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Yoga: so you thought it was all about getting into downward dog or headstand? Read on:
By: Anupreet Sandhu Bhamra I call myself a yogini, a practitioner of Yoga. Technically, I also am a certified Yoga teacher. Starting from this post, I am introducing the category “Yoga” on my blog. Through writings under this category, I… Read More ›
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Gender equality: When a man and a woman are just friends, who should pay for lunch?
By: Anupreet Sandhu Bhamra Last week I posted a poll on my Facebook page. Titled, “When out on a casual luncheon with a guy friend, do women still expect the guy to pay the bill? Do men get offended when… Read More ›
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Reject “girl things” and “boy things”. Sex organs don’t dictate nurturing or adventure
By: Anupreet Sandhu Bhamra “Look mom, Kabir is pretending to be a mommy”, my then four-year old daughter pointed enthusiastically at her year-old brother, who lovingly pushed a doll stroller around the living room. He had carefully placed a toy… Read More ›
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Call us desi if you want to. We have big hearts and a lot of candy for Halloween
By: Anupreet Sandhu Bhamra First, the desi story: Who is a desi (pronounced they-see)? In the Canadian colloquial use, the word desi has come to denote, one of South Asian-heritage. Literally, desi, a Hindi/Punjabi word means an indigenous person. In… Read More ›
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Bhangra: stop cultural stereotyping of Punjabis
By: Anupreet Sandhu Bhamra How do you tell a Canadian of Punjabi heritage to step out and take a walk? Going by David Suzuki Foundation: wear a bhangra outfit, put on Punjabi music and invite Punjabis to explore nature in… Read More ›
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Mangoes: a slice of immigrant life, South Asian style
By: Anupreet Sandhu Bhamra Downtown Toronto. Fresh snow on the ground. A young man of about 20 on a sidewalk. He is dressed like any Canadian young man, except his tee with the word Pakistan written across, in all caps,… Read More ›
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CBC: Journalist upset about link between Indian Rakhi festival and anti-domestic violence campaign
By: Anupreet Sandhu Bhamra Last evening, I was a guest on CBC’s On the Coast show to talk about my stand against City of Surrey associating the warm festival of rakhi with domestic violence. The now-recorded interview is on CBC… Read More ›
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Guest blog: Not White and won a gold medal? Either you did drugs or were made in a lab
Chinese swimming sensation Ye Shiwen’s name has finally being cleared off suspicions of doping. But what about the smear campaign against Ms. Ye? My today’s guest blogger is my friend Winnie Hwo, who is Climate Change and Clean Energy Campaigner… Read More ›
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Guest blog: Why can’t people accept that Asians CAN swim?
Today, I have a guest blogger, Ben Lu, who talks about media coverage around Chinese swimmer, Ye Shiwen’s phenomenal swims. Ben Lu is a cultural entrepreneur, loves technology, is into content making and marketing. Apart from English, he also speaks… Read More ›
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The City of Surrey: “Banding Together Against Domestic Violence” or against Indian culture?
By: Anupreet Sandhu Bhamra Rakhi, also known as Raksha bandhan or Rakhri, is an Indian festival that celebrates the bond between a sister and her brother. The ceremony is fairly simple: sisters tie rakhi, a sacred thread, on their brothers’… Read More ›
