Category: Opinion
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Khushwant’s best writings in `Punjab, Punjabis & Punjabiyat’ are just rivetting
By Jagpal Singh Tiwana HALIFAX: Khushwant Singh’s best writings collected in the form of this book — Punjab, Punjabis & Punjabiyat — are just rivetting. His daughter Mala Dayal, who has edited the book, says in the Introduction, “The pieces collected in this book are my father’s best writings on Punjab, its land and people…” The…
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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…
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The dreamer within the dream
ਜੋਤਿ ਕੀ ਜਾਤਿ ਜਾਤਿ ਕੀ ਜੋਤੀ ॥ Joṯ kī jāṯ jāṯ kī joṯī. The creation is born of the Light, and the Light is in the creation. (SGGSJ Ang 325) In Sikhism, reality exists as two emanations – the unmanifest or Nirguna and the manifest Sarguna. As ONE and yet ALL. The Creator – Akal Purakh – exists as unified ONEness,…
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Dos and don’ts for Premier Doug Ford
He should first know the true state of finances, restore wage increase exemptions and hasten slowly on social agenda TORONTO: Now that the Ontario Progressive Conservatives have won a thumping majority in the election, it is worth pondering what path may be the most beneficial to the party as well as Ontarians. In view of…