Desi Today Magazine
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 …
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Jazzy B: From a Surrey boy to Bhangra King
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 …
Read More »MasterChef Canada’s Youngest Contestant: Jasdeep Sra
Eight months ago, Jasdeep Sra laid in a hospital bed fighting for his life after suffering an unexpected brutal attack. Eight months ago, Jasdeep aimed to return to his 9 to 5 labour job to continue supporting his single mother and younger brother. “It was the lowest point in my life,” Jasdeep comments. The young man with everything going against …
Read More »Meet RCMP’s Newest Superintendent: Mandip “Manny” Mann
Earlier this year, the Surrey RCMP proudly announced the promotion of Inspector Mandip “Manny” Mann (Senior Investigator of the Major Crime Section) to superintendent of Investigative Services Officer. Mann is the first person of South Asian descent to take on such an esteemed position within the RCMP in British Columbia. As the Investigative Services Officer for the Surrey RCMP, he …
Read More »Who are the Best Hair and Makeup Artists in Surrey?
Everyone knows there’s one event in every girl’s life where they way she looks matters almost as much as the event itself: her wedding. While grooms pull out their hair gels and year old beard trimmers the night before the event, the very first thought that pops into the mind of every to-be bride is “Who should I book for …
Read More »A realist and a dreamer : Surrey’s Terri Sidhu sights on showbiz
No established economic or social activity is easy to crack, especially if you’re someone from a “non-mainstream” (read: ethnic) community. But by the same token, Canada’s “non-mainstream” communities are anything but defeatists. They continue to knock on doors, and if those doors don’t open, knock them down. Show business is one of the areas in North America where ethnic aspirants …
Read More »Planning A Nagar Kirtan
How Surrey’s Vaisakhi parade gets organized The Vaisakhi nagar kirtan is by far the biggest event held yearly in Surrey. Last year, the event, which was first held in 1999, attracted its largest-ever crowd of an estimated 260,000 people. By contrast, the annual Cloverdale Rodeo, probably the second-biggest yearly bash in Surrey, was attended by 86,000 people. What makes it …
Read More »Prof. Dr. Arvind Gupta interview (Audio excerpts included)
The number 13 is not normally associated with good things, but for Professor Dr. Arvind Gupta, it is a significant symbol of positive progress, both personally and for Canadian society in general. Gupta, a renowned expert in research and innovation, was appointed on July 1 and installed as the University of British Columbia’s 13thPresident on Sept. 12 last year for …
Read More »I Lost 50 lb in 12 weeks
It’s very difficult to lose weight. That’s something that either you would have experienced yourself, or you would have been told by people trying to shed pounds. The difficulty actually comes in two stages. The first stage is of course the process of trying to lose weight itself. There are countless diets and weight-loss plans floating around out there which …
Read More »DAAKU DELIGHT : Ranj Dhaliwal promises sequel to saga – but not just yet
Ranj Dhaliwal’s major claim to fame has been his two-book fictional Daaku saga. The first book, titled Daaku, came out in October 2006, and its realistic portrayal of one young Indo-Canadian youth’s journey through the lifestyle of a gangster hit a nerve and turned the book into a best-seller. The story continued through a second book, titled Daaku: A Gangster’s …
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