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‘Twas the Night Before Diwali’...and all through Desiland festivities were brewing! Author Zenia Wadhwani debuts the Mithai Monster in her children’s tale about Diwali, shares her inspiration behind this mischievous character and tells us why she created a twist on a beloved Christmas poem. Join us for our special Desiland Diwali chat! https://soundcloud.com/desil/8-twas-the-night-before-diwali... Happy Diwali everyone! #Diwali #Desi #Desiland #IndoCanadian #ZeniaWadhwani #Mithai #MithaiMonster #IndoAmerican #kidsbook #childensbook #childrensliterature #diversity #inclusion #diversityinmedia #representationmatters Niru Kumar TNKR

Diwali is this Saturday and millions of people around the world will be celebrating, including me! Here’s my interview with CBC Metro Morning’s Ismaila Alfa yesterday morning to talk about the firecrackers, the festivities and why it’s especially meaningful at this very moment in history. https://lnkd.in/dyAEuzW #Diwali #Festivaloflights #Podcast #Desi #Desiland #SouthAsian #IndoCanadian #IndoAmerican #MetroMorning #IsmailaAlfa #CBC #diversity #inclusion TNKR Media Inc. #NiruKumar

I’ll be on Metro Morning, CBC Radio One 99.1 FM in Toronto, at 8:20am today speaking about the upcoming #Indian festival of #Diwali. Tune in! #IndoCanadian #SouthAsian #festivaloflights #Desi #Desiland #tnkr #nirukumar

We at #Desiland are so proud to call Vice-President elect Kamala Harris one of our own! As a woman with #Indian roots and a formative youth spent in Montreal, her smarts, her policies, her decency and her trailblazing political accomplishments are a source of both pride and inspiration! #Desi #SouthAsian #VPelect #KamalaHarris #VP #USelection #AmericaVotes #IndoAmerican #IndoCanadian #VicePresident #JoeBiden #democracy #decencyinpolitics Listen here for her tribute to her mom and her #Indianroots: https://youtu.be/7LIlURJnjjI

New #Desiland Episode! Early in the fight against the #pandemic, #India seemed to be beating the odds. So how did we get from there to today, with India grappling with almost 500,000 cases and 15,000 deaths? Join me & renowned Toronto-based epidemiologist and global health expert Dr. Prabhat Jha as we delve into India’s experience with #Covid19. We also check in with indie music producer Arnob Bal about his life under #lockdown. Listen on iTunes, iHeartRadio or your fave po...dcast app! #cdnmedia TNKR Media Niru Kumar https://soundcloud.com/desilan/7-india-manages-the-pandemic