Category: Culture
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Spare Sir John Macdonald’s statues, says federal minister after Kamloops discovery
Indigenous services minister Marc Miller speaks after the Sir John Macdonald statue removed by Charlottetown city council The Canadian Bazaar TORONTO: With the Charlottetown city council voting to remove a statue of first prime minister Sir John A. Macdonald amid rising anger over the discovery of remains of 215 native kids in Kamloops on May…
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10 things ancient India gave to the world
News East West India is one of the world’s oldest civilizations and ancient India gave many wonderful things to the world. Here are a few of them: 1: Sanskrit language: Sanskrit is one of the oldest languages of the world which belong to the Indo-European family of languages. Sanskrit is the mother of most modern…
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My memories of the day John Lennon died
I was out partying in a club in the wee hours of the morning (5 hours ahead of NYC time) in Las Palmas in the Canary Islands when the DJ stopped the music and announced that “El gran Seňor Lennon de los famosos Beatles se ha sido assasinado! (the great Mr. Lennon of the famous…
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5 reasons why Hindus worship Laxmi on Diwali even though it is Lord Rama’s festival
By Dinesh K. Sharma NEW DELHI: Most of us know that Diwali is celebrated because on this day Lord Rama returned to his kingdom Ayodhya after killing the demon Ravana and freeing his kidnapped wife Sita from his clutches. But this festival of lights is more synonymous with the puja of Laxmi and Ganesh on…