Category : India

593. Film with Bob Marley’s Granddaughter – February 5, 2016

RasTa: A Soul’s Journey. Free Film Screening with RSVP. Remarks by Donisha Prendergast. 6pm. Royal Ontario Museum. Attendees should enter though the President’s Choice

581. Middle  Eastern and South Asian Supermarkets Adonis and Iqbal – 2016

Exploring our wonderful, giant, ethnic supermarkets is fun and free, but it’s dangerous because of the temptations,  especially in Adonis. This “multicultural” supermarket has

Co-author Ratna Omidvar has been collecting interviews with refugees to Canada and their descendants from 1812 to Afghanistan. North York Central Library. December 16.

556. CanOrient’s Goan Fair and Talent Show – November 29, 2015

One of my favourite food fairs is Goan, that part of western India that was once Portuguese. This year the CanOrient’s fair is at

555. COC Free Concert Series – November 24, 2015  – January 12, 2016

You might have to queue in the cold, but the Canadian Opera Company’s Free Concert Series should be worth it. They do have some

541. Bengal’s Amarpujo in Toronto – October 23-25, 2015

A small group of Indian-Canadians from the state of Bengal come together each year to celebrate their cultural heritage and to introduce their children

Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Lights this year is on November 10 and 11. Like Christmas, this favourite festival is celebrated in many locations

Ruth writes: we just heard that “best-selling Parsi author Thrity Umrigar will be speaking at the University of Toronto at Mississauga (3359 Mississauga Road,

Ruth writes: People from different Indian states gather together to parade down Yonge Street in an informal parade. In Yonge-Dundas Square there will be

506. Indian Ragas on Western Instruments – Aug 16, 2015

 Ruth writes: This event sounds intriguing for fans of cultural fusions. MONSOON TRIO’S PRANAAM DELVES DEEP INTO TRADITIONAL RAGAS PERFORMED ON WESTERN INSTRUMENTS –