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Desi NewsMarch 29, 2021

HELLO JI!

HELLO JI!

Desi NewsMarch 29, 2021Hello ji! A word or two hundred from the Editor, Shagorika Easwar, reading labels, purity, does one really need a chemical lab on one's face?

COVER STORY

COVER STORY

Desi NewsMarch 29, 2021diabetes: the hidden epidemic, dr ananya banerjee, South Asian Health resaearch hub, South asian adolescent diabetes awareness program (SAADAP), Beyond the Body photo-voice project, Shudipta Shabnam Islam

GRANT'S DESI ACHIEVER

GRANT'S DESI ACHIEVER

Desi NewsMarch 29, 2021Colonel Vihar Joshi (retired), recipient of Law Society of Ontario's Law Society Medal, Deputy Judge Advocate General, Director General of Operations and General Counsel at Military Grievances External Review Committee

DATELINE DESI

DATELINE DESI

Desi NewsMarch 29, 2021Toronto-Calcutta Foundation

MY TAKE

MY TAKE

Desi NewsMarch 29, 2021Shagorika Easwar, millions of tonnes of food wasted globally every year

MEET AMANDA

MEET AMANDA

Desi NewsMarch 29, 2021Twelve Steps To Home, Amanda Sodhi

HOPE TRIUMPHS

HOPE TRIUMPHS

Desi NewsMarch 29, 2021Reverend Tony Zekveld, Hope Centre

SPOTLIGHT

SPOTLIGHT

Desi NewsMarch 29, 2021Raags of Basant, Spring inspires music, Rajeev Gupta, Raag-Mala Toronto, Raag Basant, Raag Bahar, Raag Hindol, Raag Pilu, Girija Devi, Shubha Mudgal, Ustad Shujat Khan

KITCHEN TABLE

KITCHEN TABLE

Desi NewsMarch 29, 2021The Blue Zones Kitchen by Dan Buettner, Eat like a health 100-year-old, Ikarian Longevity Stew, Okinawan 10-minute veggie champuru, Falafel, almond cookies, National Geographic

BOOKWORM

BOOKWORM

Desi NewsMarch 29, 2021The Good Girls: An Ordinary Killing by Sonia Faleiro, How To Pronounce Knife by Souvankham Thammavongsa, This Just Speaks To Me by Hoda Kotb, A Time for Mercy by John Grisham, Lucky Boy by Shanthi Sekaran, The Last Straw by Zoe Matthiessen, A Silent Voice by Yoshitoki Oima, Teen Review by Mahak Mishra

TRUTH BE TOLD

TRUTH BE TOLD

Desi NewsMarch 29, 2021Artist Nadya, Dr Vicki Bismilla

SCIENCE MATTERS

SCIENCE MATTERS

Desi NewsMarch 29, 2021David Suzuki, David Suzuki Foundation, Extinction of plant and animal species, Outdated GDP measures, zoonotic, governments subsidize activities that damage nature by at least US$6 trillion a year

ARRIVAL LOUNGE

ARRIVAL LOUNGE

Desi NewsMarch 29, 2021Bangla Surf Girls documentary, Lalita Krishna

DESI ENTERPRISE

DESI ENTERPRISE

Desi NewsMarch 29, 2021Canada Business app 2.0

NEWS FOR NEWCOMERS

NEWS FOR NEWCOMERS

Desi NewsMarch 29, 2021Apna Health, Indus Community Services, Punjab Community Health Services, Council of Agencies Serving South Asians (CASSA), Disproportionate COVID-19 cases in Mississauga and Brampton

A ROOM WITH A POINT OF VIEW

A ROOM WITH A POINT OF VIEW

Desi NewsMarch 29, 2021The Joyful Environmentalist by Isabel Losada, Ecosia, Galen Weston, shrink-wrapped cucumbers, carry your own fork, single-use plastics, Designer William Morris, Adria Vassil, wombles