September, 2023

Desi Girl

Aman Grewal: The Beating Heart of healthcare

It will take time for the toll of the pandemic to be fully quantified, but stories of how the healthcare workforce has really been put to the test during past 2 years, are in abundance. Nurses in COVID-19 hot spots, across the world, have been asked to do the unimaginable. They have pushed body and mind to the limit to …

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Sandy Sidhu: Vancouver’s Rising Star

This Vancouver-based artist plays role of a nurse in the series that honours the life and challenging profession of nurses Sandy Sidhu is the rising star of film and television industry. She was born and raised along the coast of Vancouver, British Columbia. Both her parents immigrated from Punjab, India. Her mother, Jasvir, is a nurse and her father, Jarnail, …

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Navpreet Banga: Redefining #DesiGirl

 Navpreet Banga, the Youtube star has many more interesting aspects to her personality than just being “doppelganger” of the Quantico star Priyanka Chopra By Surbhi Gogia Doppelganger, look-alike, carbon copy, dead ringer, long lost twin, PeeChee’s sister from another mother: are some of the phrases that 24-year-old Navpreet Banga hears every single day. Whether she is walking on the road, …

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Vancouver’s Arshdeep Purba is Miss Canada Globe 2019/2020

ARSHDEEP Purba is this year’s reigning queen, our Miss Canada Globe 2019/2020! This 22-year-old from Calgary, who now resides in Vancouver, made her new province very proud when she won that title at the Miss Canada Globe Pageant. Arshdeep, who was born in Calgary, moved to Vancouver at the age of 18 to attend Vancouver Film School and become an actress. …

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Jonita Gandhi: Canada’s Nightingale

By Surbhi Gogia  The famous Break-up song girl, Jonita Gandhi has made a special place right in the heart of Bollywood  Jonita Gandhi, known to the Indo-Canadian community as Toronto’s Nightingale, was born in New Delhi, India and moved to Toronto as an infant, growing up with strong influences in Canadian culture while maintaining a close connection to her Indian …

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Jahan Geet Singh: The girl with the Dhol

Meet Jahan Geet Singh, India’s youngest female Dhol player. The 21 year old Chandigarh resident is currently pursuing law from Punjab University. Being a girl, she always wanted to do something unique and inspiring. When she was young she saw some men playing Dhol and was so fascinated by it, that she decided to play the instrument herself. She was …

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Surrey mom wins hearts on world stage

Tarana Kaur, a resident of Surrey, was recently crowned as Mrs. India Worldwide 2019-2020, in Mumbai bringing this crown for the very first time to Canada. Tarana moved to Canada two years ago with her son and husband. She is a certified & awarded yoga instructor and runs her yoga studio in Surrey helping mental, emotional and physical fitness for adults …

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Devanshi Vyas: Dancing towards glory

A self-taught dancer Devanshi recently won a gold for Canada in Dance World Cup held in Whistler. She talks about her experience. My passion for dancing “Never give up on something that you can’t go a day without thinking about.” – Winston Churchill My passion for Music and dance started when I was about 3 years old with my first …

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Delivering confidence during periods

By Surbhi Gogia Taran and Bunny Ghatrora two sisters from Lower Mainland are on a  mission to empower young girls during menstruation — a topic which has remained a taboo in our society It is that time of the month when every woman from her teens to her 40s goes through so many emotional and hormonal changes. The unbearable pain, …

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Supinder Wraich: Narrating heart-wrenching story of crime

Supinder Wraich is the Indo-Canadian actor born in Chandigarh, India and raised in Toronto. She has amassed a significant body of work in several film and television productions including Hunter’s Moon, Textuality, The Border, Degrassi: The Next Generation (CTC), Saving Hope (Ctv), etc. In addition to acting, her 2014 Music Video debut for Imran Khan’s PATA CHALGEA has garnered over …

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