Category: Indians Abroad
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Racist flyer targets Brampton Sikhs
News East West TORONTO: Just a day before Brampton, the south Asian-dominated city just outside Toronto, declared April as Sikh Heritage Month on Friday, a racist flyer appeared at people’s doors targeting the Sikh community who make up about 20 percent of the city’s population.
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Komagata Maru heroes remembered at IIT Kharagpur, Budge Budge
Komagata Maru Budge Budge ceremony to remember heroes, IIT Kharagpur workshop draws academics from all over India and abroad KHARAGPUR (India): Even as Indo-Canadians commemorate the centenary of the Komagata Maru tragedy of 1914, the Indian Institute of Technology at Kharagpur remembered the heroes of the event by organizing a big workshop and paying tributes…
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Vishu and Vaisakhi: The Indian Spring of St. John’s
By Swati Sharan ST. JOHN’S: As Indo-Canadians continued their harvest New Year celebrations through the week, decorations for Vishu, the Keralite New Year, were put up in St. John’s temple to bring on good tidings for all. Chants of Hanuman and the Ramayan filled the air as Hanuman Jayanti was also close by. The decorations…
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Brampton Punjabi couple wins $18 million lottery in Canada
News East West TORONTO: A young Indo-Canadian couple living in Brampton near here have hit the jackpot by winning nearly $18.8 million.