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Gurpreet Singh: Indians Abroad for Pluralist India focuses attention on devastating rise of extremism

The Surrey-based group is celebrating its first anniversary with a look back at some of its accomplishments.

Gurpreet Singh: Sanju isn’t the only victim of state repression or trial by media

A new biopic of a Bollywood star has its merits, but it fails to situate actor Sanjay Dutt's story in the broader context of the persecution of minority communities in India.

Gurpreet Singh: Shashi Tharoor’s Why I Am a Hindu details differences between the faith and Narendra Modi's ideology

It's been released as attacks on religious minorities continue to grow under BJP rule in India.

Gurpreet Singh: Jailed disabled activist G.N. Saibaba gains support from United Nations experts

They've asked the Indian government to set him free, noting that he's in urgent need of adequate medical treatment.

Gurpreet Singh: Surrey chapter of Trinjan celebrates advocate for family of Asifa Bano

There has been worldwide attention on India after an eight-year-old was gang-raped and murdered in what appears to have been an organized attempt to send a message to Muslim...

Gurpreet Singh: What's stopping Canada from creating a statutory holiday to honour Indigenous peoples?

If an online petition on Change.org launched by Coquitlam-based Indigenous educator and activist Jennifer Sherif is any indication, thousands of people support this demand.

Gurpreet Singh: India should honestly deal with Hindutva terrorists rather than slamming Priyanka Chopra

A recent episode of the U.S. TV series Quantico has made many Indians upset.

Gurpreet Singh: Philanthropist who lost his wife and kids in Air India bombing pens his memoir

Chandrasekhar Sankurathri doesn't carry vengeance in his heart; he says it's more important to know what leads to acts of violence to ensure they're not repeated.

Gurpreet Singh: Surrey girl raises more than $300 for B.C. Children’s Hospital by recycling bottles

On being asked why she is so deeply involved in recycling, Tavisha Kochhar told Straight “It helps the environment."

Gurpreet Singh: Humanitarian and Khalsa Aid founder Ravi Singh takes stand on 1984 massacre of the Sikhs

A world-renowned Sikh philanthropist who has made headlines for organizing relief camps in various conflict zones—including Syria and at the Myanmar-Bangladesh border—is not...