Category: Multiculturalism
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Dr Alakananda Nath: Cultural keeper of Sringeri Toronto
The Canadian Bazaar TORONTO: In multicultural Canada, Dr Alakananda Nath is the cultural keeper of the Sringeri Vidya Bharati Foundation as she, as an expert in Bharatanatyam, Carnatic music and Sanskrit literature, has taken upon herself the task of passing her skills on to the next generation. On the sixth anniversary of the inauguration of…
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Kathak-Flamenco fusion creates wow dance form
Amalgam by Flamenco dancer Esmeralda Enrique and Kathak dancer Joanna de Souza creates an amazing Kathak-Flamenco fusion By Aaloka Mehndiratta TORONTO: In celebration of the 40th anniversary of DanceWorks, there was a very sumptuous feast of dances from across Canada, indeed internationally. For the past forty years, as its mission, DanceWorks has curated and presented…
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Chand Kapoor: The man behind Gerrard India Bazaar Toronto
Chand Kapoor Gerrard India Bazaar Toronto president is a man of many parts By Gurmukh Singh TORONTO: When you think of the Indian diaspora in Canada, you invariably think of Gerrard India Bazaar in Toronto – the oldest and largest and most well-known Indian market in North America. And when you think of Gerrard India…
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Sabi Marwah becomes Canada’s first Sikh Senator
News East West TORONTO: Former Scotiabank vice chairman Sabi Marwah (Sarabjit Singh Marwah) has become the first Sikh to be appointed to the Canadian Senate. Toronto-based Sabi 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. In appointing him…