Category: Indo-Canadians
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Oldest Indo-Canadian pioneer Asa Johal just six short of 100
By Balwant Sanghera VANCOUVER: It was a very special day at India Cultural Centre of Canada Gurdwara Nanak Niwas in Richmond here. It was the birthday celebration of an Indo-Canadian pioneer and legend – Asa Singh Johal. At 94, he is probably the oldest Indo-Canadian pioneer, businessman and philanthropist. Born in 1922 in Punjab, Asa…
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Biggest Hindu ceremony in Toronto to chant Maha Rudram 1331 times
Sringeri Toronto Maha Rudram Yajna ceremony to chant the mantra 1331 by over 150 priests lasted three days at Sringeri Vidya Bharathi Foundation (SVBF) in Etobicoke The Canadian Bazaar TORONTO: In the first Indo-Canadian Hindu religious ceremony of this scale ever held in Toronto, over 150 priests chanted the Maha Rudram 1331 times during three days…
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Why Mandeep Punia, who gets 12-year jail, killed her sister-in-law Poonam Litt
News East West TORONTO: A home feud between a woman and her pregnant sister-in-law in an Indo-Canadian family in Brampton here in Feb 2009 which resulted in the death of the pregnant woman has resulted in 12-year jail in a court here on Thursday. In their shared family home on Feb 4, 2009, Poonam Litt,…
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Gurpal Birak: How this part-time berry farmer becomes top Canadian success story
By Gurmukh Singh VANCOUVER: Vancouver-based Gurpal Birak is undoubtedly among the top five Indo-Canadian farmers in Canada. His Birak Berry Farms, spread over over 600 acres around Vancouver, harvest what he calls “top-quality blueberry, blackberry and strawberry’’ crops. “Last year, our farm output was 300 million pounds. Having added another 150 acres this year, I…