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 a woman friend picks… Read More ›
Canada
The City of Surrey: “Banding Together Against Domestic Violence” or against Indian culture?
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’ wrists, and pray for… Read More ›
Migrant Tales
An email from Finland touched me today. The editor of “Migrant Tales” blog asked for permission to repost my blog entry, “If you are not White, you are not-Canadian-enough“. I hadn’t heard of Migrant Tales before this. I looked at… 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 