Category: Life
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Silken smooth saree: My journey from South India to Bihar to Canada
By Virbala Kumar TORONTO: I, the silken smooth saree, had already had a tedious journey all the way from South India to the northern province of Bihar. I was woven at a flourishing textile factory on the periphery of the city of Chennai (then Madras). My destination was a popular saree shop known by the…
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Bill Gates secrets: Why he’s the richest man
Bill Gates never did Laxmi pooja, but he is the richest man. Albert Einstein never did Saraswati pooja, but he was the most intelligent man. Their mantra was their love for their work, not luck. Trust in God, but don’t be dependent on Him… The best “om” is home ! The best “age” is courage !…
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Punjabi actress Harveen Sandhu shines in Pygmalion at Shaw Festival
By Prof Sehdev Kumar TORONTO: In a multicultural and multiethnic world, such as exists in Canada, what should Juliet look like? Or Cinderella? Or Eliza Doolittle in Bernard Shaw’s much celebrated play, Pygmalion?
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Amrita Sher-Gil’s self-portrait fetches £1.7 million in London auction
News East West NEW DELHI: India’s most famous modernist painter Amrita Sher-Gil’s self-portrait painted in 1931 has fetched £1.7 million in auction by Sotheby’s in London. The record London auction comes just eight months after another untitled self-portrait by Sher-Gil went for the record price of £2.9 million – highest for any Indian woman artist…