Punjabi and Hindi introduced in schools, and many more breakthroughs, milestones, and happenings we get the ambience of India and Punjab in Canada wrapped in its multicultural society. Isn’t Canada better than India in providing all the Desi flavor than India and better life and environment. Jai Canada!

By Promod Puri 

As Diwali approaches, you can find all your favorite Indian treats and delicacies at big grocery store shelves.

Food wholesale giant Costco just started selling ‘Golgappe’ aka ‘Pani-puri,’ while samosas and dosas become the popular snack food in Canada, with ghee retailing in big grocery stores like Superstore, Save-on-Food and more have an exclusive aisle of Indian grocery items from Dals, Achaars to spices, and other special offering Diwali and Vaisakhi special sales.

 Walmart displays salwar-kameez in its women’s section and Canada Post released a stamp in celebration of Diwali a couple of years ago.

Political leaders and VIPs enjoy with reverence the langar food in Gurdwaras or Mandirs as Vaisakhi parades fill the streets of Vancouver and Surrey with the spicy and sweet piquancy of fried pakoras and jalebis.

Bhangra moves excite Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to jump on the floor and dance with the beats of the ‘dhol’ while Hindi/Punjabi films screened in regular movie theatres.

Punjabi and Hindi introduced in schools, and many more breakthroughs, milestones, and happenings we get the ambience of India and Punjab in Canada wrapped in its multicultural society.

Isn’t Canada better than India in providing all the Desi flavor than India and better life and environment. Jai Canada!

Promod Puri is a veteran journalist, writer and author and founder of the first English-language weekly newspaper The LINK.