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November 14, 2023
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Community

In seva of Indigenous communities
What does it mean to be a Punjabi immigrant on Indigenous, unceded lands of Canada?
March 30, 2023
Columns

Introduction: Ask Manjot
Writer and therapist Manjot Mann launches a new advice column with 5X Press
March 29, 2023
What's trending

Raf-Saperra’s debut mixtape ‘Ruff Around The Edges’ is a love letter to Punjabi music
A track-by-track review of the Pakistani-British artist’s debut project
March 16, 2023
Conversation

Shifting the narrative: How ever-changing body standards affected my relationship with health and wellness
A kinesiologist’s take on health and wellness in the South Asian community.
March 16, 2023
News

Uber and Lyft drivers in Metro Vancouver are protesting for better working conditions, pay and transparency

With increased costs of living, drivers say they're making less money with few pathways for support
March 2, 2023
Conversation

How I reinvented my idea of “home” after immigrating to Canada
Bhumika shares the journey of finding her home after leaving India in 2018.
March 1, 2023
Poetry

Ancestral Tears
'I cry for the ancestors who knew we were destined for more'— the latest from 5X Poetry.
February 27, 2023
Poetry

Roti

'Imagine a world where finger, tooth, and stomach divided roti evenly'— the latest from 5X Poetry.
February 27, 2023
Poetry

Life Line
"A matter of vanishing fate, of pus that flows from wounds of late"— the latest from 5X Poetry.
February 27, 2023
Community

Surjeet Kalsey on domestic violence in the South Asian community and the need for men to dismantle the patriarchy
The writer and family therapist dives into her experience handling cases of domestic violence.
February 23, 2023
Arts & culture

Surrey-based lyricist Chani Nattan gives us a sneak peak into his collab with Inderpal Moga and TVGUCCI
The artist spoke to 5X Press about the inspiration for the boundary breaking new track.
February 22, 2023
Community

In search of an Indo-Canadian home
Mann reflects upon her experiences of belonging to a Punjabi community while growing up in B.C.
February 16, 2023

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Trisha Paytas appropriates Hinduism online -- but there’s more to it than meets the eye
While we cringe at goras documenting their spiritual appropriation online, India welcomes it.
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11/17/21
Conversation

Happy pictures, unhappy people: A breakdown of the impact of the Indian wedding industrial complex
How our focus on external validation is costing us so much more than the price of the wedding
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11/16/21
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5X Weekly Roundup: Malala gets married, COP26, disaster at Astroworld & more.
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11/12/21
Conversation

Quick math: The financial and emotional cost of a big fat Indian wedding

A bride shares the costs, financial and emotional, for her upcoming wedding.
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11/12/21
Arts & culture

Artist Jessie Sohpaul on creating art that reflects his Punjabi experience

Sohpaul showcases his work in a new short film titled “Coming Home”
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11/10/21
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The South Asian bride to influencer pipeline: Making sense of the micro-celebrity created by lavish South Asian weddings
An unexpected byproduct of lavish Indian weddings? A new brand of micro celebrity.
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11/8/21
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5X Weekly Roundup: Bollywood ruining perfectly good songs, Kal Penn’s wedding might be officiated by Cardi B & much more
A roundup of 5 stories you may have missed this week.
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11/5/21
Conversation

Ranjit Bawa’s new song incites misogyny and homophobia
Ranjit Bawa’s new song proves that the Punjabi music industry still has a lot of work to do
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11/3/21
Community

Navigating identity and lack of representation as an Indo-Fijian
Navigating identity as an Indo-Fijian
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11/3/21

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