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Desiland
by Desiland
A podcast about modern Desi life in North America, by Niru Kumar
Episodes
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#13 - Currying Votes Part 4: Doing Politics Differently with Ujjal Dosanjh and Adrienne Batra
The fourth and final instalment in this mini-series features two prominent Sikh-Canadians with critical views on how politicians curry votes: Former Premier (Governor) of British Columbia and federal Health Minister of Canada Hon. Ujjal Dosanjh, and Toronto Sun Editor-in-Chief Adrienne Batra....
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#12 - Currying Votes Part 3: The Khalistan Argument with Jatinder Singh Grewal
With days before Canada's federal election, Niru completes her four-part Currying Votes series with two new episodes on the Khalistan movement in Canada and how Canadian politicians of all stripes court minority communities. Part 3 is devoted to understanding arguments in favour of Khalistan,...
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#11 - India's Healthcare Crisis: From Palo Alto to Delhi with Rohit and Kanika Mediratta
While most Indians around the world watch in horror, worried for their families and friends, one Bay-area couple decided to do take action. Rohit and Kanika Mediratta co-founded CovidReliefIndia.com, an initiative dedicated to getting badly-needed life-saving medical equipment into India. Please...
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#10 - India's Healthcare Crisis: Cracks in the System with Dr. Samir Gupta
Thank you for subscribing and tuning in to Desiland as we return from a hiatus for two important episodes on India's healthcare crisis. In this first conversation, Niru speaks with Toronto-based respirologist and clinician-scientist Dr. Samir Gupta who describes a perfect storm of factors that…
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#9 - Pandemic Politics and The Mayor of Desiland, Ontario with Patrick Brown and Gurpreet Malhotra
There is no sugarcoating it: Canada's unofficial Desi capital, the city of Brampton in the province of Ontario, is a COVID-19 hotspot. But why? Questionable theories abound, and Niru explores a complicated problem with Brampton mayor Patrick Brown (who we also discover has spent more time in…
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#8 - 'Twas the Night Before Diwali with Zenia Wadhwani
On the eve of Diwali 2020, Niru speaks with fellow Torontonian and author Zenia Wadhwani, whose new children's book, 'Twas the Night Before Diwali, introduces us to the Mithai Monster who gobbles up piles of sweets in the midst of family Diwali festivities!
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#7 - India Manages the Pandemic with Dr. Prabhat Jha and Arnob Bal
On another socially-distanced remote edition of Desiland, Niru explores how India has managed the COVID-19 pandemic and why data suggested the crisis began on a positive note. As India closes in on half a million cases, what changed? Our guests: From Toronto, Dr. Prabhat Jha is a renowned...
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#6 - Love in the Time of Corona with Gurpreet Gill
Niru offers a unique perspective on the COVID-19 pandemic from Gurpreet Gill, a Colorado woman whose controversial poem on the crisis, "What if...", recently went viral on Facebook. Gill, who describes herself an intuitive healer and guide, spoke to Niru via Zoom video conference in a…
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#5 - We Ain't Terrorists with Ali Hassan and Dave Merheje
Niru pays tribute to a provocative post-9/11-themed comedy tour called We Ain't Terrorists that recently ended a decade-long run touring Canada. She chats with comedians Ali Hassan and Dave Merheje about Desis and brown-skinned people of all backgrounds being victims of "inaccurate" and…
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#4 - Branding Desis with Bobby Umar
After a summer break and vacation with the kids, Niru is back and looking inward on the subject of Branding Desis; stereotypes, assimilation and the brown glass ceiling, with motivational speaker Bobby Umar, a five-time TED veteran and ranked among North America's top 100 speakers by Inc.com. His...
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#3 - Currying Votes Part 2: The Two Terrys with Terry Milewski and Terry Glavin
Niru speaks with two Canadian journalists who have reported extensively over decades on the Khalistan movement, as well as the bombing of Air India Flight 182 in 1985. Niru followed Terry Milewski's coverage of the disaster as a youth in the mid-80's, and Terry Glavin discusses his experience...
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#2 - Currying Votes Part 1: Khalistan in Canada with Balraj Deol and Jonathan Kay of Wrongspeak
In the first installment of Desiland's Currying Votes series, Niru examines the origins of the Khalistan movement for independence in the region of Punjab and its supporters' influence in Canadian politics. She tells the story of her friend Seema and the Air India disaster of 1985, then chats…
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#1 - Sugar Sammy
Welcome to Desiland! This podcast by Toronto-based journalist Niru Kumar in collaboration with TNKR Media explores modern Desi life in North America. In this first episode, Niru chats with quadrilingual Desi-Canadian comic Sugar Sammy about his Desi influences, family, love, "going white" and…
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Desiland Preview with Sugar Sammy
Welcome to Desiland! This podcast by Toronto-based journalist Niru Kumar in collaboration with TNKR Media explores modern Desi life in North America. In this preview, Niru discusses episodes and guests to come, and we hear from quadrilingual Desi-Canadian comic Sugar Sammy, who weighs in on...
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