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There has been a lot of buzz recently surrounding the recent resignation of UBC President, Arvind Gupta. Many unanswered questions and a spurt of controversy tarnishing the prestigious UBC name, have lead to baffled students and curious community members to pry into news sources to find out the truth behind this escalating scandal. To briefly sum up the events that …

Thoughts of close-knit, trust-filled family bonds are often nothing but ancient memories for some Indian families. The culprit? Land. Acres and acres of Punjabi property create a wedge between families that is as unbreakable as Earth they are fighting over. Family days filled with laughter and warm cha are replaced with lies, bitter feuds and lengthy legal battles. The story …

Storyteller Sandeep Gill reveals the tales often left untold. She sits down and documents the raw and emotional immigration stories within our community. With these stories, she began a project titled “Foreign Daughters” which she shares on her Instagram page “she_writes_herstory.” One person at a time, Sandeep Gill captures our history: a memoir of our people. “There is one moment that I will …

Working as a police officer, I have encountered many youth who are misguided and who choose to believe the countless myths about the realities of gang life, as opposed to facing the truth. The common misconception is that it a life limitless wealth, fancy cars, and beautiful women.  All of which can be very appealing to some.  However, due to …

With the recent peak in individuals being diagnosed with depression, people are eager to read up on any texts that describe or shed light on the disorder. What’s interesting is that scholars have found instances in the Guru Granth Sahib Ji (written over 500 years ago) that do just that. In 1699, Guru Gobind Singh Ji passed the gurghadi (guruship) …

We have collected the scariest, creepiest, most bone-chilling stories for you for this Halloween! We talked to our readers and have created a collection of stories and photos that either belong to them have been passed down from people we actually know. Disclaimers: yes, these are all true stories; yes they are very disturbing. So grab your flashlight and your …

By Amrita Lit So it’s no secret that today’s day and age is all about social media and how we portray ourselves on it. We are all constantly plugged in and connected to one another via the online image we create in our daily (sometimes hourly) updates. But what is missing from this webosphere is the ability to really see …

American-born Sanjay finds himself torn between the the Western culture he is surrounded with and the Indian culture his father was born with. Bored during a daily Indian ritual, Sanjay “begins daydreaming a kind of ancient, Hindu version of ‘The Avengers,’ with the gods appearing like superheroes.” “As the daydream progresses, the color, light and animation of the film grows …

Equality Is Sweet: Pink Ladoo campaign launches to encourage British South Asian families to celebrate the birth of a girl. The long-standing South Asian tradition of celebrating the birth of boys by distributing sweets called “ladoo” within the community is finally being updated, with the launch of the “Equality is Sweet: Pink Ladoo” campaign, which will create a much needed …

Vancouver Police are expressing their appreciation to an unknown man who helped two VPD officers yesterday as they fought to take a violent man into custody. At about 6:30 p.m. on September 23rd, the officers were flagged down by several concerned and fearful people near the Vancouver Convention Centre. They were troubled by the actions of a shirtless man who …