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PUNJABIS OVERSEAS The Sikh Samaritan A n Indianorigin Sikh happy. My religion says more energy so they're migrant driver in Australia has been named ‘Australian of the Day’ for feeding the homeless in Darwin for the 10 per cent of income goes towards the needy and the poor — no matter (whether) they belong to your religion or any religion," past three years. Singh was Tejinder Pal Singh has dedicated the last Sunday of the month to feed the poor and quoted as saying by local media. “I do something for homeless people, so they get more energy so homeless locals of Tejinder Pal Singh distributes food to the poor and needy they're happy,” he added. northern Darwin after he finishes his shift as a cabbie. He cooks 30 kg of Indian cuisine to feed the homeless after his night shift. The free lunch that Singh offers comprises chickpeas, rice and vegetarian curry. “I do something for homeless people, so they get His van carries a signature written 'Free Indian food for hungry and needy people: Provider Sikh family.' Commonwealth Bank has sponsored the Australian of the Year Awards for over 35 years, recognising extraordinary Australians who have made a big difference to the country. Financial whizkid T oronto-based Bhim D Asdhir, whose family hails from Ludhiana, is among those first generation Indo-Canadians who have scripted super success stories in the country's financial sector. Asdhir, who was in Class 11 when his family migrated to Toronto from India in 1981, is the founder of Excel Funds which was Canada's best performing mutual fund last year. "We are also doing well in India as we are the biggest India-dedicated Canadian mutual fund investing in the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE)," Asdhir said. "After the turbulence, India has taken off again. I met Prime Minister Narendra Modi when he was here in Toronto and I am very positive on India." Bhim D. Asdhir He expects the Indian economy to hit the 10-trillion mark in the next 10 years. "Remember, China was a twotrillion-dollar economy a decade ago and today it is $10 trillion. I am very sure that in the next 10 years, India too will be a $10-trillion economy,'" says Bhim from his swanky office in the Toronto suburb of Mississauga. This bold corporate man was one of the first NRIs to take plunge in India in the late 1990s as he foresaw its potential. "I went to India in 1996 and I saw what was coming. When I came back to Toronto, I said to myself that now is the time to invest in India. But since there was no vehicle to invest there, I started Excel Funds,'' says Bhim. 24 Punjab Advance October 2015
PUNJABIS OVERSEAS Sahota ‘in race’ for Booker Sunjeev Sahota P unjab-origin Sunjeev Sahota’s political novel based on migrant workers in Sheffield involving three Indian men and one British Indian woman was among a short list of six novels for the 2015 Man Booker Prize for Fiction, organisers announced on Tuesday. Born in Derbyshire, Sahota, 34, has been included in the list for his second novel, ‘The Year of the Runways’. The short list includes Anne Tyler, winner of the 1989 Pulitzer Prize, for her novel, A Spool of Blue Thread. Others in the list are: Marlon James (A Brief History of Seven Killings), Tom Mc- Carthy (Satin Island), Chigozie Obioma (The Fishermen) and Hanya Yanagihara (A Little Life). Sahota was born in 1981 at Derby, and his family moved to Chesterfield when he was seven years old. His paternal grandparents had emigrated to Britain from Punjab in 1966. After finishing school, Sahota studied mathematics at Imperial College, London. Sahota had not read a novel until he was 18 years old, when he read Salman Rushdie’s Midnight’s Children while visiting relatives in India before starting university. Guarding War Memorial tomb I n a first, a Sikh soldier has been appointed to watch over the "Tomb of the Unknown Soldier" at the National War Memorial in Ottawa (Canada). The tomb refers to a monument in dedication to the services of an unknown soldier and to the common memories of all soldiers killed in any war. Taj Aujla guards the ‘Tomb of the unknown soldier’ Taj Aujla is one of the four Canadian soldiers of the 39th Brigade Group, Royal Westminster Regiment, who are currently in Ottawa for three weeks to guard the tomb. "The basis of Sikhism is service to your country and your community. Being here is a big honour because I am representing the way of life of a Sikh. But it goes back to the tomb, that is why we're here," Aujla was quoted as saying. "This gentleman -- the unknown soldier -- whoever he is, was serving. He made the ultimate sacrifice, for our freedom, for our country for us. To be a part of this is exactly what I practise on a day-to-day basis. What he did was very human," Aujla said. Aujla joined the reserves of the Canadian forces four years ago. When he came to know about the opportunity to join the ceremonial guard, he researched on the tomb and decided to offer his services. October 2015 Punjab Advance 25
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PUNJABIS OVERSEAS<br />
Sahota ‘in race’ for Booker<br />
Sunjeev Sahota<br />
P<br />
unjab-origin Sunjeev Sahota’s<br />
political novel<br />
based on migrant workers in<br />
Sheffield involving three Indian men<br />
and one British Indian woman was<br />
among a short list <strong>of</strong> six novels for<br />
the 2015 Man Booker Prize for Fiction,<br />
organisers announced on Tuesday.<br />
Born in Derbyshire, Sahota, 34,<br />
has been included in the list for his<br />
second novel, ‘The Year <strong>of</strong> the Runways’.<br />
The short list includes Anne<br />
Tyler, winner <strong>of</strong> the 1989 Pulitzer<br />
Prize, for her novel, A Spool <strong>of</strong> Blue Thread.<br />
Others in the list are: Marlon James (A Brief History<br />
<strong>of</strong> Seven Killings), Tom Mc-<br />
Carthy (Satin Island), Chigozie<br />
Obioma (The Fishermen) and Hanya<br />
Yanagihara (A Little Life).<br />
Sahota was born in 1981 at Derby,<br />
and his family moved to Chesterfield<br />
when he was seven years old. His paternal<br />
grandparents had emigrated to<br />
Britain from Punjab in 1966. After<br />
finishing school, Sahota studied<br />
mathematics at Imperial College,<br />
London.<br />
Sahota had not read a novel until<br />
he was 18 years old, when he read<br />
Salman Rushdie’s Midnight’s Children while visiting<br />
relatives in India before starting university.<br />
Guarding War Memorial tomb<br />
I<br />
n a first, a<br />
Sikh soldier<br />
has been appointed to<br />
watch over the "Tomb<br />
<strong>of</strong> the Unknown Soldier"<br />
at the National<br />
War Memorial in Ottawa<br />
(Canada).<br />
The tomb refers to<br />
a monument in dedication<br />
to the services <strong>of</strong><br />
an unknown soldier<br />
and to the common<br />
memories <strong>of</strong> all soldiers<br />
killed in any war.<br />
Taj Aujla guards the ‘Tomb <strong>of</strong> the unknown soldier’<br />
Taj Aujla is one <strong>of</strong> the four Canadian soldiers <strong>of</strong> the<br />
39th Brigade Group, Royal Westminster Regiment, who<br />
are currently in Ottawa for three weeks to guard the tomb.<br />
"The basis <strong>of</strong> Sikhism is service to your country and<br />
your community. Being here is a big honour because I<br />
am representing the way <strong>of</strong> life <strong>of</strong> a Sikh. But it goes<br />
back to the tomb, that<br />
is why we're here,"<br />
Aujla was quoted as<br />
saying.<br />
"This gentleman --<br />
the unknown soldier --<br />
whoever he is, was<br />
serving. He made the<br />
ultimate sacrifice, for<br />
our freedom, for our<br />
country for us. To be a<br />
part <strong>of</strong> this is exactly<br />
what I practise on a<br />
day-to-day basis. What<br />
he did was very<br />
human," Aujla said.<br />
Aujla joined the reserves <strong>of</strong> the Canadian forces four<br />
years ago.<br />
When he came to know about the opportunity to join<br />
the ceremonial guard, he researched on the tomb and decided<br />
to <strong>of</strong>fer his services.<br />
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Punjab Advance<br />
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