Dr Manmohan Singh please accept my apology
Mr. Singh, I wish you were still alive so that I could come and say sorry to you in person. Your passing away has left me saddened for a few…
Gurpreet Singh
Rally and vigil held for Saibaba in Canada
Social justice activists came together on Sunday, October 13 at Holland Park in Surrey to raise their voices against the death of a former Delhi university Professor in India. GN…
BC author exposes Modi’s designs to create Hindu nation through his latest Punjabi novel
Burnaby-based writer Nadeem Parmar pulls no punches when it comes to criticizing what is happening in the world’s so-called largest democracy under a right wing regime. His novel 2025 (Beeh…
People like Modi are antisemitic, not those who question the Israeli state
The growing intolerance toward pro-Palestine activists both in Canada and India reflects very poorly on a section of the global leadership which has turned a blind eye to the repression…
Sikh Nation calls for a moment of silence for Palestinians killed in Gaza
Every November 1, Sikhs remember those killed during state sponsored pogroms in 1984 at 6 pm. This Wednesday, the Sikh Nation that started an annual blood drive in 1999 to…
India should be thankful to this young Sikh man from Punjab
Obsessed with a dead movement of Khalistan, an imaginary Sikh homeland, the right wing government in New Delhi needs to follow the case of Jaskaran Singh, who recently won a…
Time to observe August 7 as “GN Saibaba Day”
Let’s make the world’s so-called largest democracy accountable for incarcerating a disabled scholar. A wheelchair-bound former Delhi University Professor, who is struggling with multiple ailments, is serving a life sentence…
Canadian Sikhs Mourn The Killing Of Hardeep Singh Nijjar
The brazen murder of the President of Surrey-Delta Gurdwara on Sunday, June 18 has left many of us devastated. Hardeep Singh Nijjar was a tireless community activist and a hardworking…
Forgive us Father, your nation has gone to Godse’s children
Dear Bapu, Happy Father’s Day to you. Today, I miss you even more than the years when I first came to know about you, growing up as a kid in…
It’s time to launch another liberation movement for Modi Free India
As the world’s so-called largest democracy heads for a general election in May, 2024, overseas Indians need to mobilize to rid their home country of a Hindu supremacist leader. Narendra…
Kshama Sawant: Walking in the footsteps of Bhakna and Ambedkar
Kshama Sawant, who was declared as Radical Desi Person of the Year 2023 for being instrumental behind the historic ordinance to outlaw caste-based discrimination in Seattle, making it the first…
Let’s give Bhagat Singh his due on World Book Day
Often portrayed as a trigger happy radical, the towering Indian revolutionary should be remembered as a book lover, who continues to inspire many to read even today. Bhagat Singh was…
Rahul Gandhi, if you really want to keep India united, you must win over the hearts of the Sikhs
To Rahul Gandhi, the Congress Party MP Dear Rahul, Welcome to Punjab. It is good to see you leading Bharat Jodo Yatra during these difficult times. This initiative was much…
Sorry for your loss Mr. Modi, but you also need to be kinder
Mr. Narendra Modi The Prime Minister of India Dear Sir, Please accept my condolences for the passing away of your mother. I myself lost my father in 2017 and often…
New Year Resolution for 2023; Mobilize people for RSS free India
One of the worst developments of 2022 was the electoral victory of the ruling Hindu nationalist Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Gujarat state of India. The December 8 assembly…
India’s hypocrisy towards Ambedkar exposed once more
On November 26, the world’s so called largest democracy celebrated its Constitution Day. Not only were special events held by the Indian government back home, several programs were organized in…
Sarabha to Saibaba: an unending story of state repression
November 16 marks the 107th martyrdom day of a towering revolutionary of the Indian freedom struggle. Kartar Singh Sarabha was executed in 1915 in British India for waging a war…
Sajjan-The Thug
Some recent political developments in India remind me of a legend associated with the founder of Sikhism. Guru Nanak, whose birth anniversary was celebrated on November 8, is credited for…
Seasoned broadcaster’s campaign against racism enters new phase
When Shushma Datt started Rim Jhim (drizzle) radio, she was partly influenced by the rainy weather of Metro Vancouver to pick the name for her station. When she looks back almost four…
The best gifts for Sikhs from Muslim filmmakers this year
Close to the 38th anniversary of the Sikh Genocide, two Indian movies have tried to expose the reality of the world’s so called largest secular democracy. Laal Singh Chaddha and…
Rishi Sunak makes history, but we must not overlook his right wing politics
India has reasons to celebrate after the first man of Indian origin has become the British Prime Minister. Considering how the British Empire once ruled the giant South Asian nation,…
To Anjali
You are not just a name on the ballot. You are more than that. A flowing stream. A shady tree. A roaring ocean. A breeze of fresh air. The song…
Heartbroken
It’s been one year now and there is still no response from her. Not even an acknowledgement for all those messages I have been sending her way. I am even…
Opposition to Laal Singh Chaddha is because its story doesn’t fit into BJP’s divisive agenda
The latest Bollywood film brings a breeze of fresh air at a time when India faces a growing threat of Hindu extremism, under which space for pluralism and diversity is…
When true patriots are being locked up, what is there to celebrate?
It was Sunday, July 31, when some of us gathered outside the Indian Visa and Passport Application Center in Surrey, BC. The occasion was the martyrdom day of Indian revolutionary…
From Zail Singh to Draupadi Murmu
The Indian state has constantly deceived the world by concealing its dismal record on minority rights through tokenism Let’s not be fooled by the election of the first indigenous (Adivasi)…
Canada too needs to stand up for Indian Muslims
The recent developments in the South Asian region demand the immediate attention of our government. India is rocked by protests by its minority Muslim community after a spokesperson of the…
1984: When they came for the Sikhs
It was the summer of 2018 when I was visiting Berlin with my family. My curiosity for the history of the Holocaust was one of the reasons that took me…
Story of a revolutionary mom, India’s mainstream media won’t tell
This year’s Mother’s Day must have been the hardest for 92-year-old Anusaya Teltumbde. She has not recovered from the recent loss of her insurgent son, while the other one is…
Modi needs to be held accountable for spike in the number of Indian immigrants coming to Canada
When I immigrated to Canada in 2001, most of my colleagues and relatives in India questioned - why was I abandoning my home country? They had logic. I was a…
For Sikhs, every day is the Earth Day
Pawan Guru, Paani Pita, Mata Dharat Mahatt (Air is the guide, Water is the father, the earth is a mother)”. That’s the message of Guru Nanak, the founder of one…
The Kashmir Files is nothing but an attempt to silence voices of dissent
The recent Indian movie on the conflict zone of Kashmir can be best described as a propaganda tool of apologists for the ruling Hindu nationalist BJP government in New…
Albright dies with secrets about mysterious massacre in Kashmir buried into her chest
The first woman US Secretary of State has passed away at the age of 84. Madeleine Albright lost her battle with cancer on March 23, three days after the anniversary…
Fight against fascists isn’t over yet
The results of recently held assembly elections in five states of India should worry us. In Punjab, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) - which has emerged as a third alternative…
Let’s resolve to keep Desmond Tutu’s legacy alive in the light of growing repression across the world
An era has ended with the passing away of an anti-apartheid hero on Sunday, December 26. Archbishop Desmond Tutu left us at the age of ninety. He was in the…
Guru Nanak’s birth anniversary is a reminder of our obligation to raise voices against state repression
It was Sunday, November 13 in 2016. We had gathered at Holland Park in Surrey to protest against the growing attacks on religious…
Punjabi novel on Dalit resistance movement gets international attention
Thanks to a Vancouver-based body of literary awards, the Dhahan Prize for Punjabi Literature, Balbir Madhopuri’s Mitti Bol Peye has received this year’s award in the "novel" category. Based on…
Sudha Bharadwaj is a true patriot and heir of the Ghadar movement
Currently incarcerated under trumped up charges in the world’s so called largest democracy, Sudha Bharadwaj is one of the dozens of scholars and activists locked up in the Indian jails.…
India’s ruling BJP should be designated as a terror group
It was late July this year when some Sikh kids came out with their parents in Surrey, to register their protest against the unjust farm laws passed by the world’s…
Divided we fall; some hard lessons for the left and Sikh activists
The recent outburst against Communists by a spokesman of India’s ruling right wing Hindu nationalist BJP should come as a wakeup call for those fighting against each other over the…
From Bujha Singh to Stan Swamy
From Bujha Singh to Stan Swamy, the Indian state has proved that it doesn’t care for seniors when it comes to suppressing any voice of dissent July 5, 2021 will…
From Lodi to Modi, Kabir will continue to hound the power
June 24 marks the birth anniversary of a revolutionary poet and saint whose rebellious rhymes will always remain relevant. Kabir was born to a Muslim family of weavers in Varanasi,…
Leader close to Indian consulate convicted for sex assault
Deepak Sharma has been found guilty by the North Vancouver provincial court. The former President of the Abbotsford Hindu temple was charged for sexual assault of a woman in his…
Modi’s silence over London, Ontario attack tells us a lot about his mindset
The hawkish Prime Minister of India, who is generally prompt in denouncing terrorism anywhere in the world, remains quiet over the recent killings of four members of a Muslim family…
Narendra Modi’s seven years in power, and what it means for India and the rest of the world
This month marks seven years of Modi in power. Narendra Modi first got elected as Prime Minister of India in May 2014. His right wing Hindu nationalist BJP has turned…
Hey Modi, if you really care for Buddha then listen to the farmers and start respecting science
This year’s birth anniversary of Lord Buddha coincides with six months of the ongoing farmers’ agitation in India. On May 26, when the Indian farmers observed black day to make…
COVID 19 claims two journalists who tried to make the Indian state accountable for 1984 tragedies
The year 1984 saw two major catastrophes in the world’s so called largest democracy; first a brutal massacre of one single community, and then the biggest industrial disaster of its…
Toolkit is not a terror manual
The recent arrest of a young climate activist in India for her association with a guide to passive resistance movements has once again exposed the true colours of the world’s…
Canada should strip Akshay Kumar of his citizenship in the wake of his stand against Rihanna
The Bollywood actor’s support to India Against Propaganda campaign demands prompt action from the federal government. The # campaign is in response to the Barbadian pop star’s tweet in support…
Sikh Flag at Red Fort or Ram temple tableau in Republic Day parade: Which is Outrageous?
Those incensed with the hoisting of a Sikh flag on Red Fort should actually be angry over the tableau of Ram temple in Republic Day parade of a secular nation…
Sikh priest’s suicide exposes double speak of the ruling BJP and its apologists
The recent death of Baba Ram Singh, who shot himself in protest against the repression of agitating farmers in India, has revealed the true colours of those in power. Singh…
Me Too Khalistani
Ever since the Punjab farmers’ agitation has picked up in India, the followers of the currently ruling right wing Hindu nationalist government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi have started…
Hey Modi, if you really care for what Nanak preached give some respect to the farmers
The Indian Prime Minister’s greetings on the birth anniversary of the founder of Sikhism sound hypocritical, considering how his police have assaulted agitating farmers from Punjab in the national capital…
Modi must not be allowed to appropriate Bhai Taru Singh
The Indian Prime Minister recently paid tribute to a Sikh martyr who laid down his life in defence of his faith. On the 300th birth anniversary of Bhai Taru Singh,…
Open letter to Narendra Modi on his Birthday
Narendra Modi The Prime Minister of India Subject: I wish you a long life so that you can live to see the consequences of your actions Mr. Modi, Hope you…
Burnaby proclaims Jaswant Singh Khalra Day
Close to the 25th martyrdom day of a prominent human rights activist of India, one of the municipalities in Greater Vancouver has made a proclamation to recognize the circumstances that…
MLA Ravi Kahlon writes to UN to raise his concerns over Kashmir
Close to the first anniversary of the scrapping of special constitutional rights given to Indian-occupied Kashmir, a North Delta legislator is seeking global intervention into the matter. Ravi Kahlon, who…
Jailed Indian scholar denied the opportunity to see his dying mother
If the insensitivity being shown by the Indian state towards a physically challenged former Delhi University Professor is any indication, the government of the world’s so called largest democracy lacks…
A strong voice against Hindutva in Greater Vancouver lost
The news of Chinmoy Banerjee’s death has greatly saddened the South Asian community in BC. 80-year-old scholar and activist of Indian heritage, Chin Daa, as we affectionately called him, was…
From Bujha Singh to Varavara Rao: Indian state’s barbarity has no bounds
July 28 marks 50 years of the extra-judicial killing of an 82-year-old former Indian freedom fighter by none other than the police force of his own nation. Bujha Singh, who…
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