Plans are underway for the 2019 Oakville Diwali Gala, Oakville’s largest South Asian gala, in support of Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital. On September 20th more than 400 guests will enjoy a glamorous evening as Oakville Diwali presents Lights, Camera, Auction! This year’s event will directly benefit the expansion of the surgical program, putting essential equipment in the hands of OTMH caregivers. More equipment, more surgeons and new operating rooms are […]

‘Everyone has a hidden agenda. Except me!’ This might have been the conviction of outspoken actress Swara Bhaskar when she tweeted from an article by historian Rana Safvi which read “Mughals came to India as conquerors but remained as Indians not colonists. They encouraged trade, developed roads, sea routes, ports & abolished taxes. Hindus were richest under them.” Rana is of course a well-known historian with several articles and books […]

Victory is not always winning the battle, but rising every time you fall … Thus spake Napoleon Bonaparte but one suspects now is not the best time to administer this motivational dose to the New Zealand cricket team. In a single day they found themselves putting in a lion-hearted effort to put up a fighting total after being derailed a number of times, but dug deep and put themselves on […]

One of the most significant examples of the neglect of the North-Eastern part of India is the near exclusion of legendary figures of the region from the national historical narrative. The nation would have been even more poorly served had the fascinating exploits of the heroic 17th century Ahom general Lachit Borphukan been confined to a mere footnote in history. Corrective measures came rather late in the day when, responding […]

Dhoni, finisher par excellence, but given his onerous responsibilities the title of an ‘enforcer’ would probably have been more appropriate. Not only did he ensure that the matches ended on the right note, during numerous crises, he shielded the less able, guiding the team towards safer shores, before launching the final assault. Age has evidently blunted his reflexes if not his instincts and rendered him less efficacious in certain situations. […]

The trailer of Parineeti Chopra and Sidharth Malhotra’s quirky comedy Jabariya Jodi has been dropped hours after the makers unveiled a new poster from the movie. Produced by Ekta Kapoor under her Balaji Motion Pictures banner and Shailesh Singh’s Karma Media Net, the flick has been directed by Prashant Singh. The film is based on the practice of abduction of grooms (pakadwa vivah) prevalent in Bihar, where the groom is […]