International Students from several countries had come together recently to participate in a conference. Originally from Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Korea, Colombia, Jordan, Mexico, India, China and many other parts of the world, having opted to study in Canada they are now enrolled in leading Canadian educational institutions. What had prompted them to select Canada over …
Don’t Worry Be Happy
“It is so simple to be happy, but so difficult to be simple.” I was struck by this statement when watching a re-run of a 1972 classic Indian movie “Baawarchi” (the “Cook”). I think the imminent philosopher poet Gulzar wrote the dialogues for the film and penned these lines. There has to be something inherent …
Emoti”cons”?
A respected Canadian politician died in a plane crash recently. “Genuine outpouring of emotion” screamed one headline of a leading national newspaper. I was confused. Can emotions be anything but genuine? Perhaps because English is my second language (and I am guilty of not having taken ESL classes after landing in Canada) is there a …
Who, not what are we celebrating?
Diwali and Halloween have come together a day apart, this year. Illuminating our homes to welcome guests for the former; hiding in darkness to get in the right “spirit” and spook visitors for the latter celebration. By some accounts, Halloween marks the end of the harvest season and the start of winter. Growing up in …
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