A Canadian museum is displaying Raghubir Singh’s iconic photographs with a #MeToo tag

As the Royal Ontario Museum exhibits works of the late photographer, who has been accused of sexual assault, it is starting a dialogue on #MeToo in the arts.

Aparita Bhandari

· Jul 27, 2018 · 11:30 am

Indian film based on ‘Titus Andronicus’ is ‘Monsoon Wedding gone horribly wrong’

Bornila Chatterjee’s ‘The Hungry’ was premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and will be screened at the Mumbai Film Festival.

Aparita Bhandari

· Sep 24, 2017 · 01:30 pm

In Toronto, Mithun Chakraborty’s ‘Disco Dancer’ spawns a new cult: ‘Ridiculous but fun’

A screening at a repertory cinema has endeared a new generation of fans to the cheesy pleasures of B Subhash’s movie.

Aparita Bhandari

· Feb 26, 2017 · 12:00 pm

The jury's still out in Punjab, but AAP seems to have won the hearts of Punjabis in Canada

Many North Indian-origin people in the country are flying to their home state to campaign for the party.

Aparita Bhandari

· Feb 02, 2017 · 12:30 pm

Quebec mosque shooting reminds Canadian-South Asians that xenophobia isn't just a US problem

'The rhetoric coming from the States has made it OK for people to be racist, for people to discriminate,' says one entrepreneur.

Aparita Bhandari

· Jan 31, 2017 · 12:45 pm

A transwoman of Indian origin is making Canada look hard at racism and homophobia

Vivek Shraya's books, music and photography raise a range of questions.

Aparita Bhandari

· Oct 01, 2016 · 11:30 am

‘A Death in the Gunj’ director Konkona Sensharma on ‘toxic masculinity’, motherhood and age bias

The award-winning actress who has been in front of the camera since she was four has finally taken her place behind it.

Aparita Bhandari

· Sep 22, 2016 · 11:00 am

How an Agarwal family in Canada planned a big, fat Hindu wedding for their son and his groom

When Rishi Agarwal told his family he was gay, his parents shocked him with their reaction. They now help other families cope with their children coming out.

Aparita Bhandari

· May 25, 2016 · 11:30 am

They think sev is crispy noodles, but Toronto is taking a liking to Mumbai's street food

Drawing on memories of their childhood, these sisters-in-law are bringing Mumbai's favourite street eats to Canada.

Aparita Bhandari

· Mar 13, 2016 · 01:30 pm

A cauldron of ethnicities: An exhibition asks what it means to be Nepali

As the border blockade throws the nation in further flux, micro- and macro-identity politics are becoming more complex.

Aparita Bhandari

· Jan 28, 2016 · 12:30 pm

A century on, Canada Sikhs are making peace with an inconvenient history with a play

The community had long been reluctant to discuss the actions of Mewa Singh, an immigrant and freedom fighter who shot a Canadian government official.

Aparita Bhandari

· Jan 11, 2016 · 01:30 pm