In the world of yoga, Pakistan has produced an unsung yogi: Shamshad Haider, popularly known as Yogi Haider. In a country where Islamic rightwingers very often call the shots, Haider, 47, has quietly succeeded in attracting tens of thousands to yoga, achieving a feat that once seemed near impossible. On June 21, when the world celebrated the second International Day …

With less than a year before Punjab goes for polls, after the landslide victory in the Delhi Assembly elections in early 2015, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) had set its eyes on Punjab. The AAP had entered the Punjab assembly poll arena with a bang in January this year when party leader and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal addressed a …

Deepak Gill, Probation Officer at Surrey East Community Corrections, moved from Victoria to Surrey. She shares how a larger chunk of Surrey youth which is bright and sensitive is carrying the burden of few bad guys involved in gang violence Born and raised in Victoria, BC, my experience as a youth was quite different than the youth in Surrey B.C. …

Parabjot Kaur Singh, Board Member of Punjabi Language Education Association, was brought up in Surrey. In an email interview with Surbhi Gogia she talks about her growing up days and the bias people have towards the city she loves How was it to be born and growing up in Surrey – a city that has always been target of media …

Teens and early 20s are the years full of fun, frolic and friends. These are the years when most youngsters are just exploring their lives and start contemplating what they want to achieve. However, there are a few bright minds who by this time not only achieve their goals but become a role model for their community. The Surrey Board …

Young students from Surrey fed up with media stereotypes have shot powerful films about their real lives By Surbhi Gogia Thirteen students from Princess Margret High School have redefined the word ‘shooting’ in context of Surrey. It is has nothing to do with gangs, guns and drugs.  It is related to lights, camera and action. The young students were trained …

By Surbhi Gogia The brighter side of the Surrey youth hardly gets any attention due to the stereotypical image that has dominated media headlines for decades Gangs, drugs and gun violence is the first and sometimes only image that dominates the mind of majority of Canadians when they think of young generation from Surrey, the suburban city of Metro Vancouver area. …

The city of Vancouver recently named a street after legendry Punjabi community member Late Mr Jagat ‘Jack’ Uppal, making him an unforgettable part of Vancouver’s history and culture By Surbhi Gogia In literal sense it is easy to walk on Jack Uppal way. Go to South Vancouver and a new street that runs between East Kent Avenue North and Sawmill …

By Surbhi Gogia You can take Jazzy B out of Surrey, but you can never take Surrey out of Jazzy B. The Crown Prince of Bhangra, who recently became the first South Asian to be among this year’s StarWalk inductees chosen by BC Entertainment Hall of Fame, feels he owes a lot to Surrey’s unique Punjabi and Canadian culture that …

THE World Sikh Organization of Canada said on Thursday that it is deeply disappointed by the Ontario Liberal Government’s vote against a motion recognizing the November 1984 attacks on Sikhs as a genocide. NDP Deputy Leader Jagmeet Singh had introduced a Private Members’ Motion reading, “That, in the opinion of this House, the Government of Ontario should recognize the November …