Category: Indians Abroad
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Dada Vaswani tells Indian Americans: If we don’t forgive, we lose our peace of mind
By Suresh Bodiwala CHICAGO: Addressing a diverse audience of more than 500 people at the Drake Hotel in the Chicago suburb of Oak Brook, Dada J. P. Vaswani enlightened people on life after death, marriage, forgiveness, and the power of thought. Speaking on the topic, “Stay Connected,” and then answering questions, Dada drew attention to…
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Hindu Temple at St John’s completes 25 years
Hindu Temple St Johns opened on Mother’s Day weekend in 1995 By Swati Sharan HAMILTON: It’s hard to believe 25 years have gone by since St. John’s Hindu Temple off of Torbay Road opened publicly on Mother’s Day weekend 1995. For the Hindu community in St.John’s, this was a great turning point as we exited…
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Honour killing of Indo-Canadian girl Jassi Sidhu in Punjab: 3 contract killers to serve life term
News East West NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has upheld the life term given to two contract killers of Indo-Canadian girl Jassi (Jaswinder) Sidhu who was murdered near Sangrur in Punjab in June 2000 for marrying a lower-caste man against her family’s wishes. Jassi was 24 at the time of her murder, which turned out…
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Bollywood-style ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ comes to Toronto
TORONTO: This month, Tarragon Theatre explores the connections between Shakespeare and Bollywood through its whimsical retelling of the classic comedy, ‘Much Ado About Nothing’. As the play’s director Richard Rose describes, both are, more often than not, about “people suffering love” and so form the perfect marriage on the Toronto stage. With support from consulting…