Columnist Jagdeesh Mann writes on the Punjab farmers’ protest and how it isn’t as far removed from our shores as Canadians may believe.
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Jagdeesh Mann
Jagdeesh Mann is a Jack Webster Award-winning journalist, media professional and multicultural marketing specialist based in Vancouver, Canada. He is an active NCM member, senior journalist and mentor, focused on cross-cultural editorial.
Sunny Dhillon Quitting Exposes need for Change in Mainstream Media
An obvious part of solving this problem is diversifying mainstream newsrooms through the hiring of reporters from diverse communities
View More Sunny Dhillon Quitting Exposes need for Change in Mainstream MediaIn Surrey’s Muddy Election, Local Media should Guard Against Spreading the Dirt
The ongoing story of phony absentee ballots, and vote-buying swirling around Surrey’s current municipal election is cast with a perfect mix of characters—vulnerable immigrants, greedy developers, partisan journalists, and amoral politicians—to seem like a plot…
View More In Surrey’s Muddy Election, Local Media should Guard Against Spreading the DirtWanted: First Non-white Mayor of Vancouver
Over its 132-year history since incorporation as a city, Vancouver has had 39 mayors. All of them have been white men. Change seems to be coming, however, and suddenly. Two of the Vancouver’s leading municipal…
View More Wanted: First Non-white Mayor of VancouverKhalistan – Theatre of the Absurd
It’s likely Prime Minister Justin Trudeau saw events playing out differently than how they actually turned out for his recent state visit to India. Like most Canadians, he probably thought February an ideal time to…
View More Khalistan – Theatre of the AbsurdFaith a Big Factor in Giving by New Canadians
New Canadians from South Asia, China and the Philippines are more likely to donate to charitable causes than the general population, a new survey has found. The survey by the Angus Reid Institute and CHIMP…
View More Faith a Big Factor in Giving by New CanadiansJagmeet Singh fails to Typecast Easily, Despite CBC’s Best Efforts
Nearly 70 years since South Asians won the right to vote in Canada, Jagmeet Singh has become the first non-white leader of one of the country’s major political parties. Media coverage of Singh’s historic victory…
View More Jagmeet Singh fails to Typecast Easily, Despite CBC’s Best EffortsBlack Prince Rescues Duleep Singh, but Does Not Set Him Free
To be the “last king” of anything means you left this world either a legend or a tragic figure. Maharajah Duleep Singh, the final monarch of the Punjab kingdom, who was forcibly separated from his…
View More Black Prince Rescues Duleep Singh, but Does Not Set Him FreeDefence Minister’s Recent Trip Leaves Him Seeking Cover
Anyone who has travelled to subcontinent knows it is not always such a salubrious destination. Incredible India, as the country sells itself in tourism brochures, can be incredibly chaotic, unwieldy, hot, dusty, venal, bovinely, and…
View More Defence Minister’s Recent Trip Leaves Him Seeking CoverConflating Cultural Values with Secular Ideals
Though I have family’s roots in B.C. going back a century, I stumble when cataloging the “unique” values underlying Canadian culture. The default list reads like a dating ad: Canadians are compassionate, polite, enjoy nature.…
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