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Gurpreet Singh: Antisecular forces play dirty by targeting Kareena Kapoor Khan after death of Shushant Singh Rajput

The politics of Bollywood is on display like never before.

Gurpreet Singh: Chinmoy Banerjee was a strong Vancouver voice against Hindutva ideology

Former SFU professor Chin Banerjee devoted his life to fighting against racism and promoting equality regardless of a person's background.

Gurpreet Singh: Beware of false parallels between demolition of mosque in India and downing of U.S. statues

In the garb of Ram-temple agitation, the BJP has polarized the Hindu majority against Muslims for electoral gains.

Gurpreet Singh: If Munshi Premchand has really touched Modi, why are so many scholars rotting in Indian jails?

A cofounder of Indians Abroad for Pluralist India says it's time for Indian authorities to stop acting like British colonial rulers in crushing dissenting voices.

Gurpreet Singh: Young Indian with hearing and speech disabilities sets example by standing up for human rights

A whiz kid leverages his high public profile to call for the release of a jailed dissident professor who gets around in a wheelchair and is in failing health.

Gurpreet Singh: Sikh man's death coincides with release of WSO report chronicling witch hunt of activists in India

Enforcing Silence: India's War on Sikh Social Media shows how Sikhs are being targeted under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act.

Gurpreet Singh: Those praying for Amitabh Bachchan must not forget persecuted Indian people's poet with COVID-19

It's understandable that people would be worried about a Bollywood star, but a real-life hero's life is in jeopardy and nobody in the West seems to care about that.

Gurpreet Singh: New Westminster becomes first Canadian municipality to denounce India’s Islamophobic CAA

The motion was introduced by Coun. Chuck Puchmayr to encourage the federal government to stand up against anti-Muslim bigotry in India.

Gurpreet Singh: MOSAIC loses a strong voice for racialized communities

Ninu Kang will be joining the Ending Violence Association of B.C.

Gurpreet Singh: Indian Summer Festival helps break global silence on repression in world’s so-called largest democracy

It bills itself as a festival for the curious mind, but it's also given a platform for essential voices rarely heard in Canada.