Wine, dining and good conversation are my favourite trio for a perfect night out or in, and the Museum of Vancouver’s Food + Beer Speaker series hits every item. And it’s not just about beer! This past week they hosted an event featuring the writers of The 100-Mile Diet, James MacKinnon and Alisa Smith. They talked about… [Read more…]
November 21, 2010
When my friend and business partner, Joti Dhesi and I began talking about Jugni Style, we spent months in meetings, brainstorming names, content parameters, story ideas, and a business plan. But the most critical part of our online lifestyle magazine was “our story”. Who we are, what we’re about and what we stand for. And… [Read more…]
May 29, 2010
I’m listening to this amazing collection of Sufi Bolly music from a CD called Soulful Sufi. It’s a combination of the best Sufi music that’s found its way into Indian films over the past few years. Kailash Kher, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Hariharan, Sukhwinder Singh, AR Rahman. It’s the kind of… [Read more…]
May 29, 2010
After spending the past two years writing and completing my MA (almost done!), I’m dipping my feet back into freelance writing, blogging and communications consulting. Check out some of my latest work as Editor-In-Chief + Co-Founder of www.jugnistyle.com. xoxo.
April 7, 2009
“I don’t want to be one of those people who is unhappy.” I was sitting at the Second Cup on campus a few weeks ago, drinking a cup of tea and trying to read an article on photography and sign codes by Umberto Eco. Two young women sat next to me, and I found myself… [Read more…]
October 1, 2008
New city, new neighbourhood, new blog. Welcome to the latest incarnation of Manjot’s blog, previously maintained here. I’m working on migrating my posts from the past four years to this site. Unfortunately I have no idea how to do this…la la la. I’m sitting here on Rosh Hashana at the neighbourhood coffee shop located across… [Read more…]
June 19, 2008
“The arts make us fall in love with each other.” – Vanessa Richards, Pecha Kucha Night Vancouver, Volume Two Designers, architects, art activists & creators come together to show 20 images, 20 seconds each = 6 minutes and 40 seconds of fame around the globe. Pecha Kucha Night, which is Japanese for the sound of… [Read more…]
April 7, 2008
For tea, beauty and décor (as well as yummy fruit tarts), visit this gorgeous gem located on the southeast side of Gastown. I stumbled across Farfalla, which serves over 30 varieties of tea from Hediard of Paris, a tea company that I hadn’t heard of before visiting this wonderful shop. Naveen and I had the… [Read more…]
February 4, 2008
I’m reading this book called, Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert. My mom recommended it to me after she saw a show about the book on Oprah and read the book herself. The book is divided into three sections – Eat in Italy, Pray in India, Love in Indonesia. It’s a surprisingly honest book. The author… [Read more…]
May 16, 2007
“What’s your song? What song are you dancing to at your reception?”“What colour are wearing? Have you got your shoes?”“Omigod, I love daisies! That’s going to be so pretty!”“Why arent’ your wearing red? Red is the wedding colour. You don’t have anything red.” The art of planning the perfect wedding. I wasn’t aware of how… [Read more…]
November 29, 2010
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