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Rajeshwari (Raj) completed a masters in journalism in India. She is passionate about Bollywood, Indian food and fashion. She loves design and lifestyle, and has advocated for social issues such as female empowerment.
Before I came to Canada from India, my friends told me I needed to adapt to the non-vegetarian lifestyle. They had come to this conclusion because I was going to a Western country.
Laughter, tears and screams for joy filled the Westin Hotel in downtown Vancouver last Friday, as aspiring theatre starlets auditioned for the lead role of Dorothy in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s...
A Bollywood movie is shifting attitudes around sperm donation in India. But while some young men are stepping up to become sperm donors, old prejudices remain.