center for Sikh Studies at Claremont Lincoln University
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American Sikhs get the Center for Sikh Studies at Claremont Lincoln University to raise awareness about their faith