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MISSISSAUGA: Rich tributes were paid to actor Om Puri here by a large number of theatre artists and writers from India and Pakistan at a gathering organized by the Parvasi Media group on Sunday.
They recalled his deep association with Toronto as some of Om Puri’s English movies such as Such a Long Journey and West is West premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival.
By Gurmukh Singh
VANCOUVER: Few first-generation Canadian immigrants have succeeded like Barj Dhahan (Barjinder Singh Dhahan) of Vancouver.
And even fewer have benefited their home state Punjab in India with charity work in education, health care and employment as much as him.
Dhahan is also the man behind the biggest award for the promotion of his native Punjabi language –
By Gurmukh Singh
VANCOUVER: Indian (read Punjabi) food is going mainstream in Canada thanks to the growing diaspora in this country.
Not surprisingly, tandoori kebab, butter chicken, dal makhani, etc, are increasing become the delicacies of choice for Canadians. And the ever mushrooming Indian restaurants in cities are a testament to the popularity of desi food.
By Gurmukh Singh
TORONTO: When you think of cab and truck driving, you always think of Punjabis. Canada is no exception.In fact, Punjabis dominate the trucking industry in Canada.
Nachhattar Singh Chohan, who is Toronto area’s known community leader and founder president of the Indian Trucking Association in Canada, is one such typical success story in the trucking industry in Canada.
By Surekha Vij
WASHINGTON: In a charged atmosphere with grace, enthusiasm and unity, the Indian American Community of Metropolitan Washington hosted a reception to welcome Navtej Singh Sarna, who is as the new Ambassador of India to the US , and to bid farewell to outgoing deputy Ambassador Taranjit Singh Sandhu who is going as India’s High Commissioner to Sri Lanka.
By Gurmukh Singh
TORONTO: Ludhiana-born Surjit Babra doesn’t hold any MBA or business degrees, but he went on become the world’s first Sikh to start an airline in 1988.
Gifted with extraordinary business acumen, Toronto-based Babra,65, turned his SkyLink Group into a multi-million-dollar conglomerate of SkyLink Aviation, SkyLink Travel, SkyLink Express,
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Calgary-based Bob Dhillon, who is the president and CEO of Mainstreet Equity Corp, has been honoured as the Business Man of the Year at the 7th annual Sikh Awards in London.
Dhillon was honoured last week at the annual awards ceremony at London’d Park Plaza Hotel.
The Sikh Awards recognise those who have made outstanding contributions in business,
TORONTO: The Indian Consulate General in Toronto is organizing a series of camps in various places in Ontario and Manitoba to distribute Life Certificate to Indian pensioners.
The first two camps were held at Oakville and Brampton on November 5 and 6.
While about 350 Life Certificates were issued at Oakville,
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TORONTO: Former Scotiabank vice chairman Sarabjit Singh Marwah has become the first Sikh to be appointed to the Canadian Senate.
Toronto-based Marwah, who retired from Scotiabank in 2015, is among six people from Ontario who have been appointed to the Senate by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
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TORONTO: Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne, her Cabinet colleagues and parliamentarians joined the Indo-Canadian community in celebrating Diwali here as her government has decided to declare October as Hindu Heritage Month.
Lighting the traditional diya along with Indian consul general Dinesh Bhatia, the Ontario Premier said Diwali is the embodiment of India’s rich spiritual heritage and enlightenment.
