Kick off the Canada Day Long Weekend with Toronto's official Bollywood blockbuster event ... This is Bollywood!

Come out to hear the DJs play the BEST in Bollywood Hits | Top 40 | Bhangra.

Inside Toronto's hottest venue located in Liberty Village ... CINEMA.

Click HERE to purchase your tickets. This is not a guest list event. Advance/door tickets only!

Bottle service is highly recommended! Click HERE to view the bottle service menu.

Click HERE for more information or contact:

• Gaurav - 416.899.8860 or via EMAIL 
• Amar - 416.414.2141 or via EMAIL 

Catch the premiere at Albion Cinemas!

Visit Leggat Chevrolet- 360 Rexdale Blvd & Applewood Chevrolet - 3000 Woodchester Drive, Mississauga for FREE tickets!

 

Peace Bridge Duty Free is the largest land border Duty Free shop in North America with 28,000 square feet of retail space.

It is located in Fort Erie, Ontario crossing into Buffalo, New York and is the fastest border crossing in Niagara with direct access to the I90 East and West.

Peace Bridge Duty Free is noted for its luxury name brand products such as Lacoste, Coach, Lancome, Estee Lauder, Maui Jim, Oakley, and more all at tax and duty free prices.

It is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and has a full service Tim Horton's and McDonald's, as well as a large food court right on site.

It also offers competitive currency exchange rates, ample motor coach  parking, travel services and a CAA Express satellite office.

Click HERE for more information.

The 41st Annual Festival of India is a celebration of spiritual experiences of ancient South Asian culture which seamlessly integrates thousands of years of spiritual tradition with modern day lifestyles.

The festival consists of an upbeat, colourful parade down Yonge Street and two days of celebrations at Centre Island expected to draw close to 40,000 people!

A special launch party will be held at Yonge and Dundas Square on July 6, 2013. This pre-festival celebration will provide an enticing preview of the weekend festivities.

The biggest highlight is the amazing, free vegetarian feast served to all who attend!

The festival will also feature a stunning music, dance and drama showcase, a spiritual yoga festival, a South Asian bazaar, cultural exhibits, a children's area, face-painting, and much more!

Click HERE for more information or call 888.535.3378.

Arc Events Inc presents Chak de Toronto: Sukhwinder Singh Concert

Be it Khans, Kapoors, Deols or Bachchans this Southall da Munda, has created magic for everyone. Sukhwinder Singh's voice has made Shahrukh Khan groove on Chhaiyya Chhaiyya, Salman Khan tap on Dabbang and has reached international fame with his Oscar winning song Jai Ho.

Concert highlights include fashion show organized by SAMA Model Agency, exclusive dhol performance by DHOL Tribe, highly energetic dance performances by Jaado Entertainment and Boss Bhangra group.

Click HERE to purchase tickets or call 647.768.1650 / 647.890.0547.

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the Muslim community and celebrate the spirit of Eid. 

This event is proudly co-presented by MyBindi.com.

NetIP North America is excited to launch the 22nd Annual Conference centered around "Dare to Be You".

As South Asians are beginning to break away from social norms, we can spearhead the movement toward diversifying our lives and professions.

As NetIP's mission is to improve and enhance our community through our 4 pillars, we are sure we can be the forum for South Asians to explore diversity.

As many of us strive to find our place in society and break away from the traditional career and life paths, we realize we are inundated with infinite opportunities and it is important to find avenues to diversify our professions and lives!

Attend the 22nd Annual NetIP Conference and "Dare to Be You"!

Click HERE to register for the conference and purchase tickets.

Click HERE for more information on the conference.

First love in anyone's life holds a special place especially if the memory is filled with the vibrant musings of the city that you grew up in. Benaras holds a special place in Kundan's heart, because not only did he grow up there, but also because it gave him Zoya.

Quiet, beautiful, Zoya was the girl of his dreams. He would follow her everyday to the bazaar, back to her house till one day he mustered the courage to speak to her and tell her his true feelings - his 13 year old heart, smitten by her simplicity.

Raanjhanaa is the story of Kundan, his journey from a 13 year old boy in love who goes on to become a committed, spirited young man. It's the story of love.

Starring: Dhanush, Sonam Kapoor, Abhay Deol
Director: Anand L Rai

Click HERE for more information, showtimes, and to purchase advance tickets online.
 

MyBindi is a proud promotional partner of Albion and Woodside Cinemas - delivering the best of Bollywood Cinema in the GTA!

 Let the Liver Live!

Imagine your liver.  It sits in the upper right area of your abdomen, protected by your rib cage.  This reddish brown organ weighs about 2 kilograms and is does everything from help digest the French fries you ate last night, helps to heal the cut on your baby finger and stores that extra bit of glucose you used up running for the GO Train.  It's a multitasker for sure.

In both Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), the liver, ensures energy and blood flow smoothly throughout the body. It also regulates bile secretion, stores blood, and is connected with the tendons, nails, and eyes.

 

Emotions like anger, resentment, frustration, irritability, bitterness, "flying off the handle" are also connected to the liver.

 

Both TCM and ayurveda attribute liver challenges to heat that is trapped in the liver, and they seek to clear and cool the organ through lifestyle changes and herbal treatments.

 

Ayurveda views the liver as "hot" or "pittic" because the fiery, dynamic energy of pitta-one of the three doshas (along with vata and kapha) that regulate the physiological functions of the body-guides and supports these myriad functions of the liver. Too much fiery energy, can accumulate in the liver and lead to physical problems.  

 

Ayurveda describes symptoms caused by excess pitta that are very similar to what is called "liver fire" in TCM: headaches; flushed face; red, burning eyes; acne; nosebleeds; and outbursts of anger. Ayurveda adds inflammation, allergies, and symptoms of indigestion (like heartburn) to the list.

 

Live for Your Liver

Overall, both ancient wisdom and modern science agree that how we live has a huge effect on our livers. So even though you can't avoid chemical contaminants completely, you can keep your liver healthy if you just take care of it by following these 5 suggestions:

 

Eat Light

• Eat good-quality food when you are hungry. Avoid overeating (more liver burden) and refined or heavily processed food.

Move your Bowels

• High-fiber diets help keep the bowels, liver, and blood clean by facilitating elimination. Drink water throughout the day.  And if you drink coffee or tea, add a glass of water for each.

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Ch-Ch-Ch-Chia Seeds!

 

Have you eaten Chia seeds? If so, good on you! You've consumed a true superfood! Chia seeds, which are native to Mexico and Guatemala is an ancient seed that packs a nutritional punch! Its loaded with Omega-3 fatty acids, fibre, manganese, calcium and phosphorus!

 

You can find chia seeds in most health foods stores and can be found in white, darkbrown and black. But avoid the red chia seeds as they are immature seeds or even the black seeds that are smaller than average - those are called weed seeds. Consuming them is EASY - they can be added to anything and won't change the flavour of your dish! And the great thing about them (in my opinion) is if added to a liquid they puff up and form a creamy, gelatinous sphere around them that are so fun to eat! I personally use them in a little bit of coconut milk with some fruit and organic maple syrup to satisfy a dessert craving, because it becomes almost pudding like.

 

Here are some added benefits of chia seeds:

• combats type 2 diabetes by slowing digestion
• fights belly fat by stabilizing blood sugar
• adds fibre to your diet
• provides accessible vegetarian omega 3 fatty acids
• packs in protein along with everything else!

Try them out and see how great they are! You'll love having this superfood in your pantry!

 

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Travelling Foodie: Desi Eats Abroad

The more I travel the more similarities I see between cultures. During my trip to Europe and Turkey this fall, I came across traditional Arabic desserts, snacks and drinks that looked and tasted very much like their Indian counterparts. Of course, with India's ancient history with the Mughal empire, a crossover was bound to happen. Here is Desi Globetrotter's guide to decoding the names behind these epicurean delights:

Zlabias = Jalebis 

On my last day in Paris, I came across a small Tunisian bakery in the Latin Quarter. These twisted, bright orange, syrupy sweets in the window display caught my eye.

 

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A Passage to Bombay and Beyond...

Are there any stories left to tell about India's most fascinating city?

Yes, most definitely yes, says Veena Gokhale, author of Bombay Wali and other stories, recently released by Canadian publisher Guernica Editions.

 

Bombay, like New York, Paris, London and other world cities, is teeming with tantalizing tales!

 

"Six of the 12 stories in my book reflect the slum-speckled, City of Gold I knew in the 1980s," says Gokhale.  

 

"I was a college student and then a journalist in Bombay, and it had not been renamed Mumbai then.  

 

I wrote the stories in Toronto nearly 10 years later. I was doing my Masters at York University and the stories started tumbling out.

 

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