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September 27, 2013
Welcome to another edition of MyBindi's
Ottawa Highlights newsletter which now also serves the South Asian community in
Montreal!
If you are a business or an organization in Ottawa that would like to do outreach with the South Asian community in Ottawa or Montreal, please send me an email at syerah@mybindi.com.
Regards, Syerah Editor-in-Chief & CEO MyBindi.com  and  to never miss out on breaking news, offers and free giveaways from MyBindi!
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A Grand Evening with Violinist Dr L Subramaniam
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Dr. L. Subramaniam is the music composer for films such as 'Salaam Bombay' and 'Mississippi Masala' and the featured violinist in 'Little Buddha' and 'Cotton Mary'. He has collaborated with other great violinists such as Yehudi Menuhin and Stephane Grappelli.
When: Saturday, September 28, 2013
Where: Oscar Peterson Concert Hall, Loyola Campus, Concordia University
Time: 7:30pm
Tickets: Member $22 - $64 | Non-Member $27 - $80
Click HERE to purchase tickets or for more information, or call 514.620.4182 / 514.515.8136 / 514.696.0399.
This event is proudly supported by MyBindi.com.
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| FUSIA is back with a new Fall edition | 
Are you ready Fusia Nation?
Packed with all things FUSIA this Fall we're helping you eat better, live better, and feeding your FUSIA fancy for the arts by taking you behind-the-scenes at the Toronto International Film Festival. Plus all your FUSIA faves in Fashion, Finance, and for "F" sake of course. Fusia is fun - fearless - fabulous. Fusia is freedom - faith - fascination. It's all about celebrating and redefining our femininity and being completely unapologetic about it Fusia is very proud to be supporting Free the Children - a non-profit organization committed to the empowerment and education of youth in North America and around the world.
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100 Years & More of Indian Cinema :: Free Baazi Screening in Montreal
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Baazi is a 1951 Indian Hindi film directed by Guru Dutt. This was the second film of Dev Anand's production house Navketan Films, and as per a commitment given by Dev Anand to Guru Dutt in their days of struggle, the movie was directed by Dutt.
The movie stars Dev Anand with Geeta Bali and Kalpana Kartik. It is a crime thriller and had very popular music composed by S.D. Burman.
The film is a tribute to the Forties' Film Noir Hollywood with the morally ambiguous hero, the transgressing siren, and shadow lighting. It was very successful at the box-office.
This film in Hindi, subtitled in English.
When: Sunday, October 6, 2013
Where: de Sève Cinema, Concordia University
Tickets: Admission is free, donations accepted.
Click HERE for more information.
This event is proudly supported by MyBindi.com.
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ICOBC 2013 Gala and Awards of Excellence
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Speaker: Suneet Singh Tuli - DATAWIND - Makers of Aakash Tablet. Crowned UK's Most Innovative Mobile Company.
Program:
- 5:30 - 6:30 pm Reception with Host bar and delicious Indian appetizers
- 6:30 - 7:45 pm Awards Ceremony
- 7:45 - 8:45 pm Sumptuous Indian dinner with wine served on the table
- 8:45 pm Dance floor opens; Host bar reopens
When: Saturday, October 19, 2013
Time: 5:30PM - 10:30PM
Where: Brookstreet Hotel, 525 Legget Dr
Tickets: $169.50
About ICOBC:
The Indo Canada Ottawa Business Chamber is a registered not-for-profit corporation under Canadian Federal laws. The objects of the Corporation are to fund and carry our activities and programs that are beneficial to the Indo-Canadian business and professional community and the community as a whole, in a way which the law regards as charitable.
Click HERE for more information.
This event is proudly supported by MyBindi.com.
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Composer's Day celebration in Montreal
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This year, we will pay tribute the violin legend Lalgudi Jayaraman, one of the most prolific composers and performers of modern Carnatic music.
We will end the day with a vocal concert in remembrance of the late Meena Srinivasan, a 'fallen leaf' of the BSS Montreal fraternity.
This concert will be presented by Aishwarya Vidya Raghunath, a talented vocalist from Bangalore who is also the proud recipient of this year's Meena Srinivasan Memorial Award-a prestigious award supported by the Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute.
When: Saturday, November 2, 2013
Where: de Sève Cinema, Concordia University
Click HERE for more information.
This event is proudly supported by MyBindi.com.
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Travel Tips from the Yogis
Just back from Italy. First trip abroad with the beloved. We bent time and space and faced all of the required demons and angels masquerading as pizza. Here's what we learned:
1. Set your intention as you plan
Is this a time for personal reflection? Developing a relationship? Writing? Health? Make it clear in your heart and mind why you are going and be clear who you want to be along the way. And if the Plan changes as a result so be it.
2. Essential oil
Take some with you. Pack it in your suitcase and you have a fool proof way of altering and enhancing your mood. Lavender is relaxing and peppermint is invigorating for example. Choose a scent to wear along your way to remind you of your intention. Use your intuition when you pick your scent. I like www.youngliving.com for organic oils.
Click HERE to read more.
Book Review by Wendy Aujla
This is a story that takes a lot of courage to read as it captures the struggles that Indo-Canadians experience in a Western culture. Gurjinder uses the main character Meena, the youngest of six daughters raised by a widow, to portray the expectations of Indo-Canadian immigrant parents who hold on to traditional ideas, customs and traditions that tend to influence how they raise their children abroad.
I really enjoyed this novel as it touches on the immigrant experience, which involves settling in Canada and living in a traditional Indian household. It also examines gender differences in the South Asian culture; particularly how having daughters is not valued as highly as sons. Furthermore, the principles of the Sikh faith to some extent are addressed with an introduction into the temple and the first few line of the religious prayer that Meena recites, "Ik Onkar...".
Click HERE to read more.
How many times have you been in line at the grocery store and can't help but notice what the person ahead or behind you is purchasing? As the communal conveyor belt moves along, we all take a peek now and then and see what the person beside you will be eating this week!
Don't deny it, we've all done it - including myself.
Most of the time I briefly scan and the odd time I may cringe a bit (that's the nutritionist in me thinking - "Oh Goodness, if only I could tell you what amazing, healthy, tasty alternatives there are to your x, y, z") but last week while I was doing my weekly run, I literally thought I was going to have a heart attack.
Behind me was a family - parents and two little girls and with them was a cart full of.... absolute junk. I don't mean to be judgemental - we all deserve a treat (and believe me, during this year with baby - I treat myself at least once a day it seems!) so I am no stranger to less-than-healthy foods, but this was just beyond words. What killed me was that the nutrition of these two little ones was completely being dictated by the poor choices from their parents.
In their cart contained boxes of mac and cheese, crackers, cookies, gatorade, chips, white bread, a few other boxed goods, chocolate milk and oh, yes some produce: bananas. That's it. That was the only whole food in the entire cart. Bananas. Nothing green. Not one vegetable.
I literally almost teared up.
Click HERE to read more.
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