Category: Society
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An afternoon reading with dignified diplomat Vikas Swarup
TORONTO: There is nothing better than curling up with a book on a cold windy fall day – only this time it was a reading from author and diplomat Vikas Swarup at the Harbourfront Center on a Sunday afternoon. Vikas Swarup is author of Q &A the novel which was adapted to film under the…
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Louis Vuitton capsule on history of fashion wows Toronto
TORONTO: The stunning exhibit of Maison Louis Vuitton has taken the master creator’s designs globally from Singapore to Dubai, Osaka to Los Angeles, Madrid to Melbourne and Berlin to Bangkok to name a few cities. The Toronto stop commemorates Louis Vuitton’s 35th anniversary in the city – the first Maison of Louis Vuitton opened in…
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Rockstar Gene Simmons spells magic at Toronto Money Show!
TORONTO: Over the past weekend on Sep 14 –15, the popular touring Money Show made its annual stop in downtown Toronto at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre bringing in rock star Gene Simmons to talk about marijuana investing. In anticipation of the October 17 date for the legalization of marijuana in Canada, the show had…
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How his lady pen pal brought Ashok Bhargava from India to Canada
During his struggle days, Indo-Canadian author Ashok Bhargava says he felt many times that he made the biggest mistake of his life by immigrating to Canada News East West VANCOUVER: Ashok Bhargava landed in Winnipeg more than 45 years ago as an immigrant from Jalandhar in India. In Winnipeg, he met his future wife who…