If you are reading this on your handheld device, please sit down and put your device on a table, lest you drop it and break it. Here’s the scariest news to come out this week: Whites will become the minority… Read More ›
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Guest blog: Bollywood extravaganza TOIFA comes to Vancouver — on the backs of South Asian women
First came the Times of India Film Awards (TOIFA) announcement. Interestingly, the timing of the awards couldn’t be politically better: to be held on April 06, just ahead of the B.C. provincial elections on May 14, the star-studded show has… Read More ›
Patriarchy and racism give birth to rape culture, not a drunk woman or her miniskirt
The 16-year old Steubenville rape victim went through a horrifying rape ordeal – she was raped, tossed around like a sex toy, photographed and mocked at. It just didn’t happen once and stopped, but it happened again and again, countless… Read More ›
“Who do you think you are?”
That was the title under which three young Canadian authors discussed issues of identity, location and language at the recently concluded Indian Summer Festival in Vancouver. The three, Anosh Irani, David Chariandy and Gurjinder Basran – from different backgrounds discussed… Read More ›
Move back to my country? How do you move back to Canada when you live in Canada?
My last blog post, If you are not White, you are not-Canadian-enough generated a lot of response: blog comments, Facebook messages, tweets, personal emails, phone calls, repost on The Georgia Straight’s website, and a radio show discussion on RedFM with… Read More ›
If you are not White, you are not-Canadian-enough
Are you Canadian? I am not talking legality on right to vote and accessing free healthcare, but the sense of being, being Canadian. Let me walk you through a mini questionnaire to help you understand where I am going with… Read More ›
Sandhu Bhamra on Finding Self 