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Local celebration of South Asian women hopes to demonstrate that there’s more than one seat at the table
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Season 3 of Netflix's hit reality show 'Love is Blind' is still a hot mess
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The good, the bad, and the ugly of Indian TikTok mukbangs
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My journey on medication: A little white pill and a decade of change
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Community

How son preference in the South Asian community contributes to the cycle of abuse and violence

The way we raise our sons plays a significant role in how we fail to protect our daughters
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A Halloween Hater’s guide for surviving spooky season
‘Tis the season of ghouls and goblins, but what do you do if you’re a certified Halloween Hater™?
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Melody of Love
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Jab We Met: Celebrating the modern Bollywood classic 15 years later
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Hasan Minhaj’s latest Netflix special proves he is everyone’s favourite Jester once again
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Navigating mental health care when your diagnosis “doesn’t exist”
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The Oscars miss the mark on representation with performance of RRR’s 'Naatu Naatu'
RRR wins Best Original Song at the Oscars, failed to represent South Asians in their performance
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Raf-Saperra’s debut mixtape ‘Ruff Around The Edges’ is a love letter to Punjabi music
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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.
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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
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How I reinvented my idea of “home” after immigrating to Canada
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Ancestral Tears
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Roti

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Poetry

Life Line
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Community

Surjeet Kalsey on domestic violence in the South Asian community and the need for men to dismantle the patriarchy
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