Archives Archives - Sanjukta Das

MY HUMBER COLLEGE JOURNEY

by Sanjuktadas | Jul 12, 2023 | Archives, Sanjuktas' Diary | 0 |

Before I came to Canada, I had no clue about the power of “volunteering”. During my first few weeks here, a very kind Canadian neighbour came to know that my husband and I are volunteer teachers of the Art of Living, who teach breathing techniques and meditation and practice yoga every day. She came up with a request, if we would like to volunteer in her Church as a ‘Yoga’ teacher. I said yes, as I was not doing anything much. And that opened floodgates of every opportunity for me, in terms of integration into a new community, in...

Celebrating the Journey of Handloom Sarees: An Immigrant Woman’s Tale

by Sanjuktadas | Aug 7, 2022 | Archives, Sanjuktas' Diary, SAREE LOVER | 2 |

I am an immigrant woman, here in Canada. And I love that badge… On the 7th of August every year, I always find so many thoughts racing through my mind as I grapple with the thought of ‘Saree Love’ coupled with ‘Handloom Love’ on this day. So here goes my Handloom Saree Journey as an immigrant woman here in Toronto, Canada.

DADI’S POTLI ARJUN- ARJUN ARRIVES

by Sanjuktadas | Jan 13, 2018 | Archives, Sanjuktas' Diary | 0 |

I am beyond thrilled and supremely excited to announce that our first grandchild ARJUN arrived early this morning on the auspicious day of Lohri. We are completely Blissed out, Arjun is the first grandchild to the Dases and Guptas, What a brand new feeling of happiness this is! With Arjun, a new set of parents are born and two new sets of grandparents are born. For years, many who had already become grandparents before me told me of the joy, sheer delight and eager anticipation being a grandparent can bring. Let me tell you, they were all so wrong...