Canadian Literary Festival honors authors, poets from South Asia

30th August 2023 – Two-day long Canadian South Asian Literary Festival 2023 that took place in Brampton last weekend has awarded authors, poets and creative writers from South Asian heritage who have contributed to the Canadian Literature. The festival was first-of-its-kind and has launched the Nalanda Awards that aims to honor literary contributors in poetry, […]

5th Annual Kawad Yatra Celebrated by Hindu Canadian Foundation

28th July 2023 – The Hindu Canadian Foundation (“HCF”) organized it’s 5th annual Kawad Yatra on 22nd July 2023 in Milton, Canada. Around 200 devotees (Kawadiyas’) participated in the 8km long Yatra (walk), to seek blessings of Hindu God ‘Shiva’ for the health and wellness of all human beings. Town of Milton was once again amazed […]

Ramayana featured at Japanese Toronto Film Festival

19th June 2023 – The epic animated film “Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama” featured on Sunday at the Japanese Canadian Film Festival 2023. The film is an Indo-Japanese collaboration which has won accolades over three decades has now been transformed into a 4K digital film. The film was originally made in 1992 and its […]

Upcoming Gurukul Hinduism Classes for Children and Adults In Brampton

6th January 2023 – If you are looking for lessons and stories from Shri Bhagavat Gita for yourself and your younger ones, you would not like to miss the upcoming Gurukul Classes at Bharat Mata Mandir in Brampton. The Gurukul series of 8 sessions spread across January till March (29th January – 26th March 2023) […]

Ambika Yoga Kutir celebrated 25 years of serving Yoga programs in Toronto

Authored by Ashish Kemkar 18th October 2022 – Ambika Yoga Kutir Toronto (AYKT) celebrated its Silver Jubilee anniversary last Saturday at Sringeri Vidya Bharati Foundation Etobicoke. Honored guests at the event were India’s Consul General in Toronto Smt. Apoorva Srivastava and the Chairman-cum-Trustee of Srinegri Vidya Bharati Foundation Dr V.I. Lakshmanan. Ambika Yoga Kutir was […]

Credit Valley Conservation partnered with HSS for tree plantation drive

2nd June – Planting, conserving and even worshiping trees is an essential part of Hinduism. Hindus of Canada are proudly carrying that tradition which their ancestors taught them centuries ago. Volunteers from Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh (HSS) participated in a tree plantation drive past Saturday, 28th May 2022, which was organized by Credit Valley Conservation (CVC) […]

This was one of the heinous crimes that took place in British India during the First War of Independence

10th May 2022 – As the poet Jagdamba Prasad Mishra ‘Hitaishi’ wrote beautifully, शहीदों की चिताओं पर लगेगें हर बरस मेले वतन पर मरनेवालों का यही बाक़ी निशाँ होगा (Celebrations will be held each year on the pyres of martyrs; this will be only symbol for those who died for the country). It is on […]

Sardar Patel’s statue unveiled at Sanatan Mandir Cultural Centre Markham

2nd May 2022 – In a much celebrated ceremony, a statue of the “Iron Man of India” Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was unveiled last weekend at the Sanatan Mandir Cultural Centre (SMCC) in the Markham city of Ontario. It is for the first time in the history of Canada when Sardar Patel’s statue has been put […]

HSS conducts successful tree plantation drive; plants 150 trees

24th October 2021 – Volunteers of Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh (HSS), Canada participated in a tree-plantation drive along with Credit Valley Conservation Area team on 17th October, Sunday. A group of 18 volunteers, which included young kids as well, from the community organization participated in this drive in the Hillside Park in Mississauga planted 150 trees. […]

Multiple events took place in GTA to celebrate India’s 75th Independence Day

15th August 2021 – The Indian community celebrated the 75th Independence Day at a variety of events which took place across Canada. To begin with, Consulate General of India in Toronto Ms. Apoorva Srivastava hoisted the Indian Tricolor at the consulate’s office in Toronto. In an historic event, a 40 x 60 feet Indian Flag […]