In Canada, we are able to enjoy four distinct seasons and everyone awaits the end of a long winter, eager to gently embrace spring. So, it was quite a jolt when nature threw a curve-ball last week, with freezing rain and howling gale-force winds smiting us with ice pellets. The poor crocuses, which were just …
Traditionally speaking
Two major festivals have come up recently – the colorful and vibrant Holi was enjoyed on March 2 while Vaisakhi is being celebrated today, April 14th. Vaisakhi is a harvest linked festival that has long been celebrated in the Punjab across both sides of the India-Pakistan border. It achieved greater significance among the Sikhs in …
Building bridges …spanning time
I am still struggling to overcome my jet lag after a long trip to India and the Middle East; therefore, this blog is short and a tad different. A few of you may have read David Suzuki’s “Letters to My Grandchildren.” An accomplished environment activist, academic and author Suzuki draws on vignettes from his personal …
The Nouveau rich
Just like the mother there is usually another omnipresent being in an Indian home. However, unlike a mother her presence becomes apparent only because her absence is the subject of periodic agitated deliberation. “Ungrateful. Irresponsible. No consideration for others. Habitual liar. She always does this especially when she knows there will be guests in the …
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